Co-op Law
Resources for Worker Cooperatives
Co-op Law
Resources for Worker Cooperatives

Think Outside Boss: How to Create a Worker Owned Enterprise

Think Outside the Boss is a workshop and manual for worker cooperatives, co-created by the Sustainable Economies Law Center and the East Bay Community Law Center. 

Overview of Manual and Workshop

Manual

“Think Outside Boss: How to Create a Worker-Owned Enterprise” is a comprehensive guide that offers a wealth of resources, including definitions, templates, example documents and key considerations, for individuals who are interested in establishing a worker-owned business. 

Workshop 

SELC hosts half day workshops based on this manual three times per year in the San Francisco Bay Area. These Think Outside the Boss workshops provide community members an introduction into the nuts and bolts of starting and running a cooperatively owned business. They go over legal issues in an accessible way to help you understand the relationships between cooperatives, employment, and community wealth-building. Attorneys, law students, and experienced cooperative professionals give short presentations on legal issues, governance structures, financing, and more. They also typically host breakout sessions on specialized topics with attorneys, cooperative accountants, business planning specialists, and discussions led by cooperative worker-members. To find the next Think Outside the Boss workshop, please visit theselc.org/events.

by SELC

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