In March 2015, Open Data Services was set up by four freelancers who wanted to help people publish and use open data. Nearly seven years later, we’ve grown to a team of 23 people working to make open data useful, usable and in use.

For us, working in a co-operative means we can share costs, resources, knowledge and expertise — all while building an organisation that’s sustainable, that we’re proud of, and that we own.

Last week, we joined forces with Co-operatives UK for Freelancers unite! The power of co-ops and joint working. Watch the webinar to hear Steven Flower discuss scaling our co-operative from 4 to 23 — and what we’ve learned along the way.