Grassroots Economic Organizing

Worker Cooperatives

Businesses that are owned and democratically controlled by their workers/employees (called "worker-owners").

March 11, 2021

Finance Options for Worker Co-ops

Find out your options and learn about the finance institutions that have experience with worker-owned businesses.

Worker Cooperatives Financing
March 8, 2021

The Rest of Our Working Lives

Kim Pinkham talks about the PV Squared worker cooperative in this interview from 2008.

Utilities (Electric, Water, Phone, Internet) Worker Cooperatives United States
March 4, 2021

How To Build A DisCO

In this webinar, DisCONauts Sofía Bustamente, Felipe Duarte and Stacco Troncoso will take you through the ins and outs of DisCO building!

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February 22, 2021

How Co-ops Benefit Your Wallet and Work

A conversation about worker co-ops with technical assistance providers in the Chicagoland area.

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February 15, 2021

Building Co-ops and Serving the Community

Worcester Youth Cooperatives has an expansive vision of how cooperatives can improve their community.

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February 8, 2021

Tax Preparation for Worker Co-ops

Bruce Mayer of Wegner CPAs discusses tax preparation for worker co-ops.

Worker Cooperatives Accounting
January 7, 2021

Assessing Feasibility for Homecare Cooperatives

A webinar on evaluating feasibility studies for homecare worker cooperatives featuring Katrina Kazda and Iwona Matczuk of the ICA Group and Deborah Craig of the Northwest Cooperative Development Center.

Healthcare Worker Cooperatives
January 4, 2021

The DisCO Elements

A guide to distributed cooperative organizations.

Worker Cooperatives Collectives
December 21, 2020

All About Employee Ownership Centers

Matt Cropp, Co-Executive Director of the Vermont Employee Ownership Center, talks with Steve Herrick about the history of the EOCs and the work that VEOC does with worker co-ops and ESOPs.

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