Cincinnati Gives Challenge participant; donate here: www.cincinnatigives.org/Coop-Cincy
ESTABLISHED: 2011
MISSION: Co-op Cincy is a nonprofit that supports a growing network of worker-owned businesses in Greater Cincinnati. Our goal: an economy that works for all.
SERVING OUR COMMUNITY: By expanding worker-ownership, we support family-sustaining jobs, provide ownership opportunities to individuals from historically marginalized groups, and nurture businesses that are accountable to communities.
Co-op Cincy offers:
1. Training for start-ups
2. Ongoing business coaching
3. Access to loans
4. A program to help retiring business owners sell to their employees
Since our founding in 2011, our network has grown to include 15 worker-owned businesses ranging from an urban farm to a childcare center, from a residential energy efficiency company to a home healthcare provider. This network employs more than 100 people, of whom 75% are people of color and 66% are women. We have helped these businesses access more than $6.4 million in capital, removing barriers to growth and long-term success.
LEADERSHIP
Kristen Barker, Co-Director
Ellen Vera, Co-Director
OTHER WAYS TO HELP
• Give: You can donate to support our work at coopcincy.org/give. Donations fund start-up training, coaching and technical assistance services, and loan access for the businesses in our network.
• Volunteer: You can mentor a business or provide other services to support our work. Tell us how you’d like to help at coopcincy.org/volunteer.
• Connect: You can connect us to a business owner interested in selling their company by e-mailing ellen@coopcincy.org.
• Attend an event: We offer tours of the businesses in our network, as well as other events. Learn more at coopcincy.org/events.
215 E. 14th St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 549-3381
https://coopcincy.org
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