Democracy At Work Institute

Thinking about starting a business but want to do it differently?

Join this free webinar on building a business with shared ownership and democratic decision-making. You’ll learn the fundamentals of worker cooperatives, from getting started to avoiding common pitfalls.

Hosted by NYC Department of Small Business Services in partnership with WCBDI providers and Democracy at Work Institute.

🗓️ April 10
⏰ 12:00 PM (ET)
💻 Online
🎟️ Free (registration required)

Plus: attendees receive 30 minutes of free consulting support after the session.

🔗 Register here:

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Take an inside look at The Funder's Network's CA Smart Growth convening!

The panel on community ownership featured Vanessa Bransburg, our Co-Executive Director. Vanessa discussed the worker ownership landscape and how funders can invest in it in meaningful ways.

We hope to see these conversations continuing to grow and center real strategies for building community wealth.

If you were up there, what's one thing you would say to funders about the importance of worker ownership?

El Estado del Sector de las Cooperativas de Trabajadores y Lugares de Trabajo Democráticos 2025 ofrece una mirada actualizada sobre cómo están evolucionando los negocios de propiedad colectiva y gestionados democráticamente en Estados Unidos y Puerto Rico. Este reporte, coproducido por el Democracy at Work Institute y la U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives, se basa en datos del Censo de Empresas 2024 e incorpora las voces y experiencias de las personas trabajadoras.

Con más de diez años de información, el informe muestra un sector que sigue creciendo mientras enfrenta nuevos retos. En un contexto marcado por la pérdida de financiamiento, desastres naturales e incertidumbre económica, las cooperativas de trabajadores identifican sus necesidades más urgentes y continúan construyendo, juntas, una economía más justa y democrática.

Descarga el reporte aquí: https://institute.coop/resources/estado-del-sector-de-las-cooperativas-de-trabajadores-y-los-lugares-de-trabajo