The Art and Science of Starting a Cooperative Business
The CooperationWorks! Cooperative Business Development Training Program is a rigorous course for professionals to develop their skills to assist groups to start new cooperative enterprises.
The curriculum includes:
- The key steps of effective cooperative business development
- The unique attributes of cooperative finance, law, governance and management
- The essential tools for group ownership in building long-term success
This program has been designed to deliver the best of what has been learned in the field of cooperative business development to new practitioners. It consists of two intensive five-day sessions emphasizing the practical application of cooperative business development skills.
Session One: Effective Cooperative Business Development for Practitioners
Session Two: Practitioners as Facilitators for Emerging Cooperative Businesses
At the conclusion of the program participants will be prepared to assist the development of a new cooperative business from inception through feasibility analysis, business planning, incorporation, capitalization, membership development, business launch and on-going operational stability and success.
Participation is limited; registrations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.
Mark your Calendars! 2011 Session Dates
Session One: Effective Cooperative Business Development for Practitioners
Lowell Center, University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
April 18-22, 2011
Session Two: Practitioners as Facilitators for Emerging Cooperative Businesses
Lowell Center, University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
September 26-30, 2011
For more information contact Audrey Malan at (307) 655-9162 or cw@vcn.com.
Scholarships may be available through the Ralph K. Morris Foundation Cooperative Leadership Fund. Please visit their website at www.ralphkmorrisfoundation.org for more information.
CW membership applicants who have participated in two week-long CW professional development training sessions are entitled to pay only $100 for the first year of their individual memberships.