In 2012, Red Emma’s Bookstore Coffeehouse decided it was time to move to another, larger location in Baltimore. Business was good, and growing. They’d seen nearly a decade of modestly positive cash ...

We speak to Mattie Milliken of Copac about the progress made for the coops movement during the International Year of ...

Cooperatives are an old idea but more relevant than ever as they can be the drivers of a sustainable future, senior United Nations officials said on the International Day of Cooperatives today, urging ...

A co-operative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and ...

You might say that Congress gave us a really sweet deal with the 20% business income deduction. But then they built a wall around it. Little people (taxable income below $157,500 twice that for ...

A business cooperative is a private group of small businesses that opt to pool their resources to benefit all members. This is not the same as multiple brands operating under a parent company; it is a ...

In November 2023, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), declared 2025 as the International Year of Cooperatives, marking a significant recognition of the vital role cooperatives play in social ...

In Africa, where the vast majority of farmers are smallholders (on average cultivating about 5 acres according to a 2018 estimate by the OECD), it makes sense for such farmers to combine their forces ...

The resurgence in the Louisville business community’s interest in socially responsible companies is evident in the popularity of Canopy, a new initiative to foster businesses that do good as an ...