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November 30, 2017February 19, 2019News, Oregon

A worker-owned cooperative turns a profit

November 18, 2017November 8, 2019ESOP, Minnesota

Star Tribune – Chuck & Don’s owners selling company to employees

From the Star Tribune: Hartzell became a student, with several other small-business […]

November 12, 2017June 19, 2019Center for Community Based Enterprise, Michigan, News, Project Equity

Detroit Free Press – Silver Tsunami: Retirements put boomer-owned firms at risk but worker ownership can help

From the Detroit Free Press: We’ve known for a long time that […]

November 2, 2017February 19, 2019New Mexico, News

Winning Coffee Co. Moves Towards Becoming a Co-op

From the Weekly Alibi (pdf): Winning Coffee Co. has been an Albuquerque establishment […]

October 25, 2017February 19, 2019News, Rhode Island

Gov. Raimondo signs legislation for workers’ co-ops

October 22, 2017June 19, 2019Childcare, Cooperation Buffalo, New York

Lifeways – The Rose Garden becomes a worker-owned cooperative!

From Lifeways: The Rose Garden Early Childhood Center is a LifeWays Representative […]

October 20, 2017November 11, 2019Maine, News

Maine Public Radio – The Co-Op Economy in Maine

From Maine Public Radio: For many people, when they hear the term […]

October 19, 2017November 11, 2019News, Ohio

Akron Beacon Journal – Employees to own all Buehler’s supermarkets

From the Akron Beacon Journal: After 88 years, Buehler’s Fresh Foods soon […]

October 17, 2017June 19, 2019California, Policy

CA FWD – Employee ownership represents a fairer economic development strategy

From CA FWD: A few years ago, the New York Times reported that state […]

October 4, 2017June 19, 2019News, Vermont Employee Ownership Center

VT Digger – Gov. Phil Scott signs proclamation designation October as Employee Ownership Month

From VTDigger.org: Proctor, Vt. – At a signing ceremony Wednesday, Governor Phil […]

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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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