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Project Equity case studies of businesses that converted to worker cooperatives, including examples such as Big Timberworks, Namaste Solar, Pattycake Bakery, and Real Pickles.
Conversions show governance design in motion: how an existing business shifts ownership, authority, and participation to workers.
Advisors and operators studying real conversion pathways and governance transition choices.
Heirloom Library entries are summaries and wayfinding notes. The original source is the best place to read the full resource.
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National Center for Employee Ownership
An NCEO guide for companies under about 20 employees that want employee ownership but may not be good ESOP candidates.
Sustainable Economies Law Center
A legal guide to converting an existing business to cooperative ownership, including entity formation, governance documents, asset transfer, financing, and transaction steps.
Democracy at Work Institute
A Democracy at Work Institute explainer defining worker cooperatives through shared worker ownership and democratic control.
This case-study collection helps readers see how worker co-op governance is built during a business transition, not just at startup. It is useful for founders, advisors, and owners considering succession through worker ownership.