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May 9, 2019December 3, 2019Minnesota, News, Shared Capital Cooperative

Next City – The Co-op With Forty Years of Making Loans to Co-ops

From Next City: At Shared Capital Cooperative, a Twin Cities-based loan fund, […]

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 […]

Outskirts Vintage – Chicago, IL

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

November 28, 2018June 19, 2019Capital Impact Partners, Cooperative Development Institute, Cooperative Fund of the Northeast, ICA Group, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Massachusetts, Shared Capital Cooperative, The Working World, Vermont Employee Ownership Center

Fifty by Fifty – Are Cooperatives Really So Difficult to Finance?

From Fifty by Fifty: Since 2012, CFNE has financed 15 co-op conversions […]

September 18, 2018June 19, 2019Capital Impact Partners, Cooperative Fund of the Northeast, Democracy at Work Institute, ICA Group, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Shared Capital Cooperative, The Working World

NPQ – Report: Business Sales to Worker Co-ops Can Preserve over 1,000 Jobs a Year

From NPQ: Typically, when US businesses think of employee ownership, the form […]

Common Properties Management – Minneapolis, MN

Common Properties Management Cooperative, is a 6 employee real estate management company […]

A1DesignBuild – Bellingham, WA

A1DesignBuild is a 21-employee worker cooperative that does residential sustainable design and […]

September 7, 2016June 19, 2019Shared Capital Cooperative, The Working World

Yes – 6 Ways We’re Already Leading an Economic Revolution

From Yes Magazine: Worker-cooperative advocates are building a parallel ecosystem of this […]

Electric Violin Shop – Durham, NC

Electric Violin Shop is a 5-employee instrument sales and repair shop in […]

New Moon Cooperative Cafe – Olympia, WA

Industry: Food and Beverage Location: Olympia, Washington Number of employees: 14 Became […]

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