Business Planning Webinar 7: How to Apply to the LOCAL Fund

Start your cooperative business with the Shared Ownership Center @ Nexus! Diana Siegel-Garcia, Program Manager at the Shared Ownership Center at Nexus, presents an overview on how to apply for the LOCAL Fund: Worker Ownership grant application. This session guide participants through the grant program's goals, eligibility, and timeline, and what kind of services the Shared Ownership Center offers to worker-owned cooperative startups and businesses interested in transitioning to a worker-owned cooperative. The Shared Ownership Center is hosting a Business Planning Webinar Series from April to June 2025 that breaks down the key components in running a successful business. From concept to plan, the team goes over structure, finances, and fundraising, with a focus on creating and transitioning to a worker-owner cooperative business. This is the last webinar of our seven-part series. RESOURCES Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/... Business Plan Template: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13... This webinar was recorded on Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 3:00 pm CDT. ABOUT the Business Planning Webinar Series This series is sponsored by the LOCAL Fund, a City of Saint Paul grant opportunity for worker-owner cooperatives and community ownership entities. Each session of the series relates to a different section of the LOCAL Fund application. If the LOCAL Fund is a good fit for you and your business, the Shared Ownership Center is excited to support you with your application. This project is being supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number SLFRP1612 awarded to Nexus Community Partners by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Learn more about the LOCAL Fund and its eligibility requirements: https://nexuscp.org/program/shared-ow... Fill out the Shared Ownership Center's Inquiry Form for eligibility questions or starting a conversation: https://nexuscp.org/program/shared-ow...