Our Mission

Founded in 2011, Co-op Cincy nurtures a resilient, interconnected network of worker-owned businesses in Greater Cincinnati. Our goal: an economy that works for all.

sustainable jobs

By expanding worker-ownership, we

  • support family-sustaining jobs

  • provide ownership opportunities to people from underserved and historically marginalized groups

  • nurture businesses accountable to communities

What is worker-ownership?

Unlike in traditional companies, workers in worker-owned businesses participate democratically in the profits, oversight, and often management of the business.

Worker-ownership is also known as employee-ownership. Learn more about the worker-owned business model here.

Our vision

We’re inspired by Spain’s Mondragon corporation, the largest industrial association of cooperatives in the world.

Since launching in 1956, Mondragon has transformed a region with a similar population size as Greater Cincinnati, giving it one of the lowest levels of poverty and inequality in Spain.

Watch this short video to learn more about our vision:


Our Impact

Read about the people impacted by our work.

Loans, grants, and equity raised for co-op businesses through our partnership with Seed Commons and others.


Our work

transitions

Our Business Legacy Fund helps traditional businesses adopt the worker-owned model.

start-ups

We assist motivated teams in launching worker-owned businesses.

Co-op network

We support a growing network of worker-owned businesses in the Cincinnati area.


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