Fwd: Converting businesses

[Larry Dansinger]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Brad Sherwood <sherwoo...@yahoo.com>

Date: March 29, 2013 4:37:14 PM EDT

To: Larry Dansinger <ro...@psouth.net>

Subject: Converting businesses 

Thanks for the input folks.  I had seen the coop data page but hadn't studied it yet.  Didn't know about the NCBA database.  They will be great tools to use.

One of the best strategies we can take is to convert current businesses into worker coops.  Identify those for sale and those struggling.  Let it be known that we are seeking businesses to purchase.  There may be some that would like to sell out but have no hope of finding a buyer.

The advantages are many.  Facility, customer base, name recognition are already established.

If we develop a list of people that would like to join or form a worker coop then we could match opportunities with people on the list.  Through PR efforts we can create such a list

Have a good weekend everyone.

Excellence is never an accident

Brad Sherwood 

[Michael Howard]

I have scheduled a room for a Cooperative Maine meeting right after the HOPE Festival on April 27. We have the following:

Totman Room, Memorial Union

4-6 p.m.

The sign on the door will say that the room is reserved for the "Philosophy Department", but it is reserved for us.

Whoever can make it, I look forward to seeing you there.

Mike

Michael W. Howard

Department of Philosophy

The Maples

The University of Maine

Orono, Maine 04469 USA

tel. 207-581-3861

fax 207-581-2928

Michael...@umit.maine.edu

http://umaine.edu/philosophy/meet-the-faculty/howardm/

[Paul Sheridanp]

Mike--as always, thank you!

Paul s.

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[Harker, John]

Does this mean no phone conference this month? Just checking