MNIBA hopes to help Native communities band together, inspire individuals to become successful entrepreneurs, and build new business ventures by using community and cooperative development tools. Working with like-minded people […]
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Building a Co-op Economy in Maine—And Perhaps in Your State Too
Co-ops are businesses owned and governed by their members. Co-ops can form as start-ups or by converting from an existing small business. Co-ops fall into a few general categories. Consumer […]
Read More >The Former Deadspin People Explain How to Launch a Worker-Owned Media Co-op That Might Succeed
For the past five years, the media industry has been on a unionizing spree. This wave of worker empowerment—combined with the industry’s regular waves of layoffs, folding publications, and management […]
Read More >The Former Deadspin People Explain How to Launch a Worker-Owned Media Co-op That Might Succeed
For the past five years, the media industry has been on a unionizing spree. This wave of worker empowerment—combined with the industry’s regular waves of layoffs, folding publications, and management […]
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Building Bridges, Not Walking on Backs
A Feminist Economic Recovery Plan for COVID-19 The road to economic recovery should not be across women’s backs. COVID-19, and the measures being implemented to contain it, are deeply affecting […]
Read More >Cooperative Ownership: A Covid Recovery Strategy
Greater community control over local economies can help to stave off the predators that—as we learned during the 2008 crisis—start to circle the most marginalized populations when disaster strikes. Co-ownership […]
Read More >Johnson Introduces Bill to Help Businesses Restore Capital, Give Employees Stake in Business Success
“Unfortunately, many businesses of all sizes remain either totally or significantly shut down months into the coronavirus pandemic. PPP provided short-term financial support to small businesses, but now Congress needs […]
Read More >Empowered Employees Key to Digital Transformation
Employee ownership is the fuel that makes a digital transformation pilot succeed. The digital transformation needs to start by providing every technician affected by the new technologies a chance to […]
Read More >East Lothian’s Jerba Campervans speeds up profits and productivity
East Lothian firm Jerba Campervans has welcomed accelerated productivity and profit in its most recent financial year – saying it is very much seeing the benefits of employee ownership. Read […]
Read More >Small businesses are struggling. Workers can be the solution.
Whether for those that were spared the worst or those on the edge of survival, the most plausible option for saving businesses and jobs is often an employee buyout. Ideally, […]
Read More >When Bosses Shared Their Profits
In December 1916, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued a report on profit-sharing, suggesting it as a way to reduce the “frequent and often violent disputes” between employers and workers, […]
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CICOPA General Assembly
Para español, haga clíc aquí Since the ICA Congress in Seoul, Korea, has been postponed to next year, the 2020 CICOPA General Assembly won’t be able to gather physically, however […]
Read More >Democracy in Child Care: A Conversation with Esteban Kelly on Child Care Worker Ownership
Joe Waters interviews Esteban Kelly of the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives on the advantages of worker cooperatives for advancing a more equitable child care industry. Read more at https://www.capitasocial.org/cooperatives-blog/2020/6/19/democracy-in-child-care-a-conversation-with-esteban-kelly-on-child-care-worker-ownership
Read More >Cooperatives must confront the challenges of our time to build a more inclusive economy – NCBA CLUSA
As the national, cross-sector association of cooperative enterprises, NCBA CLUSA takes seriously its responsibility to lift up the voices of our movement, especially during challenging times. Above all, this publication exists to share the meaningful work of the cooperative community as we work to build a better world for everyone.
Read More >Why Are So Many East Bay Pizza Shops Cooperatively Owned?
Why does the Bay Area have so many employee-owned pizza shops? Read more at https://www.kqed.org/news/11819661/why-are-so-many-east-bay-pizza-shops-cooperatively-owned
Read More >Aspen Institute Panel featuring Molly Hemstreet of Opportunity Threads
Molly Hemstreet speaking about rural recovery and resilience on an Aspen Institute panel: Read more at https://aspeninstitute.formstack.com/forms/rural_philanthropy_webinar
Read More >What You Can Do to Support the Protests Right Now: A Guide – The TESA Collective
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Read More >Co-ops publish solidarity statements in response to the death of George Floyd
A number of co-operatives and co-operative apex bodies have pledged to fight discrimination and injustice Read more at https://www.thenews.coop/148146/topic/equality/co-ops-publish-solidarity-statements-in-response-to-the-death-of-george-floyd/
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Esteban Kelly featured on the Everything Co-op Radio show
David Hincapie, Economic Development Specialist at U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA); John Holdsclaw IV, Senior VP of Corporate Affairs at National Cooperative Bank (NCB); and Esteban Kelly, Executive Director, and […]
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