About the event
CECOP Mutual Learning Session 2025: How can federations support innovative cooperative startups?
This year's sessions will focus on the topic of How can federations support innovative cooperative startups?. The aim is to explore the financial and non-financial support tools that federations have implemented to develop new cooperatives, and to examine the concept of innovation and its various meanings.
Session 2 (Friday, 14 November, 10h-12h CEST): Funding instruments and financial support mechanisms. This session explores the range of funding instruments and financial support mechanisms that federations of worker and social cooperatives use to help innovative startups emerge and grow.
Each session, of two hours, will feature presentations by invited speakers, followed by a discussion.
Who can join? Anyone who is an expert on the topic, has a strong interest in it, or wishes to find out more. While the primary target audience for the MLS is federations, cooperatives are also welcome to participate.