Owus, a 31-year advocate for small businesses, officially dissolves
Owus, a business association linked to the Left Party, has officially dissolved after 31 years. The organisation once represented small enterprises, freelancers, and the self-employed but saw its membership shrink over time. Its final branch in Berlin-Brandenburg closed on 7 November 2023.
Founded to support small and medium-sized enterprises, Owus grew to include up to 120 members at its peak. Among them was the neues deutschland newspaper, a well-known Left Party-affiliated publication. The group campaigned early for workers’ rights, pushing for a statutory minimum wage as far back as December 2006—a demand that even union leaders resisted at the time.
The closure of Owus marks the end of a long-standing advocate for small enterprises and freelancers. While its campaigns contributed to wage reforms in Berlin, Brandenburg, and nationwide, the group’s membership decline led to its eventual dissolution. The final vote confirmed the end of its 31-year run.
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