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  • Baltimore Co-ops, and BRED, In The News

    Baltimore Co-ops, and BRED, In The News

    photo credit: Eric Lindberg

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  • Cooperative Real Estate Series

    Cooperative Real Estate Series

    Are you interested in learning how you can pursue real estate but want to know what your options are to stay grounded in the community? We are hosting this free 3-part series to help cooperatives and cooperative centered communities learn more about what it takes to form, maintain, and and build different types of real…

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  • How To Give Public Testimony

    Have you ever wanted to propose a bill for something that you are passionate about, but don’t know how to talk about it in front of officials? Public Justice Center has you covered! BRED has partnered with PJC to bring you an event called Giving Public Testimony. The event will show attendees how to give…

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  • Reflections From BRED’s 2023 Apprenticeship And Academy Programs

    Reflections From BRED’s 2023 Apprenticeship And Academy Programs

    The 2023 BRED Apprenticeship and Academy have wrapped up, and we’d like to share some reflections from the participants

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  • NY Co-op Tour

    Jim and Trish, two of our project stewards, took our Apprentice and academy cohorts to New York for a tour of some cooperatives. They visited Brooklyn Stone and Tile, Donna, Radix Media, and Cooperative Home Care Associates. The cohort members are from several cooperatives that BRED works with, and they asked if they could visit…

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  • Advanced Cooperator Apprenticeship Training

    We help worker co-ops in the greater Baltimore area get the capital they need to start and grow. Our non-extractive lending process helps prioritize inclusion and equity, rather than locking communities out of the funding they need to start owning their economy. Most of us BRED staffers are current or former worker-owners; by combining the…

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  • NY Co-ops On The Rise

    Restaurants and bars in New York are moving towards being worker-owned and we are here for it. Below are two articles that spotlight this wonderful adventure. ny.eater.com Hospitality Design

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  • 2023 Cooperative Jumpstart

    2023 Cooperative Jumpstart

    Spring is right around the corner so it’s almost Jumpstart time! Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy (BRED) will be hosting our 5th annual Cooperative Jumpstart on May 13, 2023! We are excited to bring back this jam-packed day of workshops focused on establishing and running worker cooperatives. Whether you’ve been a worker-owner for years, are…

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  • BRED is Hiring: Pipeline Developer

    Job Description: Pipeline Developer Organization Description: The Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy (BRED) helps worker co-ops in the greater Baltimore area get the capital they need to start and grow. Our non-extractive lending process prioritizes inclusion and equity, rather than locking communities out of the funding they need to start owning their economy. Combining the…

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  • BRED Co-op Industry Afternoon

    BRED Co-op Industry Afternoon

    Do you have an idea for starting a coop? Ever think about joining a coop and becoming a worker-owner? Join BRED on Feb. 11th from 1-3 pm for our Co-op Industry Afternoon. You will hear from three different businesses that are either in the start-up phase of building their coop or are currently operating as…

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