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Working With Small Business Cooperatives: A Guide for Public Sector, Private Sector, and Nonprofit Allies

Produced for public sector, private sector, and nonprofit allies of worker cooperatives, Working With Small Business Cooperatives is a guide for the use of worker cooperatives as a proven model for equitable economic development. The resource provides in-depth answers to foundational questions of starting and operating a small business cooperative, making connections to the benefits of cooperative business in regards to economic development.

Resource Details

Author(s): Margaret Lund
Organization: Business Enterprise Institute at The University of Alaska Anchorage, Democracy at Work Institute
Date: 12/15/2022
Resource Type: Publication
Topic: Economic Justice

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