Join our Santa Clara Worker Co-op Initiative Series this summer!

This webinar will focus on Entity Formation for California Worker Cooperatives, and it is at 12:30 p.m. on July 14.

Participants will learn what exactly is a business entity, when should one be formed and which is right for your cooperative enterprise. In this teach-in, Sustainable Economies Law Center Staff Attorney Gregory Jackson will provide an introduction to what legal entities are and the pros and cons of choosing one legal entity over another for California based worker cooperatives. This teach-in will cover:

• What are business entities?
• What factors should you consider when choosing an entity for a worker-owned enterprise including sole proprietorships, partnerships, LLCs, and Corporations?
• What are the steps to forming a legal entity?
• Where can you find more resources? 

Register here to join our webinar!

About the Santa Clara Worker Cooperative Initiative
The Worker Cooperative Initiative supports business owners and their workers to transition to employee ownership as a succession option. The City of Santa Clara and its partners offers expert consultation, training, and legal advice at no cost to you.

If you are a Santa Clara entrepreneur, a business owner thinking about succession planning or transitioning to an employee owned company, or a worker coop with worker-members or candidates looking to skill up (Principle 5!), this training is for you!

This series and all events are open to Santa Clara residents, workers, and business owners. Learn more about the initiative at SantaClaraCA.gov/WorkerCooperative.