The ACBA grew out of two contributing organizations the Austin Cooperative Think Tank (ACTT) and the National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA). The Austin Cooperative Think Tank developed gradually, beginning in 2010, with the mission of growing the Austin cooperative economy, and officially began taking on projects in 2012, the International Year of the Cooperative. It finally solidified into the ACBA in June of 2013 when the NCBA agreed to fund the program with a grant supplemented by contributions from founding member cooperatives in Austin.
The ACBA is dedicated to growing and strengthening the Austin-area cooperative community through accessible cooperative education, inter-cooperative support, and advocacy to make it easier to start and expand cooperatives.
Austin Cooperative Business Association