Green Top Grocery Capital Campaign Case Study

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In 2016 Green Top Grocery (GTG), a startup in Illinois ran the highest startup capital campaign to date.

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Legal Issues in Stage 2

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Features volunteer labor, capital & equity, hiring staff, more. With Thane Joyal & Ben Sandel of CDS Consulting Co-op.

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Real Estate Resource Guide

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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.

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Get With the Program

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

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A Food Co-op Business Plan

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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.

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Raising your first $10,000

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

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Capital Campaign Workbook

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

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The SBA Loan Guarantee

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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?

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Real Estate Resource Guide

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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.

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