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let’s build a cooperative, step 6: create a business plan
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let’s build a cooperative, step 5: conduct a feasibility study
Welcome back to my series on how to start a cooperative! This is a 10-step experiment moving from idea to launch. Step 1 covered the idea and brought together a team of cooperators. Step 2 clarified those needs into a potential business. Step 3 defined the vision and got our
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let’s build a cooperative, step 4: design your decision-making process
Welcome to step 4 in my series on how to build a cooperative from the ground up. In step 1, I gathered my group of co-op enthusiasts. In step 2, this fictional group started researching our potential niche for the work. Step 3 drafted a working vision to propel our
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let’s build a cooperative, step 3: consolidate a clear vision
This is step 3 in my series on how to create a cooperative. In step 1, I assembled a group of potential cooperative members. We started to lay the groundwork for establishing our purpose. In step 2, our fictional members assigned tasks for us to learn more about the niches
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let’s build a cooperative, step 2: discuss needs and vision; coordinate organizing and business research
This is the second step in my series on how to create a cooperative. In my last post, I began to form my consulting cooperative’s founding members. Now, we’ll assemble those folks to create the groundwork for our new cooperative. Here’s the table of contents: Introduction to
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let's build a cooperative, step 1: collect information, clarify needs, and assemble your founding members
This is the first step in my series on how to create a cooperative. I’ll link to each post here as it’s written. In my last post, I combined information from many guides to create 10 steps. We’ll use these to launch our cooperative. Here’s the
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start the future: building a cooperative
No matter where you work, employers hold an incredible amount of power over the people who work there. It often goes without saying, even in our era of resignations, “quiet quitting” (not a thing!), and r/antiwork. It doesn’t have to be this way. Workers in a cooperative share
