Grassroots Economic Organizing

Catalyzing worker co-ops & the solidarity economy

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September 20, 2021

Selling to a Worker Coop Over Time

Different ways to convert a business to a worker co-op over time.

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June 17, 2021

Raising Cooperative Capital for Worker Co-ops

How can cooperatives raise capital that aligns with their values and do it legally?

Worker Cooperatives Financing
June 14, 2021

The Government Is Here to Help Small Businesses — Unless They’re Cooperatives

The Small Business Administration’s rules prevent it from helping most employee- and consumer-owned cooperatives, even though Congress specifically asked it to.

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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.

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April 6, 2020

Demystifying SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loans

David Hincapie of the US Small Business Administration (SBA) discusses the process for cooperatives to apply for an economic injury disaster loan to survive and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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August 29, 2019

Co-op Education in Madison

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June 3, 2019

How Collective Giving Could Transform Philanthropy

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May 23, 2019

The History of Community Development Financial Institutions

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April 11, 2019

How To Invest Our Retirement Savings in Our Local Communities

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March 15, 2019

Creating a Just, Regenerative, and Democratic Economy

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