---
id: KL-0403
title: "Co-ops and community-owned shops"
part: "IV. Keep it in the community"
version: "0.1 (early draft)"
last_checked: 2026-11-08
status: sketch
html: https://keepittexas.org/book/kl-0403/
---

# Co-ops and community-owned shops

> **SKETCH.** This page is an outline. The real text is not written yet.

When customers or townspeople own it together.

## This chapter will cover

- How it works
- What it takes to start
- When it is a bad fit

## Sources

None yet. This page is an outline and states no facts that need a source.