June 2nd, 2011 , 10 am - Transitioning a Private Business to a Worker Co-op – Presented by Roy Messing of the Cooperative Development Center at Kent State University - Employee ownership in the cooperative model has typically been completed on a start up basis. Changes in Ohio Cooperative Law allowed Select Machine Company in rural Ohio to take ground breaking steps of transitioning a private business to a worker cooperative. This session will highlight the model used to make such a transfer a reality. Co-sponsored by the Business Succession Planning Program at Kent State University. (view recording below)
June 9th, 2011, 10 AM - Steps for Organizing a Worker Cooperative – Presented by Roy Messing of the Cooperative Development Center at Kent State University – Planning, Developing, and bringing a Worker Cooperative operational is no small undertaking. This session will provide the attendee with the basic steps necessary to help make the worker cooperative dream a reality. (view recording below)
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