Tu Negocio Cooperativa Manual
Una Guía para todos tipos de negocios! Introducción a las empresas cooperativas de trabajadores. Puesto que las cooperativas son propiedad y están controladas por y para los empleados que trabajan allá, son operadas diferentemente de las empresas tradicionales en unos aspectos clave. Este manual cuenta con muchos recursos, plantillas y consideraciones clave para crear cooperativas.
by Creado en colaboración con Green Collar Communities Clinic (un programa del Centro Legal Comunitario de East Bay).
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Registering a Legal Entity
As you set up worker cooperatives, an important step is choosing the right legal structure. Once you’ve made that decision, your next steps include registering your business, getting acquainted with the Corporate Transparency Act, and obtaining an Employer Identification Number. Aquí está una versión en español de esta información. Corporate Transparency Act The Corporate Transparency
How Cooperatives Are Structured
Cooperatives are member-owned and democratically controlled businesses that distribute profits based on an equitable patronage system. Cooperatives are structured by type of cooperative, the tax status and the legal entity that is chosen by its members. The decision depends on the mission and needs of the co-op. Difference between Co-op Type, Legal Entity and Tax
How Money Flows Through a Cooperative
The way money moves from clients to the cooperative, to the worker owners and shareholders is based on the value of community wealth building. The system that keeps any value generated by individuals (such as profit, labor, etc.) within the co-op and distributed back to those individuals is called patronage. Sometimes, members are even called
