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March 18, 2019March 18, 2019Illinois, News, Policy

Illinois Proposal Aims To Empower Worker Co-Ops

From NPR: Some Illinois lawmakers want to make it easier for worker […]

March 18, 2019June 19, 2019Maryland

Baltimore Roundtable – City of Baltimore commits funding to help BRED accelerate business conversions to worker cooperatives

From Baltimore Roundtable: The Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy (BRED) is thrilled […]

March 15, 2019March 20, 2019Colorado, News

Colorado co-ops seeing a revival in state with strong ties to “radical tradition”

From the Denver Post: “Colorado is the Delaware of cooperatives,” Schneider said, […]

March 13, 2019April 1, 2019Illinois, News, Policy

What is the Carbondale Spring? A proposed 4-point plan for Carbondale’s future

From the Southern: he Carbondale Spring also proposes changes to business growth […]

March 12, 2019March 20, 2019New Jersey, News

Newark Mayor Makes Employee Ownership Economic Centerpiece

From Insider NJ: We are encouraging employee ownership, and residential- and worker-owned […]

March 11, 2019March 18, 2019Illinois, News

Carbondale Spring plan reimagines future of city, combats climate change

From The Daily Egyptian: Henson said the idea behind the cooperative business […]

March 8, 2019April 4, 2019Massachusetts, News

Changing its tune: Downtown Sounds to become worker-owned cooperative after retirement of founder Joe Blumenthal

From the Daily Hampshire Gazette: Downtown Sounds, a city fixture for more […]

March 8, 2019September 20, 2019Kentucky, Louisville, News

Courier Journal – Co-ops could help combat food insecurity, create equality in Louisville

From the Courier Journal A new type of business is popping up […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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.

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