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 […]
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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, […]
Read More >Verso Mill set to halt production as potential buyer brings hope
Henry Schienebeck, executive director of Great Lakes Timber Professionals, tells Newschannel 7 his Rhinelander-based group is working on forming a co-op with the City of Wisconsin Rapids and union workers […]
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 >Nonprofit helps employees take hold of reins as business owners retire
“I’ve been approaching retirement for a long time,” Adams said with a chuckle. “I couldn’t imagine being 80 and carrying on at the same level, but how else do you […]
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