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Category: Sustainable Economies Law Center

November 18, 2019December 3, 2019California, News, SBA, Sustainable Economies Law Center

NPQ – Berkeley, California Pioneers Novel Strategy to Boost Lending to Worker Co-ops

From NPQ: But there has been a snag in implementation—collateral. With an […]

November 14, 2019December 3, 2019California, Cooperative Fund of the Northeast, News, Shared Capital Cooperative, Sustainable Economies Law Center

Next City – Making a More Democratic Economy, One Revolving Loan Fund at a Time

From Next City: But at a city council meeting this past September, […]

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 […]

March 6, 2019June 19, 2019California, News, Policy, Project Equity, Sustainable Economies Law Center, The Democracy Collaborative, U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives

East Bay Express – Berkeley Pledges Support and Funding for Worker Co-ops

From the East Bay Express: Last week, the Cheeseboard’s longtime home committed […]

February 27, 2019June 19, 2019California, News, Policy, Sustainable Economies Law Center

SELC – Berkeley Sets the Bar for Municipal Support of Worker Cooperatives

From the Sustainable Economies Law Center: Last night, Berkeley City Council unanimously […]

Mariposa Gardening & Design – Berkeley, CA

Industry: Landscaping Location: Berkeley, California Number of employees: 10 Became employee owned: 2018 […]

Scruf Pet Care Collective – Oakland, CA

Industry: Pet Services Location: Oakland, California Number of employees: 3 Became employee […]

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Featured Pages

Worker Cooperative Policy Supports

Resources for the SBA and Main Street Employee Ownership Act

Financing Case Studies

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

  • Ohio

  • New York

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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