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Australian Coops & Mutuals
Buy your ticket for Australia’s only cross-sector business summit for co-operative and mutual leaders. Enjoy plenary sessions and panel discussions featuring highly regarded international and national speakers at the 2019 BCCM Leader’s Summit.
The theme of the 2019 Summit is: Growth and opportunity for CMEs in the era of accountability.
The Summit incorporates the renowned Taste of Australia Industry Dinner and annual BCCM Honour Roll, Breakfast on the Hill, Chairs’ Forum and an offsite tour.
WHAT IS A COOP?
Co-operatives and mutuals are owned by their members and therefore accountable to them, not distant shareholders or investors. Co-op or mutual member-owners can be customers, employees, residents or small businesses, such as farmers.
What is a Coop?
Co-operatives and mutuals are owned by their members and therefore accountable to them, not distant shareholders or investors. Co-op or mutual member-owners can be customers, employees, residents or small businesses, such as farmers.
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“Ask Alison” – Attracting executive talent to the co-operative and mutual employer
This is the sixth in a series of blogs by Alison Gaines, Chief Executive Officer, Gerard Daniels. She provides board governance tips for BCCM members.
Co-operatives and mutuals well represented in IbisWorld Top 500 Private Companies 2019
2 in 10 of Australia's largest private companies by revenue are member owned, including: CBH group (ranked 3rd overall) HCF (ranked 5th overall) 5 of the top 50 firms member-owned, representing a combined $11.44bn in annual revenue. Today’s IbisWorld Index of the...
The value of sitting on a cooperative board
As cooperative businesses undergo a resurgence, directors need to be alert to the differences in the unique governance model of a democratically controlled organisation. “Absolutely there’s a co-op resurgence,” says Melina Morrison MAICD, CEO of the Business Council...