Starting up a Coop

Gessner, Bill: Cooperative Development Services. Adapted from a webinar presentation, this document describes how to develop a sources-and-uses development to start a brick-and-mortar food co-op, broken down into stages of organizing, feasibility/planning, and implementation. Accompanied by a sample budget spreadsheet, Start-Up Natural Food Co-op, Key Assumptions and Sources & Uses Budget.

Coontz, E. Kim: CCCD. Adapted from Adams and Hansen, Putting Democracy to Work. A checklist of steps to include in examining the feasibility of the cooperative venture.