Commissioner Gregg Bishop of NYC Department of Small Business Services giving a shoutout to worker-ownership opportunities for converting businesses that lack succession plans at New York City Council Small Business Committee Hearing

Donate today to support the #coops building the new economy!

We're so proud to work with the team at Bright Learning Stars in Brooklyn. They've worked so hard to create a warm, educational, loving community with their daycare. Seeing them lay themselves off is heartbreaking. Please donate to support these workers building the new economy!

Join our friends at Rock Steady Farm for a virtual meet and greet next week! rocksteadyfarm.com/meet

Worker owners know how to weather storms. Thrilled to see Brooklyn Stone & Tile featured on Business Insider, modeling economic resilience, shared leadership and cooperation! Support workers at tiny.cc/coopmutualaid facebook.com/BusinessInside…

This #MayDay, we demand a #PeoplesBailout that takes us from pandemic to prosperity, without leaving anyone behind. Join us: PeoplesBailout.ca

So many of our borrower businesses have been able to keep going thanks to cooperation, innovation, and community relief efforts in the cooperative movement. Could this pandemic reveal the true strengths of worker ownership? truthout.org/articles/pande…

We stand with Black communities resisting the violence of police brutality and racial capitalism. Our office will be closed Fri 6/5 for our team to rest, reflect, and take action. More here - facebook.com/theworkingworl… #BlackLivesMatter

Funding for #WCBDI has provided essential support to BIPOC workers in NYC. Now is the time to ensure this support continues. Pls fully fund WCBDI and support Black, Latinx, and immigrant business ownership. @NYCSpeakerCoJo Carlina Rivera Daniel Dromm x.com/itsanhthu/stat…

#WCBDI funding gave worker cooperatives in the Bronx like TRIBE Co-Create Cooperative and White Pine Community Farm access to business incubators, and help with accounting, financial analyses. Fully fund #WCBDI so we can keep supporting BIPOC-run businesses in NYC!

🦋Menchaca 萬齊家 we need you to continue supporting small businesses owned by immigrant communities in Sunset Park! Fully fund the Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative! #WCBDI

.Robert E. Cornegy, Jr Worker Coop Business Development Initiative #WCBDI helps BIPOC workers protect their own own communities. Fully fund WCBDI in the FY21 budget!

@NYCSpeakerCoJo @Vanessalgibson Diana Ayala Rafael Salamanca, Jr Antonio Reynoso 🦋Menchaca 萬齊家 The City budget reflects what you value. Time to #DefundNYPD and prioritize the City we need. Help grow #Coops where they're needed most. Fully fund #WCBDI.

.DRichards #WCBDI funding allowed us and our partners to provide rapid response assistance to coops suffering from economic distress during #COVID19 crisis: together we moved over $10m in federal aid to BIPOC-run businesses. Fully fund #WCBDI for FY21!

@NYCSpeakerCoJo #WCBDI funding helps orgs like ours launch programs to support MWBE & immigrant business facing unprecedented risk of closure by transitioning them to employee ownership. Fully fund #WCBDI!

.Margaret S. Chin So many worker #coops are BIPOC-run orgs, protecting our communities. We were essential before COVID19, and we’re essential now! Support workers by strengthing #WCBDI in the FY21 budget!

We are proud to join Mayor Eric Adams and our network of partners to launch Owner to Owners! This initiative helps business owners explore the option of selling their company to their employees. Learn how: bit.ly/2Vqmo8Y

We are so proud to support the team of worker owners at Brooklyn Stone and Tile and to be part of the Employee Ownership NYC initiative Owner to Owners.

Tomorrow! Hear from a wide range of companies employing sustainable business models, including representatives from the green economy sector, to better understand how cooperative models are gaining momentum. RSVP now at bit.ly/2PQQraO

Thinking about retiring from your small business? Employee ownership could be the solution you're looking for. See how this flexible business model can help ease your retirement worries and set you up for your next step. RSVP at bit.ly/3vpUZ75 and see you on May 24!