Income generation

In order to share your income, you have to have income to share.

Individual income streams
People with separate jobs.

Issues:

Agreeing to pool all money vs. a subset/dollar-per-hour/other calculation

Finding jobs for those without specialized skill sets

Making time for the community while working full time

Does the community have to agree upon ethics of a job?

Collective business
A collectively owned business (worker co-op)

*** = specifically related to integration of business and community

Issues:

How to form business, create customer base, find capital to begin production?

How to avoid mainstream shit (hierarchy, bosses...)***

What is the purpose/vision of the business? Is it in line with community values?***

Is this an ecologically sound business in the long run?***

Competition, how your business fits into your environment

Regulations (food safety, organic certification, other bureaucratic hoops)- regulation as it applies to community culture***

Skills (what skills do existing members have, and will the business immediately fall apart if one person leaves?)***

Inputs and outputs: what dollar-per-hour is acceptable for your labor?***

Start-up: putting a lot more work into the creation of the business to get it started than you will have to in order to keep it running

Marketing (website, ads)

Local vs. shipping-based business vs. fairs / on the road

Accounting, IT, organization, taxes, legal structure

Decision-making for the business (same as decision-making for the community?)***

Do all work by members, or hire out some aspects?

Transport / is your business at the same location as your residence?***

Integrating families into your business***

Workplace environment (safety, stress level, engagement)

Customer base- who will be most interested in what you are selling?

Labor- are community members willing to work in this business? Are there enough community members to fully staff it?***

What material inputs are required and where will they come from?- can you get these locally from neighbors or other communities? Trading hours/supplies w/ neighbors?***

What wastes will be created and how will they be ethically disposed of?

How does your locality/local economy influence the choice of business***

Can your business compliment another community's business?***

Is your product something useful to the community that you would normally have to buy?***