>That was the exact thought I had when I read _Nickel and Dimed_ . Why
>can a two-bit capitalist (Ehrenreich's term) start and run a domestic
>service firm but not a union or a coop? After all, it is a very
>low-capital venture, all it takes is a few thousand bucks to rent office
>space and purchase vaccum cleaners and cleaning agents - even poor
>people can do that.
>
I'm sure someone might be thinking of replying, "Yeah, sure, coupla
thousand dollars to blow on a business venture," but this is actually a
very good idea. And there are places to obtain the venture capital-- I
don't know what the Small Business Administration requirement would be
for a co-op, but that's one avenue to consider.