The cooperative

1

• The cooperative Non solo gadget was set up on
  19 Aprile 2002 as a limited liability company.
• It was established by 9 partner -students to
  create a small outlet selling stationery and
  textbooks.

2
Non solo Gadget co- operated with the
parents association named Liberi a Scuola
(free at school)

• The co-operation was important as the
  association helped them
• look for suppliers
• manage high sums of money

3
La liberi a scuola

• The association was established in 2001 by 5
  parents
• Its main aim was the purchase of textbooks for
  most of our school students
• Families were able to get discounts and delay in
  payment
• The cooperative helped the association organize
  and manage bookings and delivery

4
The activities of Non solo Gadget

• Development of the necessary software
• Booking and checking of orders
• Arrangement and despatch of orders to suppliers
• Acceptance, checking and sorting of books
• Getting payments and delivery of books
• Monitoring of single students position (delivery
  of books, orders, payment) and dealing with
  problems.
• Checking of the money received and of the sums to
  be paid
• Management of simple administrative activities
  (invoices and banks)

5
The figures of the cooperative

• 19 partners at the end of 2006
• 5/6 partner -students working every year
• 1,000 students availing themselves of the
  service
• 5,000/6,000 textbooks purchased every year
• 270,000 euros spent on books in 2006/2007.

6
Economic and financial aspects of the Cooperative

• Yearly proceeds13,000 Euros
• Bureaucratic expenses 5,000 Euros
• Gross salaries to working partners 8.000 Euros
• Average working time 3/4 months

7
Main reasons for closedown

• Problems connected to university or work
• Technical problems with the information system
• High administrative costs
• Lack of new partners for a new management.