An Economic Engine for Shared Prosperity

Community Corporations Reimagined

Now more than ever, we need scalable, market-driven solutions that decentralize economic power, distribute opportunity, and build wealth locally. At the heart of these solutions require a simple, but transformative premise: capitalism must evolve beyond a winner-take-all system to create shared prosperity through broad business ownership. Small businesses and skilled workers are the foundation of local economies, yet they are systematically excluded from wealth-building. By aggregating businesses, expanding financing, and restructuring procurement pathways, we can create a scalable economic engine that reduces dependence on government subsidies and builds lasting community wealth.

SPCC.1 introduces a new Community Corporation (CC) model to aggregate small businesses in industry sectors—similar to a private equity roll-up model, but without extraction. We are pioneering a scalable model for shared business ownership and local wealth creation that strengthens democracy.

Our solution creates an economic engine for shared prosperity by:

Consolidating Local Capacity: We aggregate small and mid-sized businesses into Community Corporations to compete for large-scale contracts and drive collective market power.
Unlocking Flexible Capital: We scale place-based funds to provide working capital and cash flow solutions tailored for under-resourced entrepreneurs and contractors.
Developing Community Infrastructure: We embed workforce training, business development, and subcontracting pipelines into every Community Corporation.
Scaling Through Modular Replication: Our model functions like a franchise, adaptable across sectors and regions to build durable, decentralized, community-owned economies.

This is not just an economic initiative—it is a blueprint for modern capitalism, proving that business ownership, shared opportunity, and local ecosystems can drive national prosperity without dependence on government handouts.

The LLC for the Community Corporation formalizes governance and capital participation.

Manifesting Community Corporations

Commercial & Residential Electrification

The Commercial & Residential Electrification Community Corporation (CRECC) is SPCC.1’s first pilot project—proving that shared ownership, blended capital, and small business cooperation can decarbonize our homes and regenerate community wealth. With Revalue.io as the backbone entity and partners ESO Ventures, GRID Alternatives, and CoBiz Richmond, we’re creating a cooperative vehicle to organize contractors, unlock working capital, and compete for public procurement. This initiative is a replicable model for building trust, strengthening local ecosystems, and ensuring climate resilience is delivered with equity, opportunity, and long-term wealth creation.

Real Estate

The Downtown Stockton Community Corporation (DSCC) is SPCC.1’s second live pilot—demonstrating how corridor-wide revitalization can be fueled by local ownership, cooperative enterprise, and a new capital stack. In Phase 1, SPCC.1 and NJCDC developed a shared vision and published a strategic report identifying catalytic real estate, anchor partners, and a blueprint for regenerative investment. In Phase 2, we’re activating a flagship site downtown, launching a shared capital campaign, and aligning stakeholders around a scalable model for economic self-determination, rooted in trust, culture, and community ownership.

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