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Category: California

December 3, 2018July 25, 2019California, News, Project Equity

San Francisco Chronicle – Nonprofit helps employees take hold of reins as business owners retire

From the San Francisco Chronicle “I’ve been approaching retirement for a long […]

Mariposa Gardening & Design – Berkeley, CA

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

Sun Light & Power – Berkeley, CA

Industry: Solar Location: California Number of employees: 80 Became employee owned: 2018 […]

Box Pack and Ship – Los Angeles, CA

Industry: Shipping Location: Los Angeles, California Number of employees: 8 Became employee […]

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 […]

Echo Adventure Cooperative – Groveland, CA

Industry: Recreation and Tourism Location: Groveland, California Number of workers: 6 Became […]

Niles Pie – Union City, CA

Niles Pie is a 10-employee worker cooperative bakery in Union City, CA. […]

A Slice of New York – Santa Clara, CA

Industry: Food and Beverage Location: Santa Clara, California Number of employees: 33 Became […]

The Stud – San Francisco, CA

This business closed in 2020. Industry: Food and Beverage Location: San Francisco, California […]

February 19, 2017June 19, 2019California, Food and Beverage, News, Project Equity

San Francisco Chronicle – Employee ownership may help businesses stay open as Boomers retire

From the San Francisco Chronicle: Working at a pizza shop isn’t usually […]

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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

  • 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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