http://arthurpledger.com/2009/11/10/welcome-to-wall-street-part-2/ Evolution, Revolution, Power, and Hustle Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:39:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://arthurpledger.com/2009/11/10/welcome-to-wall-street-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-524 Building an Empire...Cooperatively? | World Domination with Arthur Pledger Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:44:50 +0000 http://arthurpledger.com/?p=532#comment-524 [...] A Cooperative is the professional title for a group of people working together for mutual benefit.  A cooperative business belongs to the people who use it – people who have organized to provide themselves with the goods and services they need, while making money at the same time. Member-owners meet regularly, present and hear reports on their business and investment activities, and hire General Managers to handle day-to-day affairs in their companies. Members invest in the businesses to provide capital for a strong and efficient operation,  and once the businesses start making money, the profits are returned to co-op members. There are over 100 million people involved in 47,000 U.S. cooperatives that are in every sector of our economy. [...] [...] A Cooperative is the professional title for a group of people working together for mutual benefit.  A cooperative business belongs to the people who use it – people who have organized to provide themselves with the goods and services they need, while making money at the same time. Member-owners meet regularly, present and hear reports on their business and investment activities, and hire General Managers to handle day-to-day affairs in their companies. Members invest in the businesses to provide capital for a strong and efficient operation,  and once the businesses start making money, the profits are returned to co-op members. There are over 100 million people involved in 47,000 U.S. cooperatives that are in every sector of our economy. [...]

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