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Investing in Worker Ownership

A DAWI resource on the capital landscape for worker cooperatives and how finance institutions can support worker ownership.

Source: Democracy at Work InstituteAdded June 12, 2026
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Why it matters

Capital access is one of the major barriers to worker cooperative growth and conversion.

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Finance institutions, funders, advisors, and ecosystem builders trying to understand how to invest in worker ownership.

This resource helps connect worker co-op development to the finance ecosystem. It is especially useful for readers who want to understand why conventional lending often does not fit worker ownership and what supportive capital can look like.

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