Are you interested in learning more about shared ownership models and how they might be a fit for your business or community?
For businesses interested in exploring employee ownership as a model, or as part of your succession or exit planning, below are some organizations with resources to assist you.
- Nexus Community Partners, the City of Saint Paul’s implementing partner for the LOCAL Fund: Worker Ownership Program.
- Cooperative Development Services (CDS), supports sustainable cooperative development in Minnesota.
- Shared Capital Cooperative, a lending and investment fund for cooperatives of all types and sizes.
- Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers (MCCD), offers advising, workshops, and capital access to businesses, including those interested in worker owned cooperatives.
- Minnesota Center for Employee Ownership (MNCEO), a central hub for information on employee ownership in Minnesota.
- CoMinnesota, a network of cooperatives in the state of Minnesota.
Some Saint Paul worker-owned cooperative businesses to get to know:
For other City of Saint Paul business resources, visit the Planning and Economic Development site - Economic Development | Saint Paul Minnesota.
For communities interested in exploring community ownership models that could fit your community needs, below are some organizations to assist you.
- Nexus Community Partners, the City of Saint Paul’s implementing partner for the LOCAL Fund: Community Ownership Program.
- Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers (MCCD), offers capital access to businesses pursuing worker-owned cooperatives, commercial land trusts, or other community-based ownership models.
- Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), provides capital, strategy and know-how to Twin Cities community development partners, including those working on community owned projects.
- Shared Capital Cooperative, a lending and investment fund for cooperatives of all types and sizes.
Some Saint Paul community owned entities to get to know:
- Taproot Investment Cooperative
- South Como Investment Cooperative
- East Side Community Investment Cooperative
- Midway Investment Cooperative
- Asian Economic Development Association (AEDA)
- Rondo Community Land Trust (RCLT)
For other City of Saint Paul resources to support your community development efforts, visit the Planning and Economic Development Department’s site or the City of Saint Paul site.