LevelUp Coops: Generative AI Lunch & Learn (Virtual)

Posted February 27, 2024 by Joél Mejia

event flyer — Roger joins us on March 28th

Big News! 🚀 Roger Cawdette, AI visionary and CEO of Village, joins us at the LevelUp Coops: Generative AI Lunch & Learn Webinar on March 28. Dive deep with Roger as he explores:

Cutting-edge AI tools like ChatGPT & Midjourney: See them in action!
The mechanics behind large language models: How do they work?
The latest in AI advancements: Video/voice generation and their cooperative applications. Roger’s unique blend of technical expertise and passion for social impact makes this a must-attend session. Secure your spot now: Registration Link

Español: ¡Grandes Noticias! 🚀 Roger Cawdette, visionario de IA y CEO de Village, nos acompaña en el Taller de Almuerzo y Aprendizaje sobre IA Generativa de LevelUp Coops el 28 de marzo. Profundiza con Roger mientras explora:

Herramientas de IA de vanguardia como ChatGPT y Midjourney: ¡Míralas en acción!
La mecánica detrás de los grandes modelos de lenguaje: ¿Cómo funcionan?
Lo último en avances de IA: Generación de video/voz y sus aplicaciones en cooperativas. La combinación única de experiencia técnica y pasión por el impacto social de Roger hace que esta sea una sesión imperdible. Asegura tu lugar ahora: Enlace de Registro

Renaissance Small Business Conference

Posted February 5, 2024 by Joél Mejia

Celebrate Lunar New Year with the Renaissance Small Business Capital Pavilion

This February 26, 2024, mark your calendars for an exclusive event that promises to illuminate the path to business growth and sustainability. Hosted by the Renaissance Economic Development Corporation and proudly sponsored by the ICA Group, this gathering is a must-attend for NYC business owners exploring employee ownership as a strategic move for succession.

Dive into a day filled with insightful discussions, one-on-one consultations, and networking opportunities, all set against the backdrop of the vibrant Lunar New Year celebrations. Discover how you can leverage employee ownership to secure your business’s legacy, enhance employee engagement, and foster a prosperous future.

Event Highlights:

Expert-led sessions on capital, digital marketing, and wealth-building
Personalized business consultations
Networking with industry leaders and peers
Complimentary bites and beverages

Admission: Free (Registration Required)

Date: February 26, 2024

• Time: 3 PM – 6 PM

• Theme: Lunar New Year – Year of the Dragon Renaissance Small Business Capital Pavilion

• Venue: Manny Cantor Center, 197 E Broadway, New York NY, 10002

Join us at the Renaissance Small Business Capital Pavilion to unlock the potential of employee ownership. Let’s celebrate the Year of the Dragon with new beginnings and renewed visions for success.

Register Now: https://secure.givelively.org/event/renaissance-economic-development-corporation/renaissance-small-business-conference

8th Annual National Home Care Cooperative Conference | La Octava Conferencia Nacional de Cooperativas de Atención Domiciliaria | ika-walong taunang Pambansang Kumperensya ng Kooperatiba ng mga Tagapag-alaga

Posted January 22, 2024 by Joél Mejia

English

In the past 10 years, the home care cooperative movement has experienced significant growth. Beginning with only five home care cooperatives in 2014, we now have 21 today with six cooperatives incorporated in 2023. Across the country, there are numerous start-up efforts underway, showing the growing interest in this model. We will fuel this momentum at this year’s conference by providing training and tools to strengthen the sector and shape its future. The National Home Care Cooperative Conference is one of the highlights of the year for those that believe worker-ownership offers better jobs for caregivers and better care for clients. Under the theme Taking Flight: Caring into the Future, we will gather for the 8th year in Dulles, Virginia. Join us as we explore, discover, and forge new ways to make care work for workers and families. Find more information here.

Español

En los últimos 10 años, el movimiento cooperativo de atención domiciliaria ha crecido significativamente. Empecemos con solamente cinco cooperativas de atención domiciliaria en 2014. Hoy existen 21 cooperativas; seis constituidas en 2023. En todo el país, hay varios esfuerzos de puesta en marcha lo que muestra el interés creciente en este modelo. Alimentaremos este impulso brindando herramientas y capacitación para fortalecer el sector e informar su futuro. La Conferencia Nacional de Cooperativas de Atención Domiciliaria es uno de los momentos más destacados del año para aquellos que creen que la propiedad de los trabajadores ofrece mejores empleos para los cuidadores y una mejor atención para los clientes. Bajo el tema Tomando vuelo: Cuidando el futuro, nos reuniremos por octavo año en Dulles, Virginia. Únase a nosotros mientras exploramos, descubrimos y forjamos nuevas formas de hacer que el cuidado funcione para los trabajadores y familias. Encuentre más información aquí.

Tagalog

Sa nakalipas na sampung taon, ang kilusan ng kooperatiba ng mga tagapag-alaga ay nakaranas ng makabuluhang paglago. Simula sa limang kooperatiba ng mga tagapag-alaga lamang noong 2014, mayroon na tayong 21 na may anim na kooperatiba na inkorporada ngayong 2023. Sa iba’t-ibang panig ng bansa, maraming mga start-up, na nagpapakita ng lumalaking interes sa modelong ito. Pasiglahin natin ang momentum na ito sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay ng mga pagsasanay at mga kagamitan upang palakasin ang sektor at hubugin ang hinaharap nito. Sa ilalim ng thema Pamumuno: Pag-aalaga patungo sa Kinabukasan, magtitipon tayo para sa ika-walong taon sa Dulles, Virginia. Samahan nyo kami sa pagtuklas, matuklasan, at pagbuo ng mga bagong paraan upang gawing epektibo ang pangangalaga para sa mga manggagawa at pamilya. Maghanap ng higit pang impormasyon dito.

Register here/regístrese aquí/magrehistro dito: https://elevatecommunity.coop/networks/events/72435

LevelUp Coops: Discover CRM + AI / Descubre CRM + AI

Posted November 16, 2023 by Joél Mejia

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Join us Nov. 29th for a transformative experience where you’ll learn the essentials of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and how AI can elevate your cooperative. Dive into user-friendly technologies that promise to streamline your operations, enhance customer engagement, and drive your cooperative forward. No prior knowledge needed—just a passion for innovation and growth!

🗓️ Nov 29th, 2023 ⏰ 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM

📍 Morris Conference Room, Bond Collective 55 Broadway

Empower your NYC Worker Cooperative with tools for success in the digital age!

RSVP is required because of limited seating.

Questions about the event? Contact Joél Mejia (jmejia@icagroup.org)

Want to receive updates about future events for NYC Worker Cooperatives? Click here.

Únete a nosotros el 29 de Noviembre para una experiencia transformadora donde aprenderás lo esencial de la Gestión de Relaciones con Clientes (CRM) y cómo la Inteligencia Artificial (IA) puede elevar tu cooperativa. Sumérgete en tecnologías amigables con el usuario que prometen optimizar tus operaciones, mejorar el compromiso con los clientes e impulsar tu cooperativa hacia adelante. No se necesita conocimiento previo—¡solo una pasión por la innovación y el crecimiento!

🗓️ 29 de noviembre de 2023 ⏰ 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM

📍 Sala de Conferencias Morris, Bond Collective 55 Broadway

¡Potencia tu Cooperativa de Trabajadores de NYC con herramientas para el éxito en la era digital!

Se requiere confirmación de asistencia debido al cupo limitado.

Regístrate aquí: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/759852909507?aff=oddtdtcreator

¿Preguntas sobre el evento? Contacta a Joél Mejía (jmejia@icagroup.org)

¿Quieres recibir actualizaciones sobre futuros eventos para Cooperativas de Trabajadores de NYC? Haz clic aquí.

Safeguard Your Business: Nov 16th, 8:30am-10:30am

Posted November 7, 2023 by Joél Mejia

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Join us on November 16th for an edition of the Safeguarding Your Business – Practical Business Education For Sole Business Owners series. This in-person and live webinar will delve into how to use Buy/Sell agreements, insurance, and employee ownership models in your future business planning.

In-person participants will enjoy a free continental breakfast.

Why Attend?

🚀 Strategize Your Business Future: Learn how to seamlessly transition your business using employee ownership in the case of unexpected life events.
🤝Get Answers from Experts: Ask experts in the represented fields questions about the best way to incorporate the knowledge into your future business plan
Network with ith with experts and fellow participants to share ideas, strategies, and concerns.
🛡️ Secure Your Legacy: Ensure the continuity and sustainability of the business you built and reward yourself for a job well done.

🔄 Incentivize and Reward Your Employees: Make a future plan to sell your business to your employees that creates a win-win scenario that helps you retain and recruit the best workers incentivized to build the future success of your company.

Meet the Presenters

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Welcome to our Blog!

Posted March 20, 2023 by icagroup

Welcome!

We hope to share content that is relevant to the employee ownership community as well as those just learning about this work. There are so many exciting developments happening around the country and we want to offer our thought leadership and expertise as the awareness grows for new economic solutions that promote economic justice.

New to Employee Ownership?

Don’t worry if you are new to employee ownership and hearing about cooperatives. We want this blog to:

→ Be a tool for planning the sale of your business
→ Hear directly from experts on the steps for successfully converting to a worker-owned cooperative
→ Tips for how to deal with governance, open-book management, and culture building

Diverse Topics & Industries

We’ll be covering as many different aspects of employee ownership including sectors that are near to our hearts like home care, child care, and cannabis.

Thank you for reading and we’ll see you back here soon.

Debrief from the 7th Annual Home Care Conference

Posted March 3, 2023 by Joél Mejia

Homecare Cooperatives Changing the Industry

Our Highlights from the 7th Annual National Home Care Cooperative Conference

Our team had an amazing time at the 7th annual National Home Care Cooperative Conference, which took place from March 7-10. The conference met in person for the first time since early 2020, and it was a powerful and joyful gathering.

“This was my first time at the conference, and what really stood out to me was the community and how big everyone’s hearts are. I felt immediately welcomed and showered with love from the moment the conference started. Such guerreros and guerreras!! My highlight is the energy and drive that everyone brought to the future of the home care cooperative sector. I came back with my heart full and my mind ready to keep building and supporting the homecare cooperative sector in the US!” - Stephanie Sucasaca, Cooperative Growth Consultant

Stephanie Sucasaca

Cooperative Growth Consultant

“For me, the most special moment of the conference was during the panel ‘New(ish) Kids On The Block,’ when a panel of new-ish cooperative founders and developers reflected on the start-up experience. One of the panelists Victoria Russell expressed her determination to grow A Touch of TLC so that she can pay the help she’s received so far from other cooperatives forward to the next generation of cooperatives. So many great things were shared that are difficult to sum up in a paragraph, but the session ended with a caregiver standing up and welcoming them to ‘our family.’”

Iwona Matzcuk

Senior Social Enterprise Consultant

“For me, I most enjoyed taking in the incredible passion and drive of the caregivers that own these cooperatives. They are entrepreneurial and inspirational, working not only to improve the quality of life for those they provide care to, but also their own quality of life and that of their fellow worker-owners.”

Jonathan Ward

Director of Lending, Fund for Jobs Worth Owning

“It was incredible to finally meet so many home care cooperators in person for the first time. It’s an honor that so many caregivers and administrators make time in their busy lives and work schedules to come together. This experience will continue to fuel me for the year to come!”

Fay Strongin

Senior Consultant

“The annual Home Care Cooperatives Conference is the absolute highlight of my professional year. It is hard to imagine gathering a more caring and inspirational group of people, and there is so much love and respect that flows through the event. This year, Capital Homecare Cooperative caregiver and Executive Director Paulette LaDouceur closed out our conference with a song– “What must be done”-- and everyone clapped along and joined in. It was beautiful and powerful, and reminded me that yes, we are all doing what must be done, and doing it because we care deeply about each other and about creating a better world for all. While the work is often hard and frustrating we will all keep on until caregivers and caregiving gets the respect it deserves and all who need care can access it.”