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Downtown Sounds – Northampton, MA

Industry: Music Location: Northampton, Massachusetts Number of employees: 8 Became employee owned: […]

Mainer News – Woolwich, ME

Industry: News Location: Woolwich, Maine Number of employees: 10 Became employee owned: 2019 […]

April 26, 2019December 3, 2019Cooperative Fund of the Northeast, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, News, Shared Capital Cooperative

Forbes – When Banks Say No, Where Do You Go? Ask Boston’s Democracy Brewing.

From Forbes: Razsa has a bachelor’s degree in community studies and economic […]

April 23, 2019December 3, 2019News, Project Equity, Washington

New Research Details Effects of ‘Silver Tsunami’ on Local Economies and What To Do About It

From Whatcom Talk: Project Equity, a nationwide nonprofit dedicated to advancing community […]

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 […]

Outskirts Vintage – Chicago, IL

Industry: Clothing Location: Chicago, Illinois Number of employees: 3 Became employee owned: 2019 […]

April 17, 2019December 3, 2019Long Island Progressive Coalition, New York, News

Long Island Business News – 19 nonprofits to share $365,000 in grants

From Long Island Business News: Long Island Progressive Coalition was one of […]

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 […]

April 10, 2019June 19, 2019Kentucky, News, Project Equity

Morehead News – Training available for retiring business owners in Morehead

From the Morehead News: More than 26,000 Kentucky businesses, employing more than […]

April 9, 2019June 19, 2019ICA Group, Massachusetts, News, Policy, The Working World

Fast Company – How Massachusetts is working to get retiring business owners to let their employees take over

From Fast Company: Massachusetts wants to nudge these business owners toward another […]

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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

  • Washington

  • Florida

  • Illinois

  • Colorado

  • Maryland

  • Virginia

  • Wisconsin

  • New York

  • Ohio

Popular Sectors

  • Farming

  • Food and Beverage

  • Manufacturing

  • Construction

  • Tech

  • Childcare

  • Health

  • Grocery

  • 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.

Learn more at www.institute.coop

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