Guide·Intermediate·United States
A Cooperative Feasibility Study Guide
USDA Rural Development
A USDA guide explaining how to conduct a feasibility study for a cooperative business.
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Legal Guide to Cooperative Conversions
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.
Transition and successionWorker cooperative
Guide·Intermediate·United States
Think Outside the Boss: How to Create a Worker-Owned Business, 7th Ed.
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.
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Guide·Intro·United States
Types of Employee Ownership
Project Equity
A Project Equity comparison of ESOPs, worker cooperatives, and Employee Ownership Trusts.
Choosing or comparing ownershipMultiple ownership structures