Most important probably is location. Bubble tea seems like something that needs an urban location with a lot of international people in the area to succeed. If you've got that you can make it work, depending on how much time you can put in and how much you're willing to exploit employees.
That's where the co-op part comes in I guess. I'm wondering tho if a retail-type worker's co-op could survive in a capitalist system that incentivizes and rewards the small business tyrant model.
Maybe it would be necessary to start a standard business, and later convert it into a worker's co-op, to avoid roadblocks.
I live close to a university without a bubble tea shop nearby. Not sure that's enough but i think it's at least a decent location.
Maybe it would be necessary to start a standard business, and later convert it into a worker’s co-op, to avoid roadblocks.
Yeah i think you might be right... Also not sure if I know the right people to start a coop with but if it's starts as an actual business i could hire the right people then turn it into a coop with them
The reason I suggested starting as a regular business is because it will be infinitely easier to get whatever loans, or small business funding, or municipal help you need as a small business. It will be less easy to get them as an evil socialist worker's co-op. Other workers might start getting ideas ffs.
I don't know....maybe get a committed group together first, set up a worker's co-op (there has to be a best-practice model out there for a 3-6 person retail operation), then one person goes to the bank/municipality/suppliers as a small business tyrant and sets up the business, then when the business is thriving....boom we're a worker's co-op now bitch...thanks for the funding.
I mean, I'm assuming the reason there isn't many worker's co-ops in western countries is because the capitalist system makes it almost impossible.
Yeah i think you're right. There is sooooooo much funding or tax breaks and such for "small business owners". I really doubt they'd extend that to a co-op.
But yeah getting it going then switching to a co-op would totally work. Finding the people is tough tho
Most important probably is location. Bubble tea seems like something that needs an urban location with a lot of international people in the area to succeed. If you've got that you can make it work, depending on how much time you can put in and how much you're willing to exploit employees.
That's where the co-op part comes in I guess. I'm wondering tho if a retail-type worker's co-op could survive in a capitalist system that incentivizes and rewards the small business tyrant model.
Maybe it would be necessary to start a standard business, and later convert it into a worker's co-op, to avoid roadblocks.
I live close to a university without a bubble tea shop nearby. Not sure that's enough but i think it's at least a decent location.
Yeah i think you might be right... Also not sure if I know the right people to start a coop with but if it's starts as an actual business i could hire the right people then turn it into a coop with them
Definitely sounds like you've got the location!
The reason I suggested starting as a regular business is because it will be infinitely easier to get whatever loans, or small business funding, or municipal help you need as a small business. It will be less easy to get them as an evil socialist worker's co-op. Other workers might start getting ideas ffs.
I don't know....maybe get a committed group together first, set up a worker's co-op (there has to be a best-practice model out there for a 3-6 person retail operation), then one person goes to the bank/municipality/suppliers as a small business tyrant and sets up the business, then when the business is thriving....boom we're a worker's co-op now bitch...thanks for the funding.
I mean, I'm assuming the reason there isn't many worker's co-ops in western countries is because the capitalist system makes it almost impossible.
Yeah i think you're right. There is sooooooo much funding or tax breaks and such for "small business owners". I really doubt they'd extend that to a co-op.
But yeah getting it going then switching to a co-op would totally work. Finding the people is tough tho
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