Working With Small Business Cooperatives: A Guide for Public Sector, Private Sector, and Nonprofit Allies
Produced for public sector, private sector, and nonprofit allies of worker cooperatives, Working With Small Business Cooperatives is a guide for the use of worker cooperatives as a proven model for equitable economic development. The resource provides in-depth answers to foundational questions of starting and operating a small business cooperative, making connections to the benefits of cooperative business in regards to economic development. Working With Small Business Cooperatives covers:
- What are cooperatives and how might they help meet common objectives for economic opportunity, shared prosperity, and business success?
- What are the key similarities and difference between small business cooperatives and other small businesses
- How small business cooperatives are uniquely suited to supporting entrepreneurship
- How cooperatives work for communities
- The 5 Cs of Credit for Cooperatives
- Diverse Financing for Cooperatives
- and more
