Co-ops can be dangerous because they lead to a lot of politics. It is actually one of the reasons that John Mackey, founder of Whole Foods, has cited for not ma

Co-ops can be dangerous because they lead to a lot of politics. It is actually one of the reasons that John Mackey, founder of Whole Foods, has cited for not making Whole Foods a co-op. I'm also a little worried about the 1 hour = 1 vote. Of the Co-ops I am involved with, they don't do that. You pay your annual dues, you have your vote. (They get into more complicated things like voting on boards and such, but you don't earn more votes for helping out.) Also it seems hard to enforce unless you have people punching time clocks. Really, other than your title, it seems like you might just be looking to build a small business, maybe with a few employees who have relatively equal say in matters.