[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f2hx5nsnnrqfai":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"html":6,"toc":7,"summary":21,"updatedAt":22,"nav":23},"incorporation-readiness-checklist-CedVRpRoau","Incorporation readiness checklist","\u003Caside class=\"wiki-callout wiki-callout--tip\">\u003Cspan class=\"wiki-callout__label\">Tip\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cp>Before you file, check whether your studio has working agreement on the following. These map directly back to what is covered in \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbabyghosts.org\u002Fghost-guild\">Cooperative Foundations\u003C\u002Fa>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Faside>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"identity-and-membership\">Identity and Membership\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Do you have a stable group of at least 3 people who have tested working together?\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Have you defined who can become a member and what the process looks like?\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Have you discussed a probationary period for new members?\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Have you discussed what happens when someone wants to leave?\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"governance-and-decision-making\">Governance and Decision-Making\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Have you chosen a default decision-making model (consensus, voting, hybrid)?\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Do you know which decisions require a full member vote vs. delegation?\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Have you had at least one real conflict and navigated it?\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Do you know whether you want a worker co-op or multi-stakeholder structure?\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"compensation-and-sustainability\">Compensation and Sustainability\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Have you agreed on a surplus distribution formula?\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Have you discussed what portion of surplus goes to reserves?\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Do you understand why worker-members must be on payroll (T4s, not contractors)?\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Have you discussed the for-profit vs. non-profit decision?\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"formalization-and-pathways\">Formalization and Pathways\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>Have you discussed what happens to a departing member’s shares?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>Have you discussed expulsion processes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>Have you discussed what happens if the co-op dissolves?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>Have you budgeted for legal costs ($2K-$5K) or identified funding?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\\\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>If most answers are yes: you may be ready. Next step is engaging a co-op developer through CoopZone and applying for the CWCF Technical Assistance Grant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[8,12,15,18],{"id":9,"text":10,"level":11},"identity-and-membership","Identity and Membership",3,{"id":13,"text":14,"level":11},"governance-and-decision-making","Governance and Decision-Making",{"id":16,"text":17,"level":11},"compensation-and-sustainability","Compensation and Sustainability",{"id":19,"text":20,"level":11},"formalization-and-pathways","Formalization and Pathways","Before you file, check whether your studio has working agreement on the following. These map directly back to what is covered in Cooperative Foundations!","2026-08-19T17:06:40.579Z",{"category":24,"siblings":27,"prev":35,"next":36},{"id":25,"name":26},"6a85df9e9e1e115954b40f97","Legal and incorporation",[28,31,34],{"slug":29,"title":30},"ip-ownership-copyright-basics-UEdU7XnwQ8","IP ownership and copyright basics",{"slug":32,"title":33},"structures-for-impact-B6L2ekTNMn","Choosing an impactful business structure",{"slug":4,"title":5},{"slug":32,"title":33},null]