San Francisco Incubator Jennifer Lynne was featured in an article in the San Francisco Chronicle about how she converted her lingerie boutique into a designer co-op. Her cooperative is Porcelynne Design Collective. A co-op is a great way to share space and expenses. Here's an excerpt from the article explaining what a co-op is.
What is a co-op?
There are several different kinds of cooperative businesses:
-- Worker cooperatives, where employees own and govern the business.
-- Producer cooperatives, where people who make a certain kind of product band together to market their goods.
-- Consumer cooperatives, which are owned by people who buy the goods or use the services of the company.
-- Purchasing cooperatives, where small businesses or government entities band together to improve their purchasing power.
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