Register for the webinar "Scaling up cooperatives in rural areas"
Further below on this page, you are able to register for the webinar "Scaling up cooperatives in rural areas". The webinar will be held in English in Zoom the 11th February 2025 at 10.00-11:30 CET.
Please note that you need to register for the MERSE webinar "Scaling up cooperatives in rural areas". Your register for the webinar by filling in and sending the form below.
Date: 11 February 2026
Time: 10.00-11.30 (CET)
Last day to register is February 9th. Please note that the webinar is held in English.
Organisers
Ruralia Institute at the University of Helsinki (Finland)
Coompanion (Sweden).
Who is this webinar for
Social entrepreneurs in rural areas.
Co-operative business advisers.
Civil servants who want to promote social entrepreneurship.
Language
English.
About the webinar
Many rural cooperatives struggle to scale up, which causes many challenges. For example, it is difficult to build up professional competence or attract new people if the business remains very small and raising finance for investments might be difficult without existing funds or guarantees.
In this workshop, we discuss the challenges of and potential solutions to scaling up. The session begins with a presentation of recent research on the scaleup of rural cooperatives. This will be followed by a discussion and sharing of experiences on the topic to find solutions to the challenges.
Join our international webinar to get inspired, learn about recent research enterprises and network with other rural cooperators.
Speakers
Taneli Vaskelainen, Ruralia Institute at the University of Helsinki.
Faciltators from Coompanion.
Welcome!
