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November 2018

Can Employee Ownership Preserve Durham’s Legacy of Black Businesses?

Posted on November 29, 2018November 29, 2018

Pettigrew is one of three city employees serving as fellows in the Shared Equity in Economic Development (SEED) Fellowship, developed by the National League of Cities and the Democracy at Work Institute […]

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Nonprofit helps employees take hold of reins as business owners retire

Posted on November 29, 2018December 13, 2018

“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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Access to Capital: Borrowing Options for Worker Co-ops

Posted on November 28, 2018November 28, 2018

    Hear from a panel of cooperative lenders about the finance options you have access to as coops and as members. Guest Presenters include: The Working World, Kiva, The […]

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Employee-Owned Businesses a Tool for Equitable Growth

Posted on November 19, 2018November 19, 2018

ncome and wealth inequality, exploitative working conditions and displacement are critical issues faced by communities across the country. These challenges require strategies that create both stable employment and access to […]

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This new fund will help retiring baby boomers turn their businesses into worker co-ops

Posted on November 14, 2018November 14, 2018

In May, the Evergreen Cooperatives, a network of worker-owned businesses in Cleveland, took over operations of a laundry facility owned by the Cleveland Clinic. On the surface, it was a […]

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New Cleveland Fund Will Acquire Businesses and Sell Them Back to Workers

Posted on November 14, 2018November 14, 2018

Tameka Thomas had returned to society after a five-year prison sentence, and a month after her release, she landed a job with Evergreen Cooperatives in Cleveland with help from a re-entry transition […]

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Worker Ownership Initiative Launched by Nonprofit Lender in Nation’s Capital

Posted on November 7, 2018November 7, 2018

Last week, a nonprofit community development financial institution (CDFI), the Washington Area Community Investment Fund (WACIF), which has operated in the nation’s capital since 1987, launched its DC Employee Ownership Initiative to help existing worker-owned business […]

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Coalition Launches Rural Employee Ownership Transition Initiative in Maine

Posted on November 6, 2018November 6, 2018

Two months ago, NPQ profiled an initiative supported by US Department of Agriculture (USDA) grants to encourage retiring business owners to sell their businesses to their employees in Oregon, Washington. Now a […]

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Worker Ownership Initiative Launched by Nonprofit Lender in Nation’s Capital

Posted on November 6, 2018December 14, 2018

The initiative will also provide lending support not just to businesses that convert to employee ownership, but to businesses that launch as worker cooperatives. An example cited at the forum […]

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Worker Cooperative Resolution Passes Unanimously in Cook County

Posted on November 1, 2018November 1, 2018

The Cook County measure, in which the Cook County Board of Commissioners asserted its support for the development and growth of worker cooperatives, passed unanimously on October 17th. Getting legislation passed in […]

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