Getting Started

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Getting Started

The FCI Guide to Starting a Food Co-Op

As an organizer working to start a food co-op, you’ve likely asked yourself but where do I start?

Let’s Start a Food Co-op: What Do We Do First?

You are interested in a food co-op, but don’t know how to get started? Here’s the introduction you have been looking for.

La Guia De FCI Para Iniciar Una Cooperativa De Alimentos.

Esta publicación ha sido un esfuerzo cooperativo entre todas las personas que se esfuerzan por construir la economía cooperativa compartiendo nuestro conocimiento y experiencia.

Developing a Budget For a Food Cooperative

Budget planning begins early in the startup process and continues through every stage. Get a good start.

A Food Co-op In Your Community

What is a food co-op and what does it bring to your community? Co-op staff talk about their experiences and explain how important the co-op is to shoppers and the community as a whole.

QuickStart Online Course

FCI QuickStart™ is designed for new startup food co-op board members to rapidly get them up to speed on the responsibilities of the board and on the basics of the startup food co-op development model.

QuickStart Online Course

Get Started with Food Co-op Initiative

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.

Popular Resources

Let’s Start a Food Co-op! What do we do first?

What can FCI Do for me?

Guide to Starting a Food Co-op

Annual Impact Reports

QuickStart from FCI Classroom

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