Co-op Cathy

Is There Such Thing as a Digital Co-op?

Meet Cathy, the Cooperative Development Institute’s new answerwoman! She can take on any co-op questions you might have, big or small. Today we address the questions: “Is there such thing as a digital co-op? Is there something specific about a co-op for digital workers? How can the co-op model matter to digital workers and what

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How Can I Find Listings of Co-ops?

Meet Cathy, the Cooperative Development Institute’s new answerwoman! She can take on any co-op questions you might have, big or small. Today we address the submitted question: “I am working with the Manchester NH Food Co-op (start-up) to reach out to other NH co-ops, so am looking for a list of all types of co-ops

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How Worker Co-ops Decide to Share Profits

Meet Cathy, the Cooperative Development Institute’s new answerwoman! She can take on any co-op questions you might have, big or small. Today we address the submitted question: “How do worker co-ops decide how to share profits amongst the employee-owners?” See all of Cathy’s answers and ask your own on her home page. This blog post

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How does a co-op structured as an LLC affect members’ individual taxes?

Meet Cathy, the Cooperative Development Institute’s new answerwoman! She can take on any co-op questions you might have, big or small. Today we address the submitted question: “How does a co-op structured as an LLC affect members’ individual taxes?” See all of Cathy’s answers and ask your own on her home page. This is Part

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How A Worker Co-op Structured as a LLC Can Retain Earnings

Meet Cathy, the Cooperative Development Institute’s new answerwoman! She can take on any co-op questions you might have, big or small. Today we address the submitted question: “How can a worker co-op structured as an LLC retain earnings?” See all of Cathy’s answers and ask your own on her home page. This post was written

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The Benefits of Cooperating With Other Local Co-ops: Lessons from Cabot

Meet Cathy, the Cooperative Development Institute’s new answerwoman! She can take on any co-op questions you might have, big or small. Today we address the question: “What are the benefits of marketing ourselves as a cooperative?​” See all of Cathy’s answers and ask your own on her home page. This is a guest column by

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