RESOURCES
Considering Cooperation, A Guide for New Cooperative Development lists the 6 phases of cooperative development, pitfalls to avoid, and questions to ask when forming a cooperative or other group-action business. Link:
Vital Steps: A Cooperative Feasibility Study Guide outlines the process to undertake the formation of a cooperative and the steps to develop a feasibility analysis.
Sample Bylaws Project published by the National Council of Farmer Cooperative’s Legal, Tax, and Accounting provides content and commentary regarding necessary legal documents to form an agricultural cooperative.
OTHER RESOURCES
U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives, Democracy at Work Institute (DAWI) resources to start a worker cooperative or convert an existing business to worker ownership.
National Association of Housing Cooperatives: Developer’s Toolbox
Cooperative Development Fund Home Care Cooperatives
Federation of Southern Cooperatives: Cooperative Development
USDA Cooperative Business Service and Development Centers
USDA Rural Development, Cooperative Services
Cooperative Development Institute, Northampton, MA
Keystone Development Center, Ephrata, PA