In 2012, Somali refugees started farm businesses, aided by an incubator farm program called the New American Sustainable Agriculture Project (NASAP). A few years later, CDI offered assistance to the Somali Bantu community to provide support and resources that aided
2019 NCBA CLUSA Impact Conference: Power in Purpose – Building the Next Economy
At the NCBA CLUSA 2019 Impact conference, Cooperative Development Institute’s Director of Business Ownership Solutions program, Rob Brown, joined a dynamic panel and showcased CDI’s role in helping to establish a cooperative ecosystem in Maine. The panel, moderated by Cooperative Fund
The Isuken Co-op Food Truck is Ready for a Successful Launch
The Isuken Co-op Food Truck is ready for a successful launch with the support of CDI and Kickstarter backers! The Isuken Co-op successfully raised funds to bring their unique farm to table food to the streets of Lewiston and events
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
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
“Celebrating Collective Courage” Brings Together Practitioners and Educators
Saturday, March 7, the day before International Women’s Day and on the cusp between Black History Month and Women’s History Month, CDI took the opportunity to celebrate the impressive history and contemporary vitality of Black women’s leadership in cooperative thought
Island Community in Maine Creates Worker-Owned Cooperative to Retain Local Businesses and Jobs
For Immediate Release 6/17/2014 Contact: Rob Brown, Director, Cooperative Development Institute’s Business Ownership Solutions program, 207-233-2987, rbrown@cdi.coop Island Community in Maine Creates Worker-Owned Cooperative to Retain Local Businesses and Jobs Deer Isle and Stonington, ME, June 17, 2014–Employees of
Three Worker Co-ops Come Together to Celebrate 1 Year and 12 Years. The Movement Is Strong.
Real Pickles celebrated their first year as a cooperative worker-owned business, along with their worker-owned cooperative neighbors Artisan Beverage Cooperative (also celebrating year one) and Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics (celebrating 12 years)! The three businesses joined together to throw a neighborhood
Grassroots Organizations Come Together to Advocate for Worker Co-ops In NYC
Our worker co-op friends in NYC are up to it again! Today, May 14th, was the first ever Worker Cooperative Advocacy day in NYC. Participants from inspiring organizations such as The Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA), Green Worker Cooperatives,