The QC Collective

Is an innovative business in Rock Island, Illinois which features local hand-made products and/or services. I believe that, in helping each other, we ultimately help ourselves, both as individuals and a community. When we gather and spread our collective energies, we can create a collective power for good, while creating the lives we desire to have. 

By adding your energies to the QC Collective, you will be a part of a transformative movement that we can and will create. We can’t depend on the government or corporations to fix our situations, but we can put the power back into our own hands. The QC Collective aims to create a network for a collaborative, cooperative, and profitable model, and keeps in mind these elements for a more robust Local Economy:

• Local Businesses: We support each other and our creative endeavors.
• Local Foods: We are aware of the source of our food, and make decisions with our values in mind;
• Local Non-Profits: We connect with groups making a difference locally, and volunteer if there is a need;
• Local Experiences: We enhance our connection to our place in space, here on the Mississippi River. We share about our recreational favorites!
• Ultimately, we empower each other to create the lives we want, not the ones the ‘powers that were’ want us to have. It is up to us to create the change we want to see.

 Intentions for QC Collective Members

• Support each other and our unique contributions, whether through purchasing products, referring others, volunteering, sharing insights, and/or building out our individual networks;
• Exchange valuable and relevant information;
• Link up to local, regional, or national resources that may enhance our endeavors;
• Share events, or start planning them in this forum;
• And feature and promote our businesses and other creative projects.

We each have skills to bring to the table, talents we have, things we enjoy doing, and with this group, I hope you find your opportunity to share your gifts with others in this circle.  The QC Collective aims to be a working system of service to each other, the community, and ourselves, while always keeping in mind we’re all in this together. 

The QC Collective is part of a regional initiative to empower people, and as a way to re-diversify and integrate local economies. While people are wondering what can be done to offset the impacts of large corporations and governments that are not addressing local needs, we have a workable model for bringing people together, with common-sense solutions, and to realize that we can build a bridge to a new world, through coming together. The QC Collective is a collaborative effort with the Solomon Source - Vision Excelerator which is part of a global network of grass-roots efforts for Regional Revitalization and Empowerment Strategies.