An old movement to grow employee ownership is getting new life, with the goal of shrinking wealth inequality. The concept isn’t unprecedented — not at all, really. “Collective ownership is […]
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Employee ownership proving a success at The Home Beautiful
BELMONT — Owning a business is different from being an employee. For about a year, employees of The Home Beautiful have experienced the joys and hard work of ownership. The […]
Read More >Pandemic turns heads toward co-op business model
The co-op has seen a surge in interest during the pandemic. Why it matters: Advocates see the alternative business model of worker ownership as a path out of income inequality, […]
Read More >Atwater Village: Sowing Seeds of Economic Democracy
In a northeast corner of Los Angeles, not far from where I live, there’s a neighborhood called Atwater Village, and in that neighborhood an enterprise called the Proof Bakery does […]
Read More >Reimagining Work Through A Shared Ownership Model
More Americans are saying this is no longer acceptable. Working people want to build stability and plan for the future of their families. They want to be hopeful about their […]
Read More >O’Donals becomes a worker-owned cooperative, preserving jobs and the evergreen legacy of beloved garden center
Rather than selling to an out-of-state buyer or shuttering the business, O’Donal decided to keep things close to home. He reached out to the Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) to explore […]
Read More >Angel Cakes Bakery becomes worker co-op, honoring legacy of slain owner
An Oakland bakery founded by the woman who was killed during a brazen robbery earlier this year has become a worker-owned cooperative. Angel Cakes Bakery employees said they became a […]
Read More >Worker cooperatives come to veterinary medicine
A self-described “political lefty,” Dally pondered the notion of converting the two-practice business to a worker cooperative — selling it to the employees, who would own and run it following […]
Read More >Will Anchor Brewing Workers Really Be Able to Buy the Historic San Francisco Company?
Now, Anchor Brewing staff, led by the Anchor Brewing union, aim to purchase the company for the first time in its long and storied history. But turning a business into […]
Read More >As the ‘silver tsunami’ hits small businesses, could worker co-ops be a solution?
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Read More >Here’s how this New York City restaurant makes the cooperative business model work
Donna is a newly reopened restaurant and bar in the West Village in New York City that is debuting a new cooperative ownership structure with four employees Read more on […]
Read More >Washington adopts new program to help businesses become employee-owned
Washington lawmakers want to make it easier to form businesses without bosses. They passed a bill Wednesday that provides support and resources for companies seeking to become employee-owned. A few […]
Read More >Gov. Polis Announces Four New Employee-Owned Companies, Pioneering New Workforce Trend in Colorado
Today, the Polis Administration and the Colorado Employee Ownership Office, housed within the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), announced four new businesses transitioning to employee-ownership with […]
Read More >Former Darwin’s Workers to Launch Co-op Coffee Shop
Following the closure of all four locations of Darwin’s Ltd. late last year, a small group of former employees has announced plans to open a worker-owned cafe at the former […]
Read More >Local artists form worker cooperative to purchase Opolis, preventing closure
Local Norman creatives have joined together as a cooperative to buy downtown Norman music venue Opolis to keep the business from closing. “We are overjoyed that a group of some […]
Read More >The Home Beautiful Transition to Employee Ownership – Their Story
The Home Beautiful Transtion to Employee Ownership – Their Story from Co-op Development Institute on Vimeo. The Home Beautiful, one of central New Hampshire’s largest home decorating centers, serving homeowners, […]
Read More >Employee-owned businesses foster healthier local economies
At Kaiser Permanente, we know that health, economic opportunity, and wealth are linked, and small businesses create vital jobs and thriving local economies. During the last 2 recessions, employee-owned enterprises […]
Read More >Riding the Wave: Cooperative Conversion and the Silver Tsunami
Just as small businesses are closing at higher rates than ever, so are workers leaving their jobs in unprecedented numbers. Remote opportunities, safety measures, and a shifting personal values have […]
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Ward Lumber is officially a Worker Owned Cooperative
Ward Lumber Transitions Ownership to Employees Worker-owned cooperative is first of its kind in the region Jay, N.Y and Malone, N.Y. — The employees of Ward Lumber have made history by purchasing the 130-year-old business […]
Read More >The profit maximizing corporate model must evolve
One solution proposed by our organization, The Democracy Collaborative, is to create local economy preservation funds. These are holding companies that would invest equity in small and medium business enterprises, […]
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