Become a Member
Join our powerful alliance of small businesses, social enterprises, and the self-employed across East London and gain access to:
- Increased Visibility: Show off your membership to an ecosystem that places values and ethics before private profit, complete with website listings and social media content.
- Events & Connections: Strengthen local relationships through assemblies, socials, training, and workshops, with opportunities for skill swaps, collaborations, and mutual support.
- Legal Support: Access a free 30-minute legal consultation with our partner law firm, Bates Wells.
- Guild Markets: Unlock unique opportunities to trade at distinctive locations.
- Community Organising: Drive collective, strategic action on common interests, including our groundbreaking Community Land Trust initiative and Social Value Leases.
- Online Support Forums: Connect directly with peers through groups built on solidarity and reciprocity.
- A Powerful Voice: By joining, you make our collective voice heard by key decision-makers on the issues that matter most in our Manifesto for the New Economy, such as fair rents, community wealth and social value.
We offer flexible membership tiers to suit all budgets. Our approach is equitable: everyone receives the same benefits, allowing those who can afford more to support those who cannot.