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Category: California

The Local Butcher Shop — Berkeley, CA

Location: Berkeley, California Industry: Food and Beverage Number of employees: 15 Became […]

Promotoras Cooperative — Berkeley, CA

Location: Berkeley, California                    […]

Proof Bakery — Los Angeles, CA

Location: Los Angeles, California                  […]

Slow Bloom Coffee Cooperative – Redlands, CA

Industry: Food and Beverage Location: Redlands, California Number of employees: 20 Became […]

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, […]

October 11, 2019December 3, 2019California, News, Project Equity

Yes – Converting Businesses to Cooperatives Just Got Easier

From Yes! Magazine: As Tom Adams, co-founder of Adams & Chittenden Scientific […]

California Solar Electric Company – Grass Valley, CA

Industry: Solar Location: Grass Valley, California Number of employees: 30 Became employee owned: […]

Rockman et al – San Francisco, CA

Industry: Research and Evaluation Location: San Francisco, California Number of employees: 17 Became […]

Adams and Chittenden – Berkeley, CA

Industry: Manufacturing Location: Berkeley, California Number of employees: 7 Became employee owned: […]

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Popular Company Stories

  • Metis Construction – Seattle, WA
  • The Brooklyn Packers – Brooklyn, NY
  • New School of Montpelier – Montpelier, VT
  • Brooklyn Stone and Tile, Brooklyn NY
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  • ChiFresh Kitchen – Chicago, IL
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  • Once Again Nut Butter – Nunda, NY
  • Zenful Bites – Washington, DC

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  • What are the Stages of a Transition to Employee Ownership for a Small Business?
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  • How Do I Create an Ownership Culture Among Employees?
  • What is Small Business Employee Ownership?
  • What are the Benefits of Employee Ownership?
  • What Should an Employee Transition Team Focus on?
  • What are Some Examples of Employee Owned Small Businesses?
  • Multi-stakeholder Cooperatives

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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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