Resources for Coop Developers

Gestion Democratica: Una Guia

Gestión democrática: una guía práctica para gerentes y otres responsables

Author(s) : Rebecca Bauen, Directora de Enseñanza y Capacitación; Melissa Hoover, Directora de Proyectos Especiales;Joe Marraffino, Gerente de Programas ● Julian McKinley, Co-Directore Ejecutive; Olga Prushinskaya, Analista de Métricas y Resultados

Gestión democrática: una guía práctica para gerentes y otres responsables

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Expanding Your Worker Cooperative Business: A Guide to Licensing & Franchising

This Guide is for worker owners, cooperative developers, lawyers, technical assistance providers and others thinking about expanding worker cooperative businesses. We focus specifically on expansion through licensing and franchising. Licensing and franchising are ways to allow another business to use elements of your business. New businesses can grow using elements of your business, and together, you may be able to reach economies of scale.

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2023 Worker Cooperative State of the Sector Report

Author(s) : Democracy at Work Institute and United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives

Covering two years of business progress, the 2021 Worker Cooperative State of the Sector is a report on worker-owned and democratic workplaces in the United States. This report is a co-production of Democracy at Work Institute and the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives. The report draws upon the latest developments in the field and deepens our understanding of the sector.

How Economic Democracy Impacts Workers, Firms, and Communities

Author(s) : Laura Hanson Schlachter, Olga Prushinskaya
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How Economic Democracy Impacts Workers, Firms, and Communities  presents findings from a national survey of 1,147 workers in 82 worker cooperatives and follow-up interviews with 15 participants—the first national survey of its kind. This novel data, collected in 2017, allows us to explore the impact of workplace democracy on individuals, firms, and communities across the United States. It also provides important opportunities for future research about how worker cooperatives can promote resilience and racial equity in this moment.

Democratic Management: A Practical Guide for Managers and Others

Author(s) : Rebecca Bauen
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Democratic Management: A Practical Guide for Managers and Others  is a best-of collection of democratic practices used by worker cooperative managers and taught by some of the leading consultants to democratic companies. The guide has been created to fill the void of materials available that take readers beyond the start-up or transition phase of democratic business operation to what actually needs to be done to ensure workplace democracy takes hold.

Working With Small Business Cooperatives: A Guide for Public Sector, Private Sector, and Nonprofit Allies

Author(s) : Margaret Lund
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Produced for public sector, private sector, and nonprofit allies of worker cooperatives, Working With Small Business Cooperatives is a guide for the use of worker cooperatives as a proven model for equitable economic development. The resource provides in-depth answers to foundational questions of starting and operating a small business cooperative, making connections to the benefits of cooperative business in regards to economic development.