A Head Start on Tax Advice

A Head Start on Tax Advice

From the Blog A Head Start on Tax Advice Posted by Samira Rajan @Dec 17 2020 “Today we have a guest blogger!  Laurel Leckert has been a Small Business Tax Counselor at Brooklyn Coop for a few years.  She wants you all to be aware of a couple of tax surprises....
Our Birthday is October 18

Our Birthday is October 18

From the Blog Our Birthday is October 18 Posted by Samira Rajan @Oct 24 2020 After months and months of gathering signatures, creating a business plan, winning a half million dollars in start-up grants, and hiring a skeleton staff, Bushwick Cooperative Federal Credit...
Towards Better Philanthropy

Towards Better Philanthropy

From the Blog Towards Better Philanthropy Posted by Samira @Aug 22 2020 I’ve been paying rapt attention to the voices rising up from community organizations demanding better philanthropy.  See this fantastic letter (one of the signatories is a BCoop...
Our PPP Loans

Our PPP Loans

From the Blog Our PPP Loans Posted by Samira Rajan @Jun 11 2020 From April 3 through May 7, Brooklyn Coop lent an unprecedented $6 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, an initiative passed by Congress in the CARES Act designed to support small...
Time Capsule: Mar 23- Apr 4

Time Capsule: Mar 23- Apr 4

From the Blog Time Capsule: Mar 23- Apr 4 Posted by Samira Rajan @May 16 2020 Even in ordinary times, I am a pretty linear person — I have to start at point A and reach point B before heading to C.  That’s why I’m resorting to a timeline to describe...
Time Capsule: March 10-21, 2020

Time Capsule: March 10-21, 2020

From the Blog Welcome to Brooklyn Cooperative’s blog!  We decided to start a blog as a way to introduce ourselves. Credit unions aren’t as familiar to most people as banks, though our services are likely better suited to their needs. Hopefully, through this blog, we...