Comments - Production Worker Cooperatives - Coalition for Capital Homesteading2024-03-29T10:33:43Zhttp://capitalhomestead.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=6384157%3ABlogPost%3A7704&xn_auth=no12-14-11
Dawn,
Thanks for th…tag:capitalhomestead.org,2011-12-14:6384157:Comment:76032011-12-14T13:49:34.579ZJames E Millerhttp://capitalhomestead.org/profile/JamesEMiller
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<dd>Dawn,</dd>
<dd>Thanks for the welcome. Now that you have seen the BBC documentary and read the webpages at <a href="http://sbic.wetpaint.com/">http://sbic.wetpaint.com</a>, we need to form a state chartered worker cooperative credit union as the first step. There is such a move by the SF bay area coops, but nothing much has been done other than to agree to the need.</dd>
<dd>We need to form an "exploratory committee" of five or so folks to lay the legal, economic,…</dd>
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<dd>Dawn,</dd>
<dd>Thanks for the welcome. Now that you have seen the BBC documentary and read the webpages at <a href="http://sbic.wetpaint.com/">http://sbic.wetpaint.com</a>, we need to form a state chartered worker cooperative credit union as the first step. There is such a move by the SF bay area coops, but nothing much has been done other than to agree to the need.</dd>
<dd>We need to form an "exploratory committee" of five or so folks to lay the legal, economic, and marketing foundation. I'll handle the initial research into the legal aspects but will need a currently licensed attorney in the state of domicile for the CU to actually file the papers and shepard the CU through the regulatory agencies.</dd>
<dd>Much of the organizational work has been mapped. The SEC allows the current casino stock exchanges to "self-police" which is a sad joke. You will read about the serious approach to vet investors and small business applicants by Small Business Investment Exchange (SBIE).</dd>
<dd>We need the CU to raise the initial capital by taking in $100 deposits which will serve as collateral or "first loss money" in support of the formation of SBIE. We'll use the New England Cooperative Fund as the working model for SBIE.</dd>
<dd>Jim Miller</dd>
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<p><font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxIjuUV7cMY"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxIjuUV7cMY</span></font></font></a></u></span></font></p>
<p><font color="#333333"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span>The Life of a Cooperative Community – Part 3 of 3:…</span></font></font></font></p>
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<p><font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxIjuUV7cMY"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxIjuUV7cMY</span></font></font></a></u></span></font></p>
<p><font color="#333333"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span>The Life of a Cooperative Community – Part 3 of 3:</span></font></font></font></p>
<h1 class="western"><font color="#000000"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span><span>Explaining the Amish Way of Life - VOA Story:</span></span></font></font></font> <font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAgSCTdnrhk&feature=related"><font size="3"><span>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAgSCTdnrhk&feature=related</span></font></a></u></span></font></h1> Lesson Two: Watch videos abo…tag:capitalhomestead.org,2011-12-14:6384157:Comment:77052011-12-14T13:48:01.778ZJames E Millerhttp://capitalhomestead.org/profile/JamesEMiller
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<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span>Lesson Two: Watch videos about capital raising:</span></font></font></font></p>
<h1 class="western"><a id="watch-headline-title2" name="watch-headline-title2"></a><a id="eow-title2" name="eow-title2"></a> <font color="#333333"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span><span>Jenny Kassan on Raising Capital for Cooperatives:…</span></span></font></font></font></h1>
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<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span>Lesson Two: Watch videos about capital raising:</span></font></font></font></p>
<h1 class="western"><a name="watch-headline-title2" id="watch-headline-title2"></a><a name="eow-title2" id="eow-title2"></a> <font color="#333333"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span><span>Jenny Kassan on Raising Capital for Cooperatives:</span></span></font></font></font> <font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht_hLrvXGtc&feature=related"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht_hLrvXGtc&feature=related</span></font></font></a></u></span></font></h1>
<h1 class="western"><a name="watch-headline-title4" id="watch-headline-title4"></a><a name="eow-title4" id="eow-title4"></a> <font color="#333333"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span><span>Follow Up to: Jenny Kassan on Raising Capital for Cooperatives:</span></span></font></font></font> <font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6kdKby0p-4&feature=related"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6kdKby0p-4&feature=related</span></font></font></a></u></span></font></h1>
<h1 class="western"><a name="watch-headline-title3" id="watch-headline-title3"></a><a name="eow-title3" id="eow-title3"></a> <font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span><span>Incubating A Worker Cooperative On A Shoestring With Time Banks:</span></span></font></font></font> <font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgI24bsgHao&feature=related"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span><span>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgI24bsgHao&feature=related</span></span></font></font></a></u></span></font></h1>
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<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span>Lesson Three: Forming and operating a cooperative:</span></font></font></font></p>
<h1 class="western"><a name="watch-headline-title5" id="watch-headline-title5"></a><a name="eow-title5" id="eow-title5"></a> <font color="#333333"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span><span>Co-ops: Transforming Lives and Communities:</span></span></font></font></font> <font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=aU-vc0ND1gM"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span>http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=aU-vc0ND1gM</span></font></font></a></u></span></font></h1>
<h1 class="western"><a name="watch-headline-title6" id="watch-headline-title6"></a><a name="eow-title6" id="eow-title6"></a> <font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span><span>The Life of a Cooperative Community - Part 1 of 3:</span></span></font></font></font> <font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aftJWOdbhHI&feature=related"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aftJWOdbhHI&feature=related</span></font></font></a></u></span></font></h1>
<p><font color="#333333"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span>The Life of a Cooperative Community – Part 2 of 3:</span></font></font></font></p> THE MONDRAGON COOPERATIVE COR…tag:capitalhomestead.org,2011-12-14:6384157:Comment:74052011-12-14T13:46:32.279ZJames E Millerhttp://capitalhomestead.org/profile/JamesEMiller
<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span>THE MONDRAGON COOPERATIVE CORPORATION BLOG</span></font></font></font></p>
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<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span>Lesson One: Watch these video presentations; make notes as you go; then a week later watch them again, making notes. Then make two columns for each significant entry in your notes. The column name on the left is "MONDRAGON" and the one on the…</span></font></font></font></p>
<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span>THE MONDRAGON COOPERATIVE CORPORATION BLOG</span></font></font></font></p>
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<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span>Lesson One: Watch these video presentations; make notes as you go; then a week later watch them again, making notes. Then make two columns for each significant entry in your notes. The column name on the left is "MONDRAGON" and the one on the right is "REMOTE CAPITAL". Then list the positive and negative attributes for each major note heading. Here are the video presentations:</span></font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3">BBC's</font></font> <font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><i>The Mondragon Experiment:</i></font></font> <font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7565584850785786404&hl=en"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><i>http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7565584850785786404&hl=en</i></font></font></a></u></span></font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3">MCC Corporate promotion:</font></font> <font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpdoNzXGmxM"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpdoNzXGmxM</font></font></a></u></span></font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3">Mondragon Cooperative Experience:</font></font> <font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7565584850785786404&hl=en#docid=-7773894254367283469"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3">http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7565584850785786404&hl=en#docid=-7773894254367283469</font></font></a></u></span></font></p>
<h1 class="western"><a name="watch-headline-title" id="watch-headline-title"></a><a name="eow-title" id="eow-title"></a> <font color="#333333"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span><span>3 Richmond & Mondragon Cooperative:</span></span></font></font></font> <font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dNfKqVS8nU"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dNfKqVS8nU</span></font></font></a></u></span></font></h1>
<p><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3">1 Evergreen Cooperative – Ted Howard:</font></font> <font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_KWPFqOI84&feature=related"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_KWPFqOI84&feature=related</font></font></a></u></span></font></p>
<h1 class="western"><a name="watch-headline-title1" id="watch-headline-title1"></a><a name="eow-title1" id="eow-title1"></a> <font color="#333333"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span><span>2 Evergreen Cooperative Ted Howard:</span></span></font></font></font> <font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=wfkVgIB6zEs"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span>http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=wfkVgIB6zEs</span></font></font></a></u></span></font></h1>
<p><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3">Evergreen Cooperatives:</font></font> <font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt_ZHUDhKjs"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt_ZHUDhKjs</font></font></a></u></span></font></p>