Implementation and Launch

Peter Hough's  presentation from the 2007 Annual General Meeting on surviving the first three years of your co-op's launch.

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.

An index of topic that The Co-operative Grocer provides information on based around Board of Directors and Governance.

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.

How to account for "sweat equity": all the voluntary unpaid work that is often required in the first years of a new business.