How to Start A Cooperative
This section advises on how to incorporate, structure and find probono legal resources to start a cooperative, with California as example.
- Center for Co-operatives, University of Wisconsin – Cooperative Startup Resources
- Legal Sourcebook for California Cooperatives
- University of California Cooperative Extension – A Legal Sourcebook for California Cooperatives: Startup & Administration (complete course materials and downloaded book
- Co-op Law – Glossary of Terms
- SBA (Small Business Administration) – Choose Your Business Structure/Cooperative
- Shareable – How to Start a Worker Coop
- Democracy at Work Institute – List of Cooperative Startup Resources