A proposed member-owned cooperative in British Columbia
Members pool a monthly contribution, buy established local businesses and decide together. One member, one vote.
No payment is taken. Join the waitlist, membership opens soon.
How it works
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Become a member-owner with one vote and a place in a cooperative of neighbours who own businesses together.
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Start from $100 a month. Your contribution joins the members' pool, which buys established local businesses.
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Own businesses together, vote on the decisions that matter and help the cooperative grow, one lit window at a time.
Membership
| Silver | Gold | Diamond | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly contribution | $100 | $200 | $500 |
| Votes | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| General meetings and member updates | Included | Included | Included |
| Can you change tier later? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Tiers will set how much you contribute each month. They won't change your vote, your access or how you're treated.
How we buy
Five checks before any money moves. Each lit window on our street will stand for a business that passed all five. No windows are lit yet.
01Financial review
Check the finances, taxes and quality of earnings.
02Legal review
Verify contracts, leases and licences.
03Operational review
Assess the people, operations and customer base.
04Risk check
A red-flag review that can stop the deal.
05Final approval
Sign-off by the deal lead, advisers and Compliance Officer, then the Board, and members where the rules require it.
Your money
Follow one contribution from your account to the businesses we own together.
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Your contribution goes only into approved accounts in the cooperative's name. Never a person's account.
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Who paid, when, how much and why. You'll see your own record any time.
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Every material payment needs two approvers. Whoever asks can't approve it alone.
04
The Board reports regularly, and an auditor reviews the books each year.
Every payment you make shows up like this in your member account, with a reference you can quote if you ever have a question.
Please read this. Contributions will be member capital. They won't be deposits, and they don't come with a guaranteed or set return. You'll be able to withdraw as the cooperative's policies allow, and repayment can be deferred or limited.
These are commitments in our draft By-Laws and policies, which may change before membership opens.
It's membership in a cooperative. You contribute capital the members use together to buy and run businesses. There's no promised return, no set rate and no date when you get money back.
You'll be able to ask to withdraw. Repayment won't be on demand: the cooperative may defer, limit or decline it to stay solvent and keep its reserves, and anything you owe the co-op will be settled first.
No. Every member will have one vote. Founding members won't get extra votes either.
A Board of five directors elected by members. The Board will set budgets, approval limits and policies, and name officers, including a Treasurer and a Compliance Officer.
We save your details and email you when membership opens. Nothing is charged and you aren't a member yet. You'll read and sign the full agreements before you join.
Membership opens soon. Join the waitlist and we'll tell you first.
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