More Resources
Resources from Democracy at Work Institute
- 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)
ESSENTIALS OF COOPERATIVE CONVERSION
- 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
Considerations for Employees/Workers and Considerations for Business Owners:
- 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)
Considerations for Employees/Workers and Considerations for Business Owners:
- 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)
More:
- 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.
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