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Which of these options is best aligned with your interests?

I am a business owner looking to transition to a worker-owned cooperativeI want to start/or have started a worker-owned cooperativeI am interested in real estate investment cooperatives and community ownership opportunitiesOther

I am a business owner looking to transition to a worker-owned cooperative

I want to start/or have started a worker-owned cooperative

I am interested in real estate investment cooperatives

Your Contact Info

First Name

Last Name

Phone

Phone Type

Business website address

Business name (or type of business if no name)

Organization name or type of real estate (residential, commercial, or mixed use)

Where is your business/organization located?

Street

City

State

Zip

Where will your business be located?

Street

City

State

Zip

Please provide a location description, if you don't have a specific address

Where will your real estate be located?

Street

City

State

Zip

Please provide a location description, or area of interest, if you don't have a specific address

Details

How many years have you owned this business?

What stage of start-up are you in?

Where are you in the process of buying real estate?

How many employees do you have?

How many employees or partners do you have?

How many members or prospective members do you have?

Please note, MN statutes require that co-ops have at least 3 members

List of members' names and emails

How many of your employees identify as a person of color?

How many of your members identify as a person of color?

How many of your co-founders or members of your steering committee identify as a person of color?

When are you planning on retiring or selling?

What other organizations are you working with?

How did you hear about us?

Comment or Message

Tell us more about your project

Tell us more about your business

The LOCAL Fund: Transitioning Businesses

Are you interested in applying to the LOCAL Fund?

Preliminary Eligibility Questions

Great! The following questions are preliminary eligibility questions. This is NOT an application for the LOCAL Fund.

Is your business located in the City of Saint Paul?

Is your business located in OR are you planning on relocating to a Qualified Census Tract (QCT) from 2021 to 2025? Please review this map for eligible QCTs from 2021 to 2025.

Does your business qualify as a Small Disadvantaged Business as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration? Please review the definitions for a Small Disadvantaged Business and "socially disadvantaged".

The LOCAL Fund: Start-Up Worker-Owned Cooperatives

Are you interested in applying to the LOCAL Fund?

Preliminary Eligibility Questions

Great! The following questions are preliminary eligibility questions. This is NOT an application for the LOCAL Fund.

Is your cooperative incorporated OR will be incorporated in the City of Saint Paul?

Are there at least three people interested in forming a worker-owned cooperative?

Does at least one current or prospective worker-owner live in the City of Saint Paul?

Is your cooperative located in OR are you planning on relocating to a Qualified Census Tract (QCT) from 2021 to 2025? Please review this map for eligible QCTs from 2021 to 2025.

Does your cooperative qualify as a Small Disadvantaged Business as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration? Please review the definitions for a Small Disadvantaged Business and "socially disadvantaged".

The LOCAL Fund: Real Estate Investment Cooperatives and Community Ownership Entities

Are you interested in applying to the LOCAL Fund?

Preliminary Eligibility Questions

Great! The following questions are preliminary eligibility questions. This is NOT an application for the LOCAL Fund.

Is your prospective or existing community ownership entity located in the City of Saint Paul?

What kind of community ownership entity are you interested in or already are?

Please describe your shared ownership entity.

Does your community ownership entity have a commercial component?

Has your group identified a prospective property on the City of Saint Paul’s Vacant Building List?

Is your community ownership entity actively looking for property in a City of Saint Paul Qualified Census Tract (QCT) from 2021 to 2025? Please review this map for eligible QCTs from 2021 to 2025.

What stage is your group in?

Do you have at least three founders?

Is at least one founder a resident of the City of Saint Paul?

Are the majority of members residents of the City of Saint Paul? Majority is defined by at least 51%.

The LOCAL Fund: Other

Are you interested in applying to the LOCAL Fund?

Preliminary Eligibility Questions

Great! The following questions are preliminary eligibility questions. This is NOT an application for the LOCAL Fund.

Is your business or organization located in the City of Saint Paul?

Is your business or organization located in OR are you planning on relocating to a Qualified Census Tract (QCT) from 2021 to 2025? Please review this map for eligible QCTs from 2021 to 2025.

Was your business impacted by COVID-19?

Contact Information

Recent News from Nexus

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SOC@N News & Events

April 10, 2025

LOCAL Fund Webinar: Creating Your Cooperative

March 18, 2025

April 10 Webinar: Concept to Business Plan

March 3, 2025

Join Our Spring Business Planning Webinar Series

Featured Resources

Meet
the Team

Benjamin Tsai

Christina Nicholson

Diana Siegel-Garcia

Patty Viafara

Connect with the Shared Ownership Center @ Nexus (SOC@N).

About Us

Programs

News & Events

Resources

Contact Us

Recent News from Nexus

Interested in learning more?

Schedule a consultation

SOC@N News & Events

April 10, 2025

LOCAL Fund Webinar: Creating Your Cooperative

March 18, 2025

April 10 Webinar: Concept to Business Plan

March 3, 2025

Join Our Spring Business Planning Webinar Series

Featured Resources

Meetthe Team

Benjamin Tsai

Christina Nicholson

Diana Siegel-Garcia

Patty Viafara

Connect with the Shared Ownership Center @ Nexus (SOC@N).

About Us

Programs

News & Events

Resources

Contact Us

Meet
the Team