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This Way Out: A Guide to Starting a Worker Cooperative

Educational interviews with San Francisco Bay Area Worker Cooperatives on issues critical to starting a successful worker cooperative business.

"This Way Out: A Guide To Starting A Worker Cooperative" Interviews with Worker Coop members & coop attorneys (2012) Includes woodworker coop, tech coops, bakery, cheese/pizza, bike shop coop, soap maker coop, Bio Fuel/urban farm supplies, more.


CHAPTERS [Part 1]
1- Disclaimer Total Run Time :23
2- Preparation/To Do List TRT :42
3- Intro Elements of A Coop TRT 1:26
4-International Coop Principles TRT 6:46
5-Subordination of Capital TRT 3:17
6-How They Met TRT 3:55
7-Importance of Meetings TRT 4:34
8-Choosing A Legal Entity TRT 13:14
9-Intro To By-Laws TRT 5:40
10-State Filings TRT 2:16
11-Permits, Business License, More TRT 11:08
12-A Word About Business Plans/Feasibility 2:25
13-Funding Your Coop TRT 30:09
14-Hiring & Training TRT 20:40
15-Unions & Coops TRT 2:31
16-Resources TRT 3:38
17-Credits & Acknowledgements
18-History:John Curl On Coops/The New Deal 6:44
19-Mike Leung of Abolish Human Rentals 1:30
20- Group Discussion Topics

[Part 2]

1- Disclaimer TRT :23
2- Advice to Coop Start-Up's TRT 18:56
3- Bookkeeping Crash Course TRT 30:25
4- Sub Chapter T (in Calif. taxcodes) TRT 2:12
5- Communication & Process TRT 42:35
6- Meet & Greet TRT 37:25
7- Credits & Thank You's TRT 1:14

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