Workers cooperatives have a lot of difficulty growing into a large organizations because they would have to be federated if they did (workers cooperatives as usually organized in the US rely on the bonds that can be formed by a small group of member-owners to function effectively). A franchise model can be effective for retail&#x2F;service coops. Arizmendi&#x2F;Cheeseboard in the Bay Area is one of the most successful, with 6 locations.<p>Workers&#x27; coops also have limited access to capital and business expertise which can make them difficult to get started, but the reason they don&#x27;t grow large is the reason above.<p>However, it is totally fine for workers coops to remain small businesses for their entire existence, all that would mean for is that we need more of them to be started.