Step -by -step guide with support of the Ateneu Cooperativa – Ateneu

Do you want to start a project with social, democratic and rooted in the territory? Creating a cooperative is a way of business from another place. Here are the first key steps to start.

1. Define your collective project

Start by answering: What is the purpose of the cooperative? It identifies the common need (work, housing, consumption …). This step will ensure a solid approach and aligned with the values of the social and solidarity economy (ESS).

2. Forms a committed founding group

The project needs at least Two working members With a shared vision. Select complementary people who give stability and cohesion. This group will be the initial engine of the project.

3. Prepare with specialized technical support

The Ateneu Cooperativa del Baix Llobregat offers Free and personalized advice From the gestation to the legal constitution. It has a network of advice and managers familiar with the cooperative model, facilitating procedures and defining the internal structure of the cooperative model.

4. Design the feasibility plan and the management model

It writes an initial diagnosis (market, competition, funding) and defines services, structuring members and economic structure (quotas, subsidies, own funds). A good viability plan promotes sustainability and access to funding and calls.

5. Legal Constitution: Statutes and Regulations

Formalize the cooperative with adapted by -laws: governing bodies, economic regime, rights and duties of the members. Performs theHigh to the Cooperative RegisterTax and Labor Procedures. With the support of ESS management, the process is affordable and transparent.

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Creating a cooperative is not just a legal act: it is a bet on a transformative and local economy. The path is simpler when you have specialized support, clear tools and an active cooperative community.