Are there different kinds of cooperatives?
Are worker cooperatives a new form of cooperative?
Is there a relationship between worker cooperatives and the Union movement?
How do worker cooperatives get started?
How do worker cooperatives get their financing?
If the cooperative fails financially, are the workers personally responsible for it's debts?
There are at least 6 ways that cooperatives raise money:
E. Specialized Community Development Funds. Some state and local governments have established funds for the development of businesses that are more broadly owned than the normal business corporations. These "community development funds" often have guidelines, which make their use by worker cooperatives possible.
F. Churches, Foundations and Other Private Groups. These organizations often devote a portion of their funds to community economic development and usually view worker cooperatives as eligible for funding, particularly through their loan funds. Examples of such groups are the Industrial Cooperative Association, the North Court Development Fund, the Campaign for Human Development and the Cooperative Assistance Fund.