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What We Know About Worker Co-ops

Worker co-operatives tend to be smaller than conventional businesses and struggle to find investment, right? Well, not necessarily, according to new research into worker co-ops.

Over the last few years a growing body of evidence about worker-owned businesses has emerged, showing that they give staff more of a stake in the organisations they work for, boost productivity, and can work in almost all parts of the economy.

But, beyond these headlines what do we really know about worker cooperatives? Do they tend to be small? Do they struggle to get financial investment? Are they successfully competing with conventional businesses?

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