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The Community Investment Handbook
The Community Investment Handbook is a guide for communities and practitioners on establishing cooperatives to meet local needs, raise funds, and build circular economies within the framework of national legislation.
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The Community Investment Handbook is a guide for communities looking to establish co-operative enterprises that serve their needs and aspirations.
It explains how cooperatives function as self-help organisations governed by national legislation, with the ability to raise funds similarly to companies.
The handbook offers guidance for communities interested in forming cooperatives to create their own circular economy, as well as information for practitioners about the regulatory environment for cooperative fundraising.
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