The Cooperative

How It
Works.

Two membership tiers. One cooperative. Start in minutes — upgrade when you're ready for the full employment stack.

Step 1 — For Everyone

Community Membership

Join immediately. No entity required (to join the Co-Op). Access the Member community, educational resources, and partner discounts — earn $WORK, receive dividends, and nominate the Board of Stewards.

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Member Social Hub & peer network
Internal marketplace for work opportunities
Educational resources — S-Corps, taxes & benefits
Partner discounts on tools & software
Earn $WORK tokens as the cooperative grows
Receive dividends when declared
Nominate Board of Stewards candidates
Step 2 — Employee Members Only

Employee Membership

The full employment stack. Opolis becomes your employer-of-record for payroll purposes only — your clients, hours, rates, and worksite stay entirely yours.

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W-2 employment status
Semi-monthly payroll — automated & compliant
Access to group health, dental, vision & life
401(k) with employer contribution options
Access to disability coverage* (*required for W-2)
Access to workers' comp* (*required for W-2)
Full tax compliance — withholding, filings & W-2
HR support
Proof of income (W-2, pay stubs)
Voting rights — elect the Board of Stewards
Everything in Community Membership
Monthly Workflow

A month as an Employee Member.

Your salary is divided across 24 semi-monthly cycles. Each invoice covers Gross Wages, Employer Taxes, Benefit Premiums, and the 1% cooperative fee.

1

Invoice clients

Bill normally through your S-Corp. Your hours, clients, rates, and worksite are entirely yours — Opolis handles the employer-of-record payroll infrastructure.

2

Invoice & payment automated

Opolis sends a semi-monthly invoice to your S-Corp and the ACH drafts automatically. Members can also fund payroll from crypto income.

3

Opolis processes payroll

Federal, state, and local taxes withheld. Benefit premiums and the 1% co-op fee deducted. Net pay calculated.

4

Net pay deposited

Direct deposit on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month. Members may elect to receive a portion in crypto. Benefits run automatically in the background.

Bonus paychecks: Members can schedule up to 24 additional payroll runs per year on demand.

Inside the Portal

Your Member dashboard.

Every Member gets access to the platform on day one. Employee Members unlock the full employment stack on top.

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Excited to connect with fellow independents here. If anyone's working in design or product strategy, let's link up.

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Happy to offer insight to anyone navigating benefits selection for the first time. Feel free to reach out!

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Just finished my first full year as an S-Corp — the salary/distribution split saved me more than I expected.

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#SEO#LinkedIn
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#React#APIs
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WORK Token Rewards
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Member Perks
Advocacy Partner
Free membership & advocacy resources for independents
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401(k) Provider
Retirement planning tools built for independents
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Legal Partner
Discounted contract review & templates
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Software Suite
Team tools at individual pricing
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Travel Discount
Member rates on flights, hotels & coworking spaces
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You belong here.

Independent work is better when it's owned collectively. Join the cooperative and start building something that belongs to you.

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