Jaime Jennings and Amber Corcoran started Fancy Tiger Crafts nearly 15 years ago with the vision of an all-encompassing local craft store. After a decade and a half of running the business nonstop, Jennings and Corcoran decided they were ready to take a step back from the craft shop. Here’s how they did it. Jaime… Continue reading Fancy Tiger Crafts: Local Denver Craft Shop Becomes Worker-Owned
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The San Luis Valley Language Justice Cooperative: Empowering people through language
{{ brizy_dc_global_blocks position=’top’ }} For Erica Maldonado and Diego Pons, co-founder-owners of the San Luis Valley (SLV) Language Justice Cooperative, being bilingual wasn’t always a good thing. This sentiment changed, however, when they learned to leverage their bilingualism in a way that advanced them professionally and allowed them to fulfil a need within their community.… Continue reading The San Luis Valley Language Justice Cooperative: Empowering people through language
Worker-Owned Co-ops Walk
n partnership with the Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center, Walk2Connect will host a conversational walk on the ins and outs of worker-owned cooperative businesses. We will discuss examples of traditional and innovative organizations here in Colorado and beyond. Bring your questions, ideas and a notebook. We will walk Boulder residential sidewalks, the Boulder Creek path and through the CU… Continue reading Worker-Owned Co-ops Walk
Employee Ownership Experts: Legal and Financial Panel
{{ brizy_dc_global_blocks position=’top’ }} Considering employee ownership? Let the experts help out! Join us on January 18, 2017 for our third breakfast workshop, cosponsored by Denver’s Office of Economic Development. Our experts are some of leading lawyers and CPAs for employee ownership, including Jason Wiener, Jason Wiener P.C. Lucas Denberg of Zick Business Advisors, Doug Dell of… Continue reading Employee Ownership Experts: Legal and Financial Panel