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You’ve Got Your Market Study, Now What

July 29, 2021 in Business Development, Market Studies /by Eric Shellito

You have had your market study done and the results are in! Now what?

Membership Building with Events, House Parties

July 29, 2021 in Membership, Membership & Outreach, Outreach-Marketing /by Eric Shellito

A webinar highlighting the process for using house parties, tabling, and other outreach events to build ownership.

Get With the Program

July 29, 2021 in Business Development, Business Plans /by Eric Shellito

What’s a program? Where and when does your co-op need one? The answers might be more critical than you know.

A Food Co-op Business Plan

July 29, 2021 in Business Development, Business Plans /by Eric Shellito

A formal business plan helps to bring structure to your plans and provides the necessary information for banks and owners to review before committing capital.

Capital Campaigns—DPO, part 1

July 29, 2021 in Business Development, Capital Raising /by Eric Shellito

Urban Greens Co-op shares their experience using a Direct Public Offering for their capital campaign.

Raising your first $10,000

July 29, 2021 in Business Development, Capital Raising /by Eric Shellito

Co-ops raise funds for many startup costs through member equity. But what about co-ops that have not yet been incorporated?

Capital Campaign Workbook

July 29, 2021 in Business Development, Capital Raising /by Eric Shellito

This guide will help food co-op organizers plan an effective campaign to raise the money they need to open their co-op.

GTG Capital Campaign Case Study

July 29, 2021 in Business Development, Capital Raising /by Eric Shellito

In 2016, Green Top Grocery (GTG), a startup in Illinois, ran a record-setting capital campaign.

The SBA Loan Guarantee

July 28, 2021 in Business Development, Capital Raising /by Eric Shellito

Now for the first time, consumer-owned co-ops can apply for SBA loans. What is the SBA loan guarantee and what could it mean to your startup food co-op?

Raising Capital In Rocky Times

July 28, 2021 in Business Development, Capital Raising /by Eric Shellito

Is your startup planning an owner capital campaign to launch in the next 12 months?

Real Estate Resource Guide

July 28, 2021 in Business Development, Site Selection /by Eric Shellito

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.

Understanding Project Management

July 28, 2021 in Business Development, Store Operations, Work Plans & Timelines /by Eric Shellito

We’ll dive into understanding the work of managing your project for success.

Taxes and Accounting for Co-ops

July 28, 2021 in Business Development, Store Operations /by Eric Shellito

Bruce Meyer, CPA, explains the special accounting and tax regulations for consumer-owned food co-ops.

Sample Chart of Accounts

July 28, 2021 in Business Development, Store Operations /by Eric Shellito

This chart of accounts example is aligned with the financial reporting used by CoMetrics for tracking and reporting food co-op performance.

Planning In Uncertain Times

July 27, 2021 in Board-Steering Committee, Governance /by Eric Shellito

This session addresses three issues: 1) How do we set agendas? 2) How do we have productive meetings? 3) How do we get stuff done and hold people accountable?

Board Self Assessment

July 27, 2021 in Board-Steering Committee, Governance /by Eric Shellito

As a startup food co-op board, you are a “working” board, rather than a purely “governing” board. How do you assess together as a board how you are doing and where there is room for improvement as a working board?

Policy Governance Framework

July 26, 2021 in Board-Steering Committee, Governance /by Eric Shellito

This outlines the basic constructs of the Carver Policy Governance system.

Board Policy Templates for Startups

July 26, 2021 in Board-Steering Committee, Governance /by Eric Shellito

The policies that startup boards need are different from those of operating stores. Here are templates based on Carver Policy Governance designed for pre-opening.

Owner Meeting Legalities

July 26, 2021 in Board-Steering Committee, Governance, Legal /by Eric Shellito

These experts in cooperative law walk us through understanding how to meet our legal obligations to hold owner meetings at a time when everyone is sheltering-in-place during a pandemic.

Users’ Guide to the Sources & Uses Budget

July 26, 2021 in Business Development, Finances & Budgets /by Eric Shellito

A Sources and Uses budget (S&U) is one of the most important business planning tools that a startup co-op will use.

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You’ve Got Your Market Study, Now What

Membership Building with Events, House Parties

Get With the Program

A Food Co-op Business Plan

Capital Campaigns—DPO, part 1

Raising your first $10,000

Capital Campaign Workbook

GTG Capital Campaign Case Study

The SBA Loan Guarantee

Raising Capital In Rocky Times

Real Estate Resource Guide

Understanding Project Management

Taxes and Accounting for Co-ops

Sample Chart of Accounts

Planning In Uncertain Times

Board Self Assessment

Policy Governance Framework

Board Policy Templates for Startups

Owner Meeting Legalities

Users’ Guide to the Sources & Uses Budget

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