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Catalyzing worker co-ops & the solidarity economy

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January 23, 2024

Doubts About "DAO Tooling"

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DAO tooling is a poor fit for co-ops (and everyone else too).

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October 26, 2023

The Ghana Susu: Reimagining Financial Development

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In Ghana, a centuries-old financial system called Susu provides an example of effective bottom-up development that contributes meaningfully to reducing poverty and economic inequality.

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September 7, 2023

The Banker Ladies Council

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Meet the Black women organizers defying anti-Blackness to build a Canadian federation of Rotating Savings and Credit Associations.

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August 22, 2022

How the Ghana Susu System Helps the African Diaspora

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Canadian members of the African diaspora make use of traditional forms of group savings, known as susu, to overcome financial and cultural exclusion in the mainstream system. 

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May 5, 2022

Housing co-ops could solve Canada’s housing affordability crisis

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To make housing truly affordable, governments need to support non-profit housing cooperatives.

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September 20, 2021

Selling to a Worker Coop Over Time

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Different ways to convert a business to a worker co-op over time.

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June 17, 2021

Raising Cooperative Capital for Worker Co-ops

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How can cooperatives raise capital that aligns with their values and do it legally?

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June 14, 2021

The Government Is Here to Help Small Businesses — Unless They’re Cooperatives

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The Small Business Administration’s rules prevent it from helping most employee- and consumer-owned cooperatives, even though Congress specifically asked it to.

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March 11, 2021

Finance Options for Worker Co-ops

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Find out your options and learn about the finance institutions that have experience with worker-owned businesses.

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April 6, 2020

Demystifying SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loans

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David Hincapie of the US Small Business Administration (SBA) discusses the process for cooperatives to apply for an economic injury disaster loan to survive and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.