UK’s social businesses develop taste for financial democracy


Crowd-sourcing: A worker at the BWRP cuts up planks of wood to sell to customers. The firm is raising funds from the public for a premises. — Reuters

THE Bristol Wood Recycling Project (BWRP) built a solid business out of selling people used wood for their houses, but the 15-year-old shop has had trouble finding a permanent home of its own.

So now, it has turned to crowdfunding to help it settle down.

Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month
RM5/month

Billed as RM5/month for the 1st 6 months then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

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