Planning and organizing the business

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Marty Frost's presentation from the 2007 Annual General Meeting.

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Guide to financing a co-operative.

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FactSheets

The following factsheets provide a general overview and guide to selected topics in co-op development.  They are suitable for those people that need to answer a particular question quickly or need a fast overview of a particular topic.  These factsheets are also suitable to be distributed in hardcopy as part of a literature rack or as a resource to clients.

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Co-op market research.

The URL below will take you to a link with a downloadable copy of the recording of this tele-learning session, which last approximately 90 minutes. The attachment, also below, will take you to a summary transcript of the session.

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A generic job description form.

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A document about co-op feasibility.

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A comprehensive presentation by MCE Conseils of Montreal on capitalizing a co-operative, given at the CWCF 2005 Conference.

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A presentation on pricing for profit from the CWCF's AGM 2006.

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The purpose of this Guide is to help you navigate the financial planning and marketing process for your co-op. There is really no distinction between what your business plan and/or financing proposals need in order to get approved by financiers and what your co-op needs in order to succeed.

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CorNu Enterprises has provided a comprehensive business development tool written for busy people.  Although there is a cost associated with each module, one can choose only that which is required.  

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A guide to the business resources available through the Government of Canada.

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A How-to guide for starting a co-op in Ontario under various conditions

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Business plan guide for the agri-food sector

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A list of examples of business plans for various types of businesses.

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A series of business plans are provided with informational notes attached.

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Co-ops By Design is a clearly written guidebook, with a focus on BC, designed to help you help yourself. It takes you through the process of developing your co-op, from forming your core group, to developing your business plan, to starting your co-op operations.

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