Tools for a Cooperative Economy
We have a number of online tools available for current and aspiring cooperators to use in their businesses.
Break Even Analysis
Break evens are essential business tools for helping to establish the basic thresholds of income and expenses to reach profitability.
Steps to Startup
Check out the steps to start up folder with resources that show you the incremental steps to starting up your business.
Worker Cooperative Business Model Canvas
This take on the traditional business model canvas focuses on cooperatives in particular and what they need to be fully successful.
Check out this awesome instructional video on how to use the tool!
The Governance Matrix
Understand the rights and responsibilities of each stakeholders in your cooperative. Build a clear plan for how to deal with major decisions before they come up.
Tools for Consensus, Culture, and Decision Making
A Consensus Handbook by Seeds of Change
Communication Resources by Democracy at Work Institute
Designing Effective Systems of Evaluation and Accountability in Worker Cooperatives
