Family-owned businesses don’t often stay family-owned for long. Not many businesses have a strong succession plan, and family-owned businesses are no exception. Most are unlikely to remain family-owned as a 2014 study found. 56 percent of family business owners are either unhappy with their succession plan or don’t have one at all, and 62 percent
For Tax Day this year, we published a Co-op Cathy column that answered the questions “What is the maximum dividend rate that co-ops can offer on preferred stock?” and “What are the implications of issuing preferred stock vs. raising capital through member or supporter loans?”. The responses were written by Margaret Bau, Cooperative Development Specialist
We recently teamed up with Cabot Creamery, the Association of Vermont Credit Unions, and VSECU to build a database of every co-op in the state of Vermont. Now, the results are in! The high-profile cooperative census has helped to create a new database that tracks cooperatively organized businesses in Vermont. These exist across many sectors,
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: “What is the maximum dividend rate that co-ops can offer on preferred stock? What are the implications of issuing preferred stock vs. raising capital through member or supporter loans?”
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: “What are the legal difference between nonprofits and cooperatives? Can you run a nonprofit cooperatively?” See all of Cathy’s answers and ask your own on her home page. This
Our Executive Director Noemi Giszpenc was invited by the Institut des hautes études en arts plastiques (Iheap), a post-graduate institute for research and experimentation in art, to present to their New York City program about cooperatives for artists. The session was hosted by the SOHO20 Gallery in Brooklyn. With participants from the Northwest and South
October and November have been two incredibly active months for the Cooperative Development Institute! We have been out in communities, making waves in the co-op world, and working directly with allied movements and organizations to cultivate and support their co-op ambitions. For CDI, it’s important that in addition to the daily work we do to
This is it! The Season Finale of My So-Called Housing Cooperative! I decided to release episodes 5 and 6 together, and once you watch them, you will probably understand why. Thanks for watching and please forward to anyone you think would enjoy it. Episode 5: No Chainsaws at Group Meetings (11 minutes) Annie’s axe goes missing
save the date! March 8: AORTA Conflict Resolution Workshop in Providence Dear Providence & Boston-Area friends, We’re excited to offer a public workshop facilitated by AORTA trainer Jenna Peters-Golden on March 8 in Providence! Here are the details: Resolutions not Ruins: Conflict Resolution in Your Organization and Collective As in all communities, conflict in organizations is unavoidable. It is also uncomfortable.
On Tuesday February 25th, 2014 Mayor Chokwe Lumumba unexpectedly passed away. The Jackson Rising: New Economies Conference (May 2-4, 2014 at Jackson State University) was intended to be one of the primary initiatives and vehicles of the Lumumba administration to build a more equitable and democratic economy in Jackson, MS. The organizers intend to fulfill this mission.
