Co-operatives First

People in your community regularly invest in the stock market through their RRSP and TFSA accounts — but did you know they can direct some of those investments to help finance your co-operative? Watch our recent webinar to learn how Common Good Capital can help.

Watch: https://bit.ly/4yx2NVA

How to Finance a Co-op Using TFSA/RRSP-Eligible Funds This webinar offers tips and a framework for evaluating your board of directors, and practical resources for conducting a self-evaluation.

It's October, which means it's almost time to Team Up on a Start-up! In this month's newsletter, you'll find out more about how to pitch your co-op idea to win $15,000 in start-up support. Also, check out our new website, and all the webinar learning opportunities we've got coming up this month!

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Thank you once again to the Saskatoon Tribal Council for hosting the Every Child Matters pow wow to commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Our team appreciates the opportunity to come together with the community to reflect on the harms of residential schools, and the importance of telling the truth of their impact in order to work towards reconciliation, together.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a day to honour the stories and experiences of residential school survivors.

An important part of reconciliation is learning and understanding. That’s why we created the Indigenous Awareness for Co-op Leader course, designed to deepen knowledge of Indigenous history, treaties, residential schools, and allyship.

The course is self-paced and free, find it here: https://bit.ly/3JkJpn0

Are you based in Alberta? Is your town missing an important service? Is there an opportunity for you to collaborate with other entrepreneurs to realize a new opportunity? Why not create a co-op?

Join us for a webinar to get all the information you need to navigate the process of creating your co-op!

Sign up FREE: https://bit.ly/4iSsomZ

Our clients, Local Motive Farm Network Cooperative, are working to construct the Okanagan Food and Innovation Hub in collaboration with the local Community Futures. We congratulate them on this great initiative!

Rural communities are looking for ways to meet their housing needs — and the co-op model provides more than one great option.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4d1jDmI

Do you live in Saskatchewan? Is there an unmet need in your community that you share with other, like-minded people? You should consider starting a co-op.

Tune in to our upcoming webinar for all the details you need to get your co-op started!

Sign up: https://bit.ly/4xGfRqi

Starting a co-op in Saskatchewan Starting a co-op in Saskatchewan Join Co-operatives First for the back-to-school season! This series of FREE webinars will help you learn more about