A business cooperative is a private group of small businesses that opt to pool their resources to benefit all members. This is not the same as multiple brands operating under a parent company; it is a ...

Sierra Allen, 21-year-old barista, had just ended their shift at Baltimore’s Common Ground Cafe on July 2, 2023, when a co-worker texted them the shocking news: Owner Michael Krupp was unceremoniously ...

A cooperative is a specialized form of business. Having more in common with a traditional business than, say, a nonprofit organization, a cooperative distinguishes itself by a member ownership, ...

What is a cooperative? It’s a business entity owned and controlled by its members, who both patronize the firm and express formal ownership of the assets of the firm through management rights and the ...

In 1903, an American entrepreneur, Charles Boettcher, founded the Great Western Sugar Company in Colorado, and opened two beet sugar refineries outside of Denver. Over the course of the 20th century, ...

Our French startup Digicoop is a remote-first worker cooperative. We started the company in 2015, based on our shared values and passion for technology. The goal was simple: make good products that ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

As Tom Adams, co-founder of Adams & Chittenden Scientific Glass, started planning his exit into retirement, he knew what he didn’t want to happen. Twenty-six years earlier, Adams was a production ...

Belfast City Council is hosting a showcase event at St George’s Market on Wednesday, July 2 to encourage more co-operative businesses to set up in the city. Ahead of International Day of Co-operatives ...

Washington State recently passed a law setting forth a new business entity type: Limited Cooperative Associations (LCA). This new statute will become effective July 28, 2019. Limited Cooperative ...