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April 10 Webinar: Concept to Business Plan

Our Shared Ownership Center is hosting a free business-planning webinar series for cooperatives this April through June! Sessions will take place (almost) every other Thursday, 3-4:30 pm CT, on Zoom. Each webinar builds upon the last and is aligned with the LOCAL Fund application. By the end of the series, if the LOCAL Fund is a good fit for you and your team, you will be ready to apply!

Fill out the form below to register for our first session, Concept to Business Plan.

Business Planning Webinar Series
Session 1: Concept to Business Plan

Start your cooperative business with the Shared Ownership Center @ Nexus!


The Shared Ownership Center is hosting a Business Planning Webinar Series from April to June that will break down the key components in running a successful business. From concept to plan, we will go over structure, finances, and fundraising, with a focus on creating and transitioning to a worker-owner cooperative business.


Session 1: Concept to Business Plan

Thursday, April 10

3:00 to 4:30 pm CDT

Zoom Register now for the Zoom link!


Christina Nicholson, Cooperative Developer at the Shared Ownership Center, and Mara O’Neill, Business Advisor with Nextstage and consultant extraordinaire, will guide you through the necessary foundations in starting a business. They will go over how to assess the feasibility of a business plan and different types of cooperative businesses. This will be an interactive session with time for a robust Q&A.



About the Business Planning Webinar Series

This series is sponsored by the LOCAL Fund, a City of Saint Paul grant opportunity for worker-owner cooperatives and community ownership entities. Each session of the series relates to a different section of the LOCAL Fund application. If the LOCAL Fund is a good fit for you and your business, the Shared Ownership Center is excited to support you with your application.


Learn more about the LOCAL Fund and its eligibility requirements: https://nexuscp.org/program/shared-ownership-center-at-nexus/local-fund/


Zoom Meeting Capacity

The first 300 participants to enter the Zoom meeting will be admitted. Any guests that registered but cannot enter the Zoom meeting due to full capacity will receive a session recording.
















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