Other Funding

There are a number of other worker co-op friendly sources for grants and or capital.

Carrot Cache Community Resource is a non profit corporation partnered with Carrot Common developer, David Walsh and The Big Carrot. A percentage of the Carrot Common Mall's profits are allocated to support organic agriculture and co-operative businesses. Carrot Cache invests in people who are working either in worker co-operatives or who are working for an organization promoting organic agriculture and/or community food strategies.

 

The Co-operators Group Ltd. also has a couple of funds that support community and co-operative development.   The Co-operative Development Program  provides investments of up to $25,000 and grants between $5,000 and 20,000.

 

For addition information on funding or financing your co-op go to CoopZone.