Social Co-ops
Social co-ops essentially provide a space for informal sharing of good and services to its own members rather than the public or non-members
Childcare Cooperatives
Childcare co-ops provides services to the parent members of that co-op. Childcare cooperatives take shape on a spectrum from casual babysitting exchanges all the way to highly organized preschools with hundreds of participating families. Childcare co-ops require special state specific licensing. However, in California, and likely in other states, there are laws allowing groups to care for their children through a cooperative arrangement, without getting a family child care home license. However, the specific legal requirements may vary depending on the state and locality. Some common considerations for childcare co-ops include:
- Number of Children
- Exchnage of money
- Duration and Frequency
- Safety Standards
- Background Checks
- Insurance
- More information is available in our Bite-Sized Legal guide.
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Marketing Co-ops
Marketing cooperatives are comprised of individual goods or service providers who collaborate to collectively market and sell their products, all while maintaining their independent ownership
Consumer Co-ops
Consumer co-ops allow members to pool their buying power to purchase goods or services as one entity. This often gives them more power to negotiate
Worker-owned Co-ops
Worker-owned cooperatives deliver goods or services to the public as one member-owned entity. There are many different forms of worker-owned coops, which are generally based
