Transform Finance Briefing: Investing in Employee Ownership

In our new briefing, Transform Finance outlines various stages that investors may find themselves in exploring the space: understanding the landscape of EO funds, identifying the investment approaches of different funds, and comparing and evaluating the potential impact of funds. We provide recommendations for these stages as well as overall considerations to maximize impact and build the field. At the core of our recommendations is an analysis of 53 funds that finance EO in the United States and Canada, made across investment approaches, target financial returns, size, geographic focus and impact.

ResourcesinfoAugust 15, 2024learning, resources, economic opportunity, economy, small businesses

City of Seattle - M5 Creative Building Workspaces program

To attract, grow, and keep production teams in Seattle. In partnership with Seattle Center, the City is activating the M5 Creative Building (401 Mercer Street) for temporary use for film production and other creative production office space, conferences, workshops, controlled events, and productions.

ResourcesinfoJune 5, 2024resources, economy, creative, art

Nurturing Circular Innovation: The 2024 NextCycle WA Accelerator Academy

In its second year, the 2024 NextCycle WA Accelerator Academy is a capacity building opportunity for entrepreneurs committed to shifting supply chains, processes and business models to reduce waste, improve recycling, or find ways to reuse or remanufacture materials typically discarded as waste or trash. To create the conditions that support a just, sustained and strong shift towards a circular and generative economy and away from our current extractive systems, we need intention, collaboration, innovation and significant resources.

Learning Community, BloginfoMay 21, 2024blog, COO news, SCOOP, economy, environment, Learning Community

Center for Economic Democracy: Economics for Emancipation

Economics for Emancipation (E4E) is a seven-module introductory curriculum with interactive and participatory workshops. It offers a deep critical dive into the current political economic system, exploration of alternative economic systems, and dynamic tools to dream and build the economy that centers care, relationship, and liberation.

ResourcesinfoFebruary 28, 2024economy, learning, capacity building, resources

Northwest Cooperative Development Center - 2024 Cooperative Academy opportunity

Starting a cooperatively-owned business requires planning, analysis, financing and capital investment, and marketing. This 10-week program will provide participants basic knowledge and skills to create Governing Documents, a decision-making matrix, a business plan, a marketing plan, the beginnings of a policy manual, and an overall strategy for membership and capitalization campaigns.

ResourcesinfoDecember 12, 2023resources, housing, economy, economic opportunity, capacity building, learning

Transform Finance: Alternative Ownership Enterprises Learning Hub

ResourcesinfoNovember 15, 2023resources, learning, economy, economic opportunity

Business Community Ownership Fund

The Business Community Ownership (BCO) Fund is a new investment model that addresses the rising cost of commercial rent in Seattle, which often affects neighborhoods and businesses owned by people of color, immigrants, women, and LGBTQ+ people. These communities continue to have less access to capital due to systemic inequities, racism, and related barriers.

Resources, BloginfoAugust 11, 2023small businesses, economy, economic opportunity, resources, finance, Seattle, partner news

REThinking Economics - Econ 101

What is the Rethinking Econ101 course? It's a 10-session long online course starting in September, which will:

Guide you through the intellectual foundations of mainstream economics
Expose the myths that mainstream economics espouses
Introduce new approaches to understanding the economy
Equip you with the tools to take action at your school and join the campaign to rethink economics

ResourcesinfoAugust 10, 2023resources, economy, economic opportunity, learning, capacity building

Introducing the Library of Economic Possibility (LEP): A knowledge-base for the next economy

Common Future & The Bento Society have partnered in support of the launch of the Library of Economic Possibility (LEP) — a new research and media platform. LEP's mission is to advance public knowledge of economic policies that may help build a thriving 21st century economy.

Resources, Systems & PoliciesinfoApril 11, 2023learning, resources, economy, policy and systems

Asian American Solidarity Economies - 2018 Webinar Series

The Asian American Solidarity Economies Project presented a five-part webinar series in 2018 on solidarity and cooperative economics targeted to the assets and needs of Asian American immigrant and refugee communities. For the full series: http://solidarityresearch.org/webinars/

ResourcesWhitney JohnsonMarch 15, 2022economy, solidarity, resources, learning

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