Resources for Existing Worker Coops

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.

Worker Cooperative Chart of Accounts (COA) Sample

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Whenever a business makes a transaction, whether it’s purchasing equipment, taking out a loan, or paying a utility bill, it should be tracked and recorded in a chart of accounts (COA). Doing so helps keep finances organized and supports sharing financial information with worker-owners. To help worker cooperatives track transactions properly Wholehearted Bookkeeping has developed chart of accounts samples for LLCs and corporations.

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.