Community and economic development: building back strong Bristol co-operatives. Final report.

The aim of this project was to identify and contact the local co-operative sector to (1) compile up-to-date data on its size and health, comparable to available historical sector data held by Co-operative Assistance Network Limited (CAN), and (2) understand what ‘build back better’ means to local co-operatives. The report makes three recommendations: (1) to explore and facilitate online network development, to help co-operatives to find each other, to help customers find co-operatives and to raise the visibility of co-operatives among the wider public; (2) to explore, facilitate and raise awareness of local sources of finance for social and co-operative development; and (3) to conduct further research to identify successful exemplars of co-operatives across different sectors in order to promote the co-operative model, raise awareness and build the co-operative support and development offer in the local area.