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We participate in Workers to Owners, a nationwide collaborative whose member organizations also help businesses convert to employee ownership. Check out these beautiful videos that document Rock City Employee Cooperative, a coffee shop and roaster (new owners and families pictured above), In Source Renewables, a solar company and A Child’s Place, a childcare business that they are currently working to convert to employee ownership.
Rock City Roasters
Location: Rockland, ME
Industry: Cafe
Number of employees: 25
Conversion date: 2018
Professional support from: Cooperative Development Institute
In Source Renewables
Location: Pittsfield, ME
Industry: Energy
Number of employees: 10
Conversion date: in progress
Professional support from: Cooperative Development Institute
A Child’s Place
Location: Queens, NY
Industry: Childcare
Number of employees: 50
Conversion date: in progress
Professional support from: The Working World
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