CO-OP INFO

Audio Co-op Stories and Start-Up Tutorial 
Listen to audio stories about child care and agricultural co-ops, and view our extensive library of information about starting a co-op.

What Is A Co-op?
A cooperative is an organization that is owned and controlled by the people who use its products, supplies and/or services. Cooperatives can vary in their particular purpose but share in common the fact that they are formed to meet the specific objectives of members, and structured to adapt to member’s changing needs. Self reliance and self-help are the hallmark of cooperatives.

Types Of Co-ops

Agricultural, Arts and Crafts, Business, Child care and preschool, Credit Unions, Food, Housing, Student, Utility, Worker.

Starting/Operating A Co-op

Cooperatives can vary in their particular purpose but share in common the fact that they are formed to meet the specific objectives of members, and structured to adapt to member’s changing needs. Self reliance and self-help are the hallmark of cooperatives.