This overview outlines the necessary costs for establishing a TEIKEI cooperative as the central supporting structure for the network.
Important note: Formal establishment alone is not sufficient. A cooperative can only sustainably take over ongoing operations from the outset if the organizational, technical, and financial prerequisites are created simultaneously.
This particularly requires a sufficiently large and reliably contributing membership. From today’s perspective, around 5,000 memberships are needed to ensure that the cooperative’s daily tasks can be solidly supported from the beginning and the structure does not immediately come under pressure.
€35,000
The goal is not merely the registration of a new legal form.
The goal is to build a cooperative that:
Therefore, establishing the cooperative requires two levels:
For the cooperative to continue operations not just formally but in reality, several prerequisites must be met before or at least in parallel with the establishment.
The cooperative needs a sufficiently large number of memberships to financially support day-to-day tasks.
From today’s perspective, this means around 5,000 memberships.
This number is not symbolic but serves as an operational foundation. Only at this scale can the cooperative cover from the outset:
on a permanent basis and without constant deficits.
An internal document with detailed calculation bases can be found here:
Profitability Forecast 2026–2028
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Memberships must be linked to a clear and transparent contribution structure. From the outset, a model is needed that shows:
The TEIKEI Agora must be prepared so that cooperative operations can be seamlessly integrated.
This includes in particular:
The cooperative needs clear responsibilities, bodies, decision-making processes, and handover procedures from the outset.
Without this preparation, there is a risk that while a cooperative is established, the operational burden remains informal or distributed among individuals.
Knowledge, tasks, processes, and responsibilities from the existing TEIKEI structure must be documented and prepared so that they can be transferred to the cooperative.
The real challenge, therefore, lies not only in the establishment but in the transferability.
Costs: €8,000
Costs: €10,000
Costs: €1,000
Costs: €6,000
Costs: €3,000
Costs: €5,000
Costs: €2,000
This budget covers the establishment and basic operational preparation of the cooperative.
It finances in particular:
This budget does not cover the long-term financing of the cooperative after its establishment.
It does not replace in particular:
These areas must be covered by the cooperative’s future member structure, contribution logic, and operational viability.
The goal is not merely the formal establishment of a cooperative but the creation of a structure that can actually take over ongoing operations.
The €35,000 is therefore not just an establishment budget but a preparation budget for operational readiness.
The crucial point is that the establishment does not merely create a legal form but a capable supporting structure that is:
Only when these prerequisites are met can the TEIKEI cooperative sustainably and responsibly continue ongoing operations.
One level up: TEIKEI Cooperative
Author: Felix Schröder, with assistance from AI (ChatGPT)
Creation: written by Felix Schröder › formatted in Markdown by ChatGPT › published by Felix Schröder › layout adjusted by Claude
Created: 2026-04-15 · Last updated: 2026-04-21 · Questions or feedback? support@teikei.us