Green Top Grocery Capital Campaign Case Study
In 2016 Green Top Grocery (GTG), a startup in Illinois ran the highest startup capital campaign to date.
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In 2016 Green Top Grocery (GTG), a startup in Illinois ran the highest startup capital campaign to date.
Everybody wants to know: Why does it take so long to get our food co-op open? Here’s how to answer.
During this global pause and a new chapter of our shared human story let us explore the power of collective hope to reimagine community through our co-op ecosystems together as startup food cooperators.
After 10 years of organizing, South Philly Food Co-op got its doors opened.
This Could Be Ours is a photo album magazine to inspire your food co-op dream.
Discussing ideas for how to use a mutual aid and community organizing framework to build power within your community.
The Outreach Manager at Suncoast Market tells us about the program they have created in response to COVID19.
Understanding the relationship between emergency relief efforts during the current crisis and the longer-term objectives of opening a cooperative grocery store.
How to build excitement around your food co-op and promote ownership.
Gem City Market organizing team from Dayton, Ohio.
Join us for a live update on the progress of the Detroit People’s Food Co-op.
Messaging will greatly impact your co-op’s initial sales, and they need to be planned well in advance of your store’s opening.
Lawn signs are a great tool for awareness.
This presentation helps you set realistic goals for your owner recruitment efforts.
Learn about the steps needed to start recruiting owners, and how to grow your ownership numbers.
Learn how a clear “Vision” of your goals helps create a stronger developing team and community engagement for your food co-op.
What to work on first? Who’s in charge? When should you pay someone to manage your project?
Features volunteer labor, capital & equity, hiring staff, more. With Thane Joyal & Ben Sandel of CDS Consulting Co-op.
This guide seeks to clarify the tools and resources available for food co-ops to efficiently secure and develop the physical space needed for their store.
Food Co-op Initiative provides exceptional resources for people in the U.S. working to start a retail food co-op that meets the needs of their community. New startups can use our materials at no charge and are able to reach out to our staff for phone consultations and additional technical help.
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