We Create Cooperative Enterprises (employee-owned businesses)

A fashion, design, production, illumination, and merchandising cooperative enterprise

  1. Pilot program (March – May 2021) – combined cooperative entrepreneurship and fashion, design, production, illumination, and merchandising courses that create, produce, and sell commemorative DeFord Bailey, Sr. men’s ties and pocket squares and women’s scarves.Pilot participation information available February 2021.
  2. Program launch (June 2021) – combined cooperative entrepreneurship and fashion, design, production, illumination, and merchandising courses that create, produce, and sell commemorative DeFord Bailey, Sr. men’s ties and pocket squares and women’s scarves.Recruitment and enrollment (April 2021).
  3. Apparel merchandising (June 2021).
  4. Graduation December (2021).

An electrical engineering industry cooperative (employee owned business)

  1. Partner collaboration (April 2021)
  2. Program launch (September 2021)Note: Two test runs in fashion, design, production, illumination, and merchandising have been conducted.
  3. Aprons made for Tom Morales (2018) – Economic startup support to NeighborH.O.O.D. from Mr. Morales, then owner of Woolworth on 5th, an order for 100 aprons embroidered with the logo, W, for Woolworth. Link to view apron coming soon.
  4. Preliminary fashion, design, production, illumination, and merchandising classes. Link to class photos coming soon.