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A USDA guide explaining how to conduct a feasibility study for a cooperative business.
Cooperative legal formation should follow a serious feasibility process, especially when members are investing capital or taking on debt.
Cooperative founders and developers testing whether a new cooperative business is financially and operationally viable.
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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.
Sustainable Economies Law Center
A legal and practical manual from SELC, EBCLC, and the Green Collar Communities Clinic on starting and operating a worker-owned business.
The Democracy Collaborative
A Democracy Collaborative report on financing strategies, case studies, and resources for scaling cooperatives and inclusive ownership.
This is a practical feasibility resource for cooperative development. It is not specific to worker cooperatives, but the feasibility discipline applies directly to employee-owned startups and conversions.