About Us
Activity Areas
Resources
Opinion
Community

OUR JOURNEY The Centre was founded in 1990 to provide education and training for co-operatives. Over time, we have evolved in response to emerging needs and opportunities, influenced by our growing knowledgebase and by the skills and interests of our people.
The Meaning of Ownership Origin of Our Name How We Operate Our Strengths Our Values	A look at the theme of ownership which connects our work How we decided on our name and what it means Our approach to the people we work with Our key strengths Central to the work the Mercury Centre are our values

WHAT WE DO The Mercury Centre specialises in building collaborative enterprises through consultancy, research, information, advice and training. Our activity areas are:

Ownership Strategies	We act as “ownership architects” and help people and organisations move from concept to implementation. We provide a range of services including ownership planning, community buyouts, business succession and employee ownership.
Corporate Governance	We work with boards and management to deliver practical governance solutions.
Co-operative Services	Our approach to the people we work with
Community Economic Development	We work with communities to develop economic sustainability at a local level.

RESOURCES The resources area of our website provides range of information sheets, publications and links which we hope will be useful in helping people understand and learn about for our interest areas.
Ownership Strategies Corporate Governance Co-operatives Community Economic Development	Includes ownership planning, community buyouts, business succession and employee ownership. For boards and management. For new and existing co-operatives. Local communities and economic sustainability.

FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE From our work we believe we have gained insight into a number of matters and wish to share our view with visitors to this site
The Economics of Social Inclusion	Examining economic empowerment and the building of social capital

COMMUNITY LINKS The Mercury Centre supports the following community activities:

The Commons Institute Living Co-operatively	An Institute dedicated to the Cultural Commons Web pages about a two day symposium with the themes Affordable Housing - Sustainable Communities which was held in Petersham Town Hall, Sydney 13-14 February 2008

Contact Us

Peter Gates Chief Executive Officer T: (02) 9550 0162 E: Peter Gates	Alan Greig Director, Ownership Strategies T: (02) 9817 8586 E: Alan Greig
F: (02) 9518 1007 P: GPO Box 4825 Sydney 2001

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