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Direct Global, Downtown Guelph BIA and York-Eglinton BIA to Co-Found the Direct Co-operative

Direct Global is excited to announce the Downtown Guelph BIA (Business Improvement Area) in Guelph, Ontario, the York-Eglinton BIA in Toronto, have, together with Direct Global, co-founded the Direct Co-operative (Direct Co-op) – a multi-stakeholder co-operative that is owned by its members. The Downtown Guelph BIA is headed by Marty Williams, who also serves as… Read more »
United Nations Announces its Support of Direct Global and its Sustainable Development Initiatives

Following the launch of the Caravan of Courage in Toronto, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, uniting all small business owners and gig workers through the Direct Initiative’s Local Driver Co-op and Direct Co-ops, Direct Global received an official letter of support from the United Nations’ Social Development Program. The letter outlines the Sustainable… Read more »
NCBA CLUSA and Direct Global/Direct Co-ops Sign MOU for an Ecommerce Platform

A new partnership between Direct Global/Direct Co-ops and the National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA CLUSA) will enable co-ops and other small businesses worldwide to jointly purchase products, communicate, sell (retail and wholesale) and vote on co-op products and issues using an inter-cooperative platform that includes full ecommerce functionalities. This partnership, formalized by an… Read more »
Direct Global/Direct Co-ops & GCL Smart Energy Launch Direct Global Midwest to Support SMEs & Co-ops

This partnership will support Direct Global/Direct Co-ops in helping small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), associations, cooperatives and unions in managing and empowering their members and employees, to have better access and pricing through the Direct Global/Direct Co-ops group buying platform, for all essential products that are needed to not just help businesses go back to… Read more »