Tech co-ops event, Mon 16th Oct, Glasgow

[Nick]

Just posting new of this event next week, aimed at IT/digital media 
people who might be interested in the cooperative business model.

      Bossed - or Boss?
      Mon 16 October 2017
      18:00 – 21:00 BST

      Tontine Building, 20 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5ES

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bossed-or-boss-tickets-38103268903

Snippet of the blurb appended below.

Nick

ps I gather much of Electron Club's traffic has moved elsewhere, so 
please correct me if I've posted inappropriately!


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Working in digital or tech? Co-op curious?

If you think co-ops are all food and funerals – think again.

The digital future is … co-operative.


media co-op invites you to the first ever meet-up for co-operative 
digital, software and tech companies in Scotland. Find out how 
co-operative business can make good profits and change the world.

Open to anyone working in digital, software or tech who’s co-op curious.

If your phenomenal creative and technical skills are being channelled 
into the design of one button - and someone else’s profits - there is 
another way.

Whether your business has been going for a while or is just a distant 
dream, come and join us

Eat, drink, network and hear the secrets of speakers from three 
successful independent digital co-ops, sharing their passion for equal 
ownership.

Your chance to find out:

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    Why co-ops are a brilliant start-up business model

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    How everyone in a company can be a shareholder and owner, earning
    not just the glory but also the profits

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    Why co-op businesses are at the vanguard of equality and democracy

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    How co-ops survive economic downturns better than limited companies

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    Why the culture of co-ops is a perfect fit for software development
    and design teams

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    Why co-ops have more fun


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