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SBA adopts new guidance making loans to cooperatives easier, but provisions are still needed to make small business loans realistic.
Last week, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released new guidance regarding their loans: Allow SBA Lenders to process loans to a cooperative or an eligible small business owned or controlled […]
Highlights from our Member Councils and Peer Networks – June 2024
USFWC members join the REI workers union for a rally in New York to demand that REI negotiate in good faith with their workers and bargain a fair contract before […]
Worker-owner spotlight: Emma Le, A Slice of New York Pizza
SAN JOSE, CA — I was fresh out of high school when COVID hit, and there was a tighter leash on job opportunities. I had heard horror stories from other […]
USFWC Board Nominations Are Now Open!
Are you ready to lead the USFWC’s mission to build a thriving ecosystem for worker cooperatives and their leaders? Run for the USFWC Board of Directors! Nominations for the USFWC […]
USFWC Launches Fellowship For BIPOC Worker Owners In Response To Growing Need For Technical Assistance For And By Communities Of Color
The US Federation of Worker Cooperatives launched the Peer Advisor Fellowship, a new program to equip worker co-op members with the essential skills, tools, and support system to be effective […]
Highlights from Member Councils & Peer Networks – May 2024
Para leer en español, haga clic aquí Our Member Councils and Peer Networks are shaping the future of the worker co-op movement in the U.S. through offers and needs markets, collective education & […]
The USFWC is proud to support America’s SBDCs and the 8th Annual #SBDCDay
As we celebrate the passage of the National Worker Cooperative Development and Support Act, we are pleased that this dovetails with the 8th Annual #SBDCDay and our vision of a […]
The National Worker Cooperative Development and Support Act shines a light on strong, high-road cooperative jobs with federal agencies
The USFWC applauds Representative Ro Khanna (CA) and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (NY) on the introduction of the National Worker Cooperative Development and Support Act, which aims to promote and […]