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July 23, 2019December 3, 2019Democracy at Work Institute, Georgia, News

ASBN – How Employee Ownership Can Reshape the Economic Outlook of South Atlanta’s Minority Neighborhoods

From the Atlanta Small Business Network: When it comes to small businesses […]

July 15, 2019December 3, 2019Capital Impact Partners, Democracy at Work Institute, Florida, Georgia, ICA Group, News, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance

Next City – Can Employee Ownership Preserve Legacy Businesses in Communities of Color?

From Next City: Philadelphia and other cities across the U.S. face an […]

May 9, 2019December 3, 2019California, Democracy at Work Institute, News, Sustainable Economies Law Center, U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives

Santa Barbara Independent – Worker-Owned Cooperatives Can Succeed

From the Santa Barbara Independent: The phenomenon of worker-owned cooperatives is a […]

May 6, 2019December 3, 2019Cooperative Fund of the Northeast, Democracy at Work Institute, News

Truthout – Capitalism Has Failed Immigrants. Can Worker Cooperatives Do Better?

From Truthout: “At first I was a bit nervous, a bit afraid, […]

April 23, 2019December 3, 2019California, Cooperative Development Institute, Democracy at Work Institute, Maine, Massachusetts, News, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance, Policy, The Democracy Collaborative

Truthout – Explosion of Interest in Worker Cooperatives Drives Economic Changes

From Truthout: It’s been more than 10 years since the financial crisis […]

April 10, 2019June 19, 2019Democracy at Work Institute, New York, Ohio Employee Ownership Center, Onondaga SBDC, Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance, Project Equity

Commonwealth Hudson Valley – Cooperative Strategies 3: Support Conversions

From: Commonwealth Hudson Valley: In Philadelphia, city officials have teamed up with […]

March 8, 2019June 19, 2019Democracy at Work Institute, News, SBA, The Democracy Collaborative

The Nation – What if Workers Owned Their Workplaces?

From The Nation: While many coops are start-ups, conversion of conventional businesses […]

November 16, 2018July 23, 2019Democracy at Work Institute, News, North Carolina

Bull City Today – Durham Participates in SEED Fellowship to Promote Equitable Business Retention

From Bull City Today: Find out how #Durham is continuing to find […]

October 22, 2018June 19, 2019Democracy at Work Institute, Georgia, News, Pennsylvania, U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives

National League of Cities – Employee-Owned Businesses a Tool for Equitable Growth

From the National League of Cities:  Income and wealth inequality, exploitative working […]

October 1, 2018June 19, 2019Democracy at Work Institute, News, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance, SEED, U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives

Next City – Worker Co-ops Catch on in Philadelphia

From Next City: Last fall, Colombia native Luis Eduardo Lozano and four […]

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Worker Cooperative Policy Supports

Resources for the SBA and Main Street Employee Ownership Act

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Resources for Rural Employee Ownership

Popular Company Stories

  • The Brooklyn Packers – Brooklyn, NY

  • Metis Construction – Seattle, WA

  • A Yard and a Half Landscaping Cooperative – Waltham, MA

  • New School of Montpelier – Montpelier, VT

  • Brooklyn Stone and Tile, Brooklyn NY

  • A Child’s Place – Queens, NY

  • ChiFresh Kitchen – Chicago, IL

  • Opportunity Threads – Morganton, NC

  • Earth Designs Cooperative – Rosendale, NY

  • Once Again Nut Butter – Nunda, NY

Popular Pages

  • Worker Cooperative LLCs

  • What are the Stages of a Transition to Employee Ownership for a Small Business?

  • How are Small Business Employee Ownership Transitions Financed?

  • How Does Small Business Employee Ownership Work?

  • How Do I Create an Ownership Culture Among Employees?

  • What is Small Business Employee Ownership?

  • What are the Benefits of Employee Ownership?

  • Multi-stakeholder Cooperatives

  • What are Some Examples of Employee Owned Small Businesses?

  • Which Small Business Sectors Have Concentrations of Employee Ownership?

Popular Places

  • California

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Popular Sectors

  • Farming

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  • Construction

  • Tech

  • Childcare

  • Health

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  • Cleaning

  • Landscaping

Becoming Employee Owned is an initiative of the Democracy at Work Institute.

Our mission is to expand the worker cooperative model to reach communities most directly affected by social and economic inequality, specifically people of color, recent immigrants, and low-­wage workforces. We are a movement-based think-and-do tank supporting worker cooperatives to grow to a scale that creates meaningful change in the economy.

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