Introduction to Business Cooperatives: Building Block 1

A cooperative, or co-op, as an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically controlled for profit enterprise.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Champions
• Persons interested in being a member of a coop
• Stakeholders & potential financiers to coops

WORKSHOP DELIVERABLES:

• Coop foundational skills & knowledge
• Purpose of a coop & value to community
• Coop business plan framework
• Financial support to start your coop
• Better together: the value of collective action
• Role of tech to create marketspace efficiencies

WORKSHOP DATES:

• THURSDAY. DECEMBER 1ST – 12PM TO 2PM
• THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1ST – 6PM TO 8PM
• FRIDAY. DECEMBER 2ND – 12PM TO 2PM