The Co-operative Development Bodies (CDBs) currently in membership of South East Co-operative Support (SECS) are (in alphabetical order)
Community Empowerment is a specialised Development and Educational Consultancy supporting Co-operative Education and new forms of Co-operative and Mutual organisations. We specialise in Citizenship, Social Enterprise, and co-operative structures, co-operative organisational models, co-operative behaviour models including ‘co-operative games’ and co-operative team building. Our primary aim is the application of co-operative and mutual solutions for community empowerment needs. Our consultancy services are available to any person, group of people, incorporated or non-incorporated body, including schools, colleges and universities, local and national Governments that want to develop citizenship education and apply co-operative and mutual solutions to community empowerment. Members have free on-line support, access to an on-line Members’ Network Forum, as well as educational material on our websites. We are a democratic membership organisation with membership open to anyone who uses our services and supports Co-operative Values and Principles.You can find out more information about us and contact us at www.empower.coop
Co-operative Assistance Network Limited
CAN is a worker co-operative established in 1989. Its mission is to assist the development of Co-operatives and Social Enterprises. It provides training and consultancy services and most of its customers are individual co-operatives purchasing these services from their own budgets. Its regional office for the South East of England Region is PO Box 1604, Southampton, SO18 9FG. Phone: 0845 3733616, Email: chris@can.coop. Find out more about CAN here www.can.coop
Co-operative Futures
Co-operative Futures is a provider of specialist support to co-operative and community owned enterprises. It provides a range of services from start up and development advice for smaller enterprises to solutions based consultancy and contract delivery for larger enterprises. Our clients cover a range of organisations including co-operatives, community owned enterprise and voluntary organisations looking for enterprise solutions. Find out more at www.co-operativefutures.coop or email us at info@co-operativefutures.coop
Co-operatives Southampton is a not-for-profit-distribution common ownership organisation owned and democratically controlled by co-operatives in the Southampton Area. Its formal objectives are: to promote job creation and job retention and urban regeneration through the development of co-operative enterprises in the area and to provide appropriate support facilities and to relieve poverty and advance education. it provides services on a project-by-project basis, and is always keen to collaborate on projects to enable wider provision of its services to people in the communities of Southampton and the surrounding area and provides a full co-operative development service. Where funding is available this service is free at the point of delivery. Services provided include: Identification of aims and suitable form of co-operative or social enterprise to meet need, Feasibility assessment, Market strategy development, Start-up development support, Business planning and business development support, Identification of appropriate forms of finance, Registration consultancy - drafting the correct legal structure and assisting with registration,Training services - from a range of courses to bespoke sessions meeting client needs. For more information visit www.can.coop/sacda/ , call 02380230529, visit our office at 135 St. Mary Street, Southampton, SO14 1NX or e-mail: coopssot.temp@googlemail.com
Natty Platty Limited
Based on a passion for social justice, Natty Platy is a worker cooperative with many years experience in equality and diversity management. Natty Platy’s successful portfolio of client centred training and consultancy services ranges from basic training, enabling participants to understanding the practical implications of equality and diversity in a work environment, to planning and delivery of engagement and consultation programmes with groups clients have traditionally been unable to engage. Find out more at www.nattyplaty.com, email us at clientservices@nattyplaty.com or call on 07903 918798.