Cooperatives
Business News
Twitter Shareholders Will Vote on Turning the Company Into a Cooperative Owned by its Users
On May 22, Twitter shareholders will vote on whether to investigate a radical proposal: Turning the social network into a cooperative owned by its users.
Growing a Business
When It Comes to Equity, 'Enough Is Better Than Too Much'
The "perfect deal" is a different kind of employee-ownership model.
Franchise
Cooperative Companies Offer an Alternative to Franchising
Going it alone isn't the best route for all business owners. Cooperative corporations offer an alternative to franchising, with members working together to decide how their company should operate.
Franchise
How a Group of Dry-Cleaners Formed a Collective Franchise
Zips Dry Cleaners is proof that good things can happen when (lots of) great minds think alike.