If the 18th century can be defined as the age of industrialization and competitive advantage of the nation state, the 19th century by the power of the corporation, and the 20th by corporate financialization, then, I believe, the 21st century will be defined by ownership.
In my role, I think a lot about how to improve our client services and client experience. This post is about how communication plays a role in that. Recently, I worked with a long-standing client to update their suite of legal templates: a contractor MSA, SoW, NDA, and MNDA. The request came with a clear …
En las tierras altas de Guatemala, las cooperativas dirigidas por mujeres en San Juan La Laguna están tejiendo algo más que textiles: están construyendo futuros. Arraigadas en la tradición maya y el cuidado mutuo, estas colectivas empoderan a mujeres indígenas para preservar la cultura, fortalecer economías solidarias y liderar con sabiduría ancestral. Lee más en el blog más reciente de Gabriela Arce.
In the highlands of Guatemala, women-led cooperatives in San Juan La Laguna are weaving more than textiles—they’re crafting futures. Rooted in Mayan tradition and mutual care, these collectives empower Indigenous women to preserve culture, build solidarity economies, and lead with ancestral wisdom. Read more in Gabriela Arce’s latest blog.
If your cooperative or limited cooperative association (LCA) is transacting business outside its state of formation, it likely needs to register as a “foreign entity” in that other state. While this is a standard requirement for LLCs and corporations, LCAs and cooperatives face additional complexities due to the varied and often unfamiliar cooperative statutes …
Colorado just passed HB25-1021—a landmark law expanding tax incentives for businesses transitioning to employee ownership. Starting in 2027, business owners can subtract capital gains, worker co-ops can deduct up to $1M in income, and nonprofits and advisors are newly eligible for support credits. It’s a major win for inclusive, locally rooted economies and the employee ownership movement.
Estimated reading time: 3-3.5 min. At our law firm, we are always looking for ways to better serve our clients and support their mission-driven organizations. One of the most exciting tools we’ve recently adopted is generative artificial intelligence (AI). As your legal partners, we believe it’s important to share how we’re using AI technology to …
Strange Birds is a small, worker-owned marketing cooperative founded by Anna Hetzel (they/them) and Janel Torkington (she/her). Rooted in shared ownership, equal pay, and sustainable practices, they blend strategy and creativity with a values-driven approach—proving business can be joyful, collaborative, and built for people first.
🕒 7-Minute Read If you’ve ever been in a group trying to decide something big—what to spend money on, how to grow, when to stop and reassess—you know it can get messy fast. Now imagine that group is the business. That’s how things work in a worker cooperative: the people who do the work also …
At Jason Wiener|p.c., we are honored to work alongside founders who are advancing a more equitable, climate-aligned economy—leaders like Alex Heilman and Phil Taylor, co-founders of Mad Markets. Building on the success of the Mad Cap spin-off from their parent company Mad Agriculture, which has supported over 100 farmers transition to regenerative practices across 30,000 acres, Mad Markets represents an innovative evolution in sustainable agriculture financing.
Learn how Mad Markets navigated a tough investment climate to close a transformative deal—and how our team helped design a scalable legal framework to fuel a new era of mission-driven acquisitions in sustainable food through a values-driven investment fund.
Introduction With the United Nations designating 2025 as the “International Year of Cooperatives,” it’s an opportune time to explore whether a cooperative is the right choice for someone exploring business entity options. When it comes to starting or structuring a business, founders have many options available – from traditional sole proprietorships and partnerships, to corporations …
