This webinar will discuss practices in good governance for worker co-operatives including discussion on the following governance-related topics:
How can worker co-ops move good workers to good member-owners?
Discussion about membership and responsibilities and how to share/disseminate that information to new members.
Participatory decision-making and problem-solving methods.
Improving democracy within the co-operative.
Many people feel intimidated by financial reports. However, without a thorough understanding of financial information, co-operative enterprises cannot succeed (whether for profit or not-for-profit). Worker co-op owners need to understand their co-op’s financial statements and how their jobs contribute to the financial performance of their enterprise. This webinar will review the financial statements of a worker co-operative and provide important tools for understanding and using financial information