The CoopWorking Experiment
It is a starting point for young entrepreneurs setting up cooperative start-ups, providing information on the cooperative model, a step-by-step guide to setting up a cooperative and a list of local support points across Europe. Examples and information about worker and social coops are included in the website.
It is a practical guide providing a theoretical background to cooperatives and encouraging youth organisations to start looking at business as a way to promote their mission and advance their work;
CICOPA ( the International organisation of industrial and service cooperatives) organised a two-year consultation process with its members in order to develop a common concept concerning this type of cooperatives. The World Standards of Social Cooperatives are the outcome of this process.