Tools for a Cooperative EconomyWe have a number of online tools available for current and aspiring cooperators to use in their businesses. Free Cooperative Business Planning Tools Break Even Analysis Break evens are essential business tools for helping to establish the basic thresholds of income and expenses to reach profitability. Build Your Model Steps to Startup Check out the steps to start up folder with resources that show you the incremental steps to starting up your business. Launch Steps to Startup Folder Worker Cooperative Business Model Canvas This take on the traditional business model canvas focuses on cooperatives in particular and what they need to be fully successful. Check out this awesome instructional video on how to use the tool! Build Your Canvas The Governance Matrix Understand the rights and responsibilities of each stakeholders in your cooperative. Build a clear plan for how to deal with major decisions before they come up. Craft Your Matrix Tools for Consensus, Culture, and Decision Making In It TogetherWhen We Fall ApartA Consensus Handbook by Seeds of Change Communication Resources by Democracy at Work InstituteDesigning Effective Systems of Evaluation and Accountability in Worker Cooperatives