The cooperative business model is being creatively utilized to deliver social and public services as well as create employment opportunities for people who may be unemployed or under-employed. Social cooperatives are diverse, but they are united by their values-based operations to deliver needed services in their communities and keep their businesses controlled by the people at the heart of each organization.
The cooperative business model is being creatively utilized to deliver social and public services as well as create employment opportunities for people who may be unemployed or under-employed. Social cooperatives are diverse, but they are united by their values-based operations to deliver needed services in their communities and keep their businesses controlled by the people at the heart of each organization.
Social cooperatives provide their communities, both inside and outside of the direct business, with dignified work, the delivery of an excellent service or product, and a direct voice in, and connection to, the business. What makes these businesses unique is their unfaltering dedication to their social missions and services, giving them a competitive edge against conventional businesses that do not holistically address their community needs.
In social cooperatives, member-ownership is creatively structured. Examples include:
“Social co-ops can be all kinds of businesses, but they are united by their values-based operations to deliver needed services in their communities and keep their businesses controlled by the people at the heart of each organization.”
What is INVESTED, BUILT, GROWN, MADE and SPENT with a co-op directly benefits the local community – make a bigger impact when you choose local co-ops.
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