Cooperative Development
Custom Collaborative develops worker-owned businesses. In support of equitable economic development and ownership opportunities for all, we train people in cooperative principles and incubate their employee-owned businesses.
Momoka, Cohort 5:
"I want to create fair, safe and equal work environment for us, for everyone. Nobody should experience the unfair treatment that I experienced. It is so important in our cooperative that everyone feel they are treated right and our voices to be heard."
Create.
Collaborate. Innovate.
Custom Collaborative is actively partnering with a network of New York and international cooperative developers to strengthen systems that support women in collectively owning and managing their enterprises — advancing fair wages and equitable working conditions.
Our work also includes securing substantial patient capital so people can start and build strong businesses while receiving income. Our research shows that low-income people cannot simply “bootstrap” their way into stable business ownership, making this support essential.