PinnedPublished inStart.coopThe 3 Reasons We Don’t See More Cooperatively Owned BusinessesDespite the many benefits of cooperatively owned businesses, the cold hard reality is that 99.9% of new businesses are still traditionally…Jul 28, 2020Jul 28, 2020
PinnedPublished inStart.coopHow To Use the Ownership Model Canvas v1.1We live in an era, where winner-takes-all business ownership continues to perpetuate economic inequality, further widening the racial…Aug 2, 2022Aug 2, 2022
Published inStart.coopTowards Faster, Easier, and More Joyful Cooperative Bylaws ?Too many founders feel frustrated by the process of building their bylaws, and then also end up with bylaws overly prescriptive for…Jan 9Jan 9
Published inStart.coopWhat Would It Take to 10x a Co-op Accelerator?In my role as Executive Director of Start.coop, I am inspired every day by the impactful work solving some of the biggest issues of time…Sep 21, 2023Sep 21, 2023
Published inStart.coopWant Your Cooperatively-Owned Startup to Succeed? Avoid this Common TrapA shared ownership model is important but startup co-ops will fail to thrive without an equally robust business model.May 4, 2022May 4, 2022
Published inStart.coopHow to Invest in Cooperatives (Part Two)This post is the second in a series on investing in cooperatively-owned businesses.Apr 12, 20211Apr 12, 20211
Published inStart.coopHow to Invest in Cooperatives (Part One)This post is the first in a two part series on investing in cooperatively-owned businesses.Mar 25, 20211Mar 25, 20211
Increasing Equity in a Post-Pandemic Economy: One transformative strategy for saving small…Of the almost 6 million businesses in the United States, firms with fewer than 500 employees account for almost half of U.S. economic…Oct 15, 2020Oct 15, 2020
Why are Ray Dalio and other prominent captains of industry are rethinking traditional “winner…Why shared ownership is having a momentOct 9, 20191Oct 9, 20191
Published inStart.coopWhat we learned reviewing 82 applications for a cooperative business acceleratorIn Fall 2018, we opened applications for the inaugural cohort of our new co-op accelerator, Start.coop, to help businesses that are…Jun 4, 20191Jun 4, 20191
