Baltimore Bicycle Works is Baltimore’s worker owned and democratically managed full-service bicycle shop. They have two locations in Baltimore; Fells Point and Belvedere Square.
BRED is working with Baltimore Bicycle Works to fuel their continued growth.
Mera Kitchen Collective is a community-driven, food-based cooperative focused on empowerment of refugee and immigrant women by tapping into their passion for cooking, self-expression and creating community.
BRED is supporting Mera Kitchen with technical assistance and support for their cooperative development process.
Red Emma’s was established in 2004. They are a worker owned bookstore, restaurant and coffee shop located in Baltimore MD. When Red Emma’s outgrew their previous space on North Avenue, BRED helped them finance its expansion in 2018. They are currently located at 1225 Cathedral St.
Red Emma’s also received a line of credit from BRED in 2019
Thread Coffee Roasters is a coffee roasting cooperative located in Baltimore City. Thread is woman and queer owned, and is dedicated to working in solidarity with coffee growing cooperatives in the Global South.
BRED helped Thread to grow their business by financing Thread’s purchase of a larger capacity coffee roaster, and later an expansion loan, needed to meet higher levels of demand.
The Core Staffing Cooperative is a cooperative staffing agency owned and operated by and for residents returning to the community after incarceration.
In 2018, BRED extended a working capital loan to allow Core Staffing to better serve its members.
The Greener Kitchen (originally PEP Foods) is a food production cooperative built around the powerful idea that plant-based food should be financially and culturally accessible to everywhere.
BRED’s helped The Greener Kitchen finance the purchase of equipment for their new production facility and rental kitchen.