Towards a more equitable business model. 

Since 2021, we operate our events under a shared-profit model, The Little Co-Op. It includes:

• Profit-sharing for all participants

• Double the profit-share for all self-identifying BIPOC participants

• More transparency about how we make our money and where it goes

• A more democratic, equitable way to run our business

We make money when you (as a maker, artist, creator, etc.) purchase a booth at the event. After each event, we analyze the profit generated from booth fees, sponsorships, grants, etc. and distribute 50% back to our makers using the comp-to-comp method. Under this method, your booth fee acts as a buy-in to the co-op. Here’s how it works:

Vendor X pays $100 for a booth. We have 90 vendors sign up, plus $1,000 in sponsorships, for a total event revenue of $10,000. Vendor X’s share is 100/10,000, or 1%.

At the end of event X, we’ve generated $10,000 and had $5,000 of expenses, for a net profit of $5,000. We keep 50% of our earnings in our bank account to cover our expenses until the next event, and the other 50% we allocate to the co-op ($2,500). Vendor X will receive a financial summary and a transfer for 1% of $2,500, or $25. As a small act of reparations, if Vendor X identifies as a maker of color, they’d receive double the share (2% of $2,500, or $50).

If you have questions about this model and how it works, you can email us at info@thelittlecraftshow.com.