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•  Benefits of a Worker Cooperative: A more in depth look at the benefits of worker cooperatives by Democracy at Work Institute (DAWI)  
• 2021 State of Worker Cooperatives: A report of worker cooperatives and their impact across the Unites States by DAWI  
• Creating Better Jobs and A Fairer Economy with Worker Cooperatives: A publication on the importance of worker cooperatives as powerful tools for economic and community development including job creation.   
• EOStructures.pdf (institute.coop) 

Example of addition of employee Ownership to Multistakeholder Cooperative: Central Coop of Washington. Central Co-op Merger (centralcoop.coop) 

• DAWI Decisions in the Process of Business Transition  
• Sustainable Economies Law Center Legal Guide to Worker Conversion https://www.co-oplaw.org/knowledge-base/legal-guide-cooperative-conversions/ 
• Workers to Owners: Democracy at Work Institute: Worker Conversion https://institute.coop/workers-owners-conversions 

• Democracy at Work Institute (DAWI)  
• Ensuring Your Legacy (DAWI).  
• Owners Guide to Business Succession.  
• Innovative financial models for business owners .  
• Owner Initial Review Quick Assessment (DAWI)  
• 1042 Rollover  
• Decisions in the Process of Business Transition  
• Workers to Owners: Becoming Employee Owned Toolkit: DAWI .https://resources.uwcc.wisc.edu/Business%20Conversion/Becoming%20Employee%20Owned%20Toolkit.pdf  

Worker Conversion example:  

• Watch: Ward Lumber's Conversion to a Worker Cooperative – Cooperative Development Institute (cdi.coop) 

• Democracy at Work Institute (DAWI)  
• Ensuring Your Legacy (DAWI).  
• Owners Guide to Business Succession.  
• Innovative financial models for business owners .  
• Owner Initial Review Quick Assessment (DAWI)  
• 1042 Rollover  
• Decisions in the Process of Business Transition  
• Workers to Owners: Becoming Employee Owned Toolkit: DAWI .https://resources.uwcc.wisc.edu/Business%20Conversion/Becoming%20Employee%20Owned%20Toolkit.pdf  

Worker Conversion example:  

• Watch: Ward Lumber's Conversion to a Worker Cooperative – Cooperative Development Institute (cdi.coop) 

•  Montana Worker Coop:  Crucible: HOME | Crucible 
• Further Reading  USDA: Cooperative Feasibility Study Guide 
• Department of Agriculture: Legal Foundations of a Cooperative 

MCDC Partners: 

• USDA Rural Development: Rural Development (usda.gov) 
• DAWI:  (institute.coop) 
• USFWC: U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives – Work it. Own It. (usworker.coop) 
• Food Cooperative Institute: FCI – FCI paves the way for new food co-ops. 

Resources:  

• SBA.Gov Montana Small Business Economic Profile (sba.gov) 

References:  

• MassMutual Business Owner Perspectives Study: Lagging long-term planning impacts for small businesses 
• Family Business Survey 2021: PwC