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
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
Yep, machine goes brrr but most of it goes to the connected, preferred jetski dealers