Center on Business and Poverty

Center on Business and Poverty (COBAP) is a non-profit organization that supports writing and community projects related to employers which participate in social enterprise or employee ownership.

[5] COBAP supports writing and community projects related to employers which participate in social enterprise or employee ownership.

The organization has developed several community projects to enroll employees in programs such as the Earned Income Tax Credit,[6] direct-deposit banking and company-matched retirement plans.

[9][10] The Center on Business and Poverty has helped to grow a sister organization: The Personal Finance Employee Education Fund (PFEEF).

Some of its current and recent partners have included Puelicher Center for Banking Education, UW Credit Union, in conjunction with Beta Alpha Psi at UW-Madison, Journey House, Housing Ministries of American Baptists, Zions Bank, Precision Information, Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service, and Staples, Inc.[2][5]