CET

"Co-operative Entrepreneurship: Co-operate for Growth"

The Co-operative Education Trust Scotland is pleased to announce the launch of its new higher education resource ‘Co-operative Entrepreneurship: Co-operate for Growth’. Co-operative Entrepreneurship provides an informative practical guide to the nature and process of establishing a co-operative enterprise. Drawing on best practice and international guidelines, this text is suitable for students engaged in new venture creation projects, as well as graduates looking to develop their commercial idea. Co-operative Entrepreneurship is essential reading for young people looking for inspiration and an alternative way of generating employment. Available for free under the Creative Commons license, the resource can be accessed at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cets/resources/coop-entrep/.

"The Co-operative Model in Practice: International Perspectives"

The Co-operative Education Trust Scotland is pleased to announce the launch of its new higher education resource ‘The Co-operative Model in Practice: International Perspectives’. This timely collection of essays draws together the research of fourteen international scholars to examine how the co-operative business model functions in practice within diverse cultural and social contexts. Model in Practice will be of interest to students and scholars in economics, business studies, sustainable development, history, and organisational theory and behaviour. It also serves as a valuable resource for policy-makers seeking alternative models for organising enterprise and society. Available for free under the Creative Commons license, Model in Practice can be accessed at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cets/resources/coop-model/.