Our first annual report is our chance to show potential members how we intend to do business. Although we’ve only been in existence a few months, this is a first glimpse into what it’s like to be a member-owner of a cooperative business.
January is a powerful time of year for learning from the past and planning for the future. In this post we’re taking a look at the 2023 year ahead – it’s going to be an exciting, make-or-break year for artisans!
This article, written for the Medium Year in Review, recaps the major transformation of Etsy crafters in 2022, from the fee increase, Etsy Strike, organization of a union and a co-op, and the plan for building a co-op alternative in 2023.
In our interview with platform cooperatives expert Nathan Schneider, we learn more about online co-ops and get advice for the Artisans Cooperative
There’s a new name for online cooperatives like ours: platform co-ops. We’re using these platform cooperativism principles to design a fair marketplace for artisans.
In this post, we’ll talk about why we developed a marketplace priorities poll, and give the background on how the poll was developed.
We share our best tips and resources for supporting genuine handmade artisans: those millions of creative micro-enterprises who rely on craft for their livelihood: how to filter and search with a critical eye on Etsy, and where to shop Etsy alternative marketplaces and handmade store directories.
From Wikipedia, “A grassroots movement is one that uses the people in a given district, region or community as the basis for a political or economic movement.[1] Grassroots movements and organizations use collective action from the local level to effect change at the local, regional, national, or international level.
We’ve compiled a list of alternatives to Etsy for handmade artisans while we build a better option: a cooperative handmade marketplace. This list is a guide to help you find the right match for your business.
Shop artisan-made merchandise and raise funds for the Artisans Cooperative.