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Choosing the Right Location for your Co-op

By |2023-05-05T20:21:49-04:00March 18th, 2010|

Guest Presenter: Rochelle Prunty, GM, River Valley Market, Northampton, MA Why is location so important? What site characteristics should you look for? When do you need a market study? When should you hire a professional to vet your location options? When should a group start looking for a site? (or is this timeline?)  

Evaluating feasibility and planning for success 2

By |2023-05-05T20:22:10-04:00October 22nd, 2008|

Learning objectives: the components of a feasibility assessment learn what goes into business planning learn the difference between feasibility assessment and business planning and when each is needed which areas of feasibility and planning require technical expertise  

Legal issues for new co-ops

By |2023-05-05T20:22:11-04:00September 24th, 2008|

Learning objectives: the options and recommendations for food cooperative legal structure the timing and steps of legal organization the purpose and role of legal documents  

Orientation to Development: Four Cornerstones in Three Stages

By |2023-05-05T20:22:14-04:00September 10th, 2008|

Learning objectives: the Food Co-op 500 Development Model: Four Cornerstones in Three Stages how the four cornerstones can be developed through the start up process the importance, the sequence and the road map offered by the three stages Related links: Click here for article on the Four Cornerstones in Three Stages model Click here for information the Cooperative Principles

Capitalization Strategies for New Co-ops

By |2023-05-05T20:22:36-04:00March 15th, 2007|

By Bill Gessner 129 march - april - 2007 Where we gonna get the grubstake? The 300 food co-op stores in the United States, owned by more than 400,000 consumers, face the continuing challenge of building capital if they are going to continue to grow and develop to serve their members and communities. As much as we might want to ignore this challenge, co-ops [...]

Your New Store: Meeting First Year Challenges

By |2023-05-05T20:22:58-04:00March 4th, 2002|

By Bill Gessner 099 March - April - 2002 You have successfully navigated the stormy waters of a relocation/expansion project. Your co-op has proudly opened the new store amidst celebration, praise, relief, adrenaline and exhaustion. At this common juncture, I have had the privilege of being able to offer a number of co-ops a bit of needed but unwelcome advice: Now the real work [...]

How to Critique a Business Plan

By |2023-05-08T14:44:08-04:00April 4th, 1987|

By Walden Swanson 010 April - May - 1987 "Business plans may be great for bankers and investors, but if companies really followed them, you might never have heard of Compaq, Lotus, or Ben & Jerry's." This quote is from "The Best-Laid Plans", an article in Inc. Magazine (February 1987). The article takes some of America's best small businesses and examines their business plans [...]

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