Obran Cooperative
@ObranCoop
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A cooperative conglomerate. We acquire and hold profitable small to medium size businesses in target industries on behalf of our worker-owners.
United States
Joined March 2018
Join Obran COO Adam Rose for this discussion on impact search funds! You'll learn more about how search funds can generate positive, measurable social impact alongside financial return.
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Can search funds support investments that generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside financial return?
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RT @haasimpinv: Impact Search Funds Virtual Panel Event - Can search funds generate positive, measurable impact alongside financial return?….
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" Research and interviews with worker-owners found their businesses retained and created jobs, fostered community and kept workers and the public safe. They did not generate huge profits, but they created security for everyone in and around them.".
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Worker-owners at Bay Area co-ops said their businesses retained jobs, fostered community and kept workers and the public safe.
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#Cooperatives make our economy more resilient because they "can adapt more nimbly and humanely to disasters and long-term challenges" compared to shareholder-owned firms.
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Commentary: Employee-owned businesses, or worker cooperatives, could be an alternative means of goosing a COVID economic recovery.
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#WorkerCoops have long been blocked from accessing the SBA's main business loan, but that could change if @Hickenlooper's Capital for Cooperatives Act passes.
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If passed, they would make it easier for women and Black, Latino or Native American people to become investment managers, and other measures for small businesses to secure loans.
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Come celebrate the 13 entrepreneurs and 7 businesses graduating from the @start_coop accelerator! And celebrate the resiliency of the #workercoop community.
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A dynamic virtual event celebrating cooperative entrepreneurship and the next generation of cooperative businesses at scale.
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RT @start_coop: 🤿Want to deep dive on ownership and build out your ownership model with our Co-Director @JessxDesign and the ever-amazing @….
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Would love to see more cities make similar investments in #WorkerOwned #Cooperatives to develop resilient local economies. #GoCoop #SolidarityEconomy.
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City officials launched a new initiative on Wednesday aimed at helping struggling local businesses survive the remainder of the pandemic by converting them
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"Co-ops provide a viable, time-tested path to expanding opportunity and dignity for workers, stabilizing the childcare industry during a moment of great peril, and growing economic democracy.". #WorkerOwned #Cooperative #Childcare.
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"In this moment of crisis, worker cooperatives are a reliable, proven solution to address loss of jobs as well as income inequality.". #WorkerOwned #Cooperative #Pandemic #Resilience .
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RT @start_coop: Ok folks, we've got news. The world is totally crazy right now and you told us that you need more time to craft and submi….
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Anyone who wants to organize a #WorkerCoop should apply! @start_coop is an amazing accelerator that helped us tremendously when we were starting up. #WorkerOwned #Cooperative #Business #Solidarity.
⏱️Applications are now OPEN for the 2021 accelerator! . The 16-week virtual program runs Mar-Jun. 💻 Robust curriculum.💁🏽 Individual coaching.🧠 Expert mentors.🔧 Platform services.💸 Investment . Please RT to help spread the word.
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RT @davidlidz: The #latina #entrepreneurs in my life zooming w/ founder Joseph Cureton about the worker-owned coope….
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#Cooperatives empower people to come together in a way that serves both individual and community needs and offers significant advantages in resiliency, employee retention, and productivity. Learn more about why you should invest in #WorkerOwned #Business. ….
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“'Along with #livingwage jobs, we build ownership and opportunity among people coming out of jail and prison,' [worker-owner] Schendar said.". #WorkerOwned #Cooperative #GoCoop.
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RT @MSIIntegrity: Yep, we're still hiring! We need a Research Director and a Dev & Outreach Coordinator who want to transform our economy a….
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"The new Business Legacy Fund will support incubator Co-op Cincy in helping Cincinnati-area businesses transition to employee ownership.". #GoCoop #WorkerOwned #Business #SilverTsunami.
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RT @start_coop: 🧑🏽💼Want to learn more about sharing ownership and governance with workers? You should join Worker Co-ops 101 led by @camil….
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"We shipped our past games as a group effort of teamwork and communication. A co-op structure lets us put that philosophy into reality, and gives us all an equal role in shaping our future as a company.". #WorkerOwned #VideoGame #Cooperative.
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Future Club says it's committed to creating games with handcrafted art and engaging gameplay.
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Ladders to Leaders assists individuals who are either already in or ready to begin their recovery from drug and alcohol dependence and addiction. You can support this vital work by donating here. #Addiction #recovery .
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I’m ready to support Ladders to Leaders on May 9, 2023 during Washington County Gives . Learn more about Ladders to Leaders and all the other organizations participating in Washington County Gives .
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