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LOCAL Fund Webinar: Conversion Basics

Our Business Planning Webinar Series is in full swing! Join our fourth session, Conversion Basics, on Thursday, May 22, 3-4:30 pm CT. We’ll dive into the feasibility of converting existing businesses into cooperatives and go over the transition process.

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 Session 4: Conversion Basics.

Business Planning Webinar Series
Session 4: Conversion Basics

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 4: Conversion Basics

Thursday, May 22

3:00 to 4:30 pm CDT

Zoom Register now for the Zoom link!


Join Mara O’Neill, Business Advisor with NextStage and consultant extraordinaire, and Christina Nicholson, Cooperative Developer with the Shared Ownership Center, who will present on how to build the financial foundation for a cooperative. This session will cover how to develop revenue projections, outline startup and operating expenses, and understand sources and uses of funds. 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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