Owned by Oxford partner Co-operative Futures has just launched an exciting new feasibility study that explores a roadmap for a local social investment fund in Oxfordshire aimed at social enterprises.
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Owned by Oxford: Our Latest News
Owned by Oxford is a strategic partnership between grassroots community organisations, infrastructure organisations, and the Local Authority.
We came together in 2021 because we were concerned about the stark inequality in our city. There’s no shortage of money in our city, it’s just not fairly distributed: Oxford is the second most unequal urban area in the UK in terms of income, housing affordability, and life expectancy.
Taking Inspiration from the Mondragon Cooperative Corporation
Ever wondered what the economy would look like if it made equality and equity it’s driving goal? The Basque town of Arrasate, home of the Mondragon Cooperative Corporation, offers a hugely impressive living example: All made possible by embedding its social purpose deeply into the fabric of the company. As our guide Ander Etxeberria putContinue reading “Taking Inspiration from the Mondragon Cooperative Corporation”
Community Markets: Blackbird Leys
Community Markets: Blackbird Leys One of the biggest challenges for new community enterprises in Oxford is finding an affordable place to trade. High rents and business rates create a very high ‘cost of entry’ to the local economy. So the Owned by Oxford by Oxford project is really excited by the potential for markets toContinue reading “Community Markets: Blackbird Leys”
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