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Cooperatives
- Cooperative Glossary
- This fact sheet has been prepared to assist individuals and groups involved in developing and/or operating cooperatives. The glossary explains various terms and processes that are common in cooperative and general business practice.
- Conducting Effective Meetings
- This fact sheet discusses five components that are essential to conducting effective meetings.
- Co-operative - Business Structure
- This fact sheet outlines the options members of a co-operative have when choosing a business structure.
- Cooperative Governance
- This fact sheet addresses generally the roles and responsibilities of the Board of Directors collectively, of the officers of the Board and of committees, and their respective responsibilities to members, to the organization and to one another.
- Cooperatives Info-Guide
- The following Info-Guide is a document designed to help you navigate through some of the most common assistance programs and services available to individuals wishing to get information on Cooperatives.
- Financing and Financial Management for Cooperatives
- This fact sheet provides an introductory explanation of the basic financial structure and operation of a co-operative.
- International Co-operative Alliance - Statement on the Co-operative Identity
- This fact sheet provides a brief definition, as well as outlines the values and principles of the co-operative identity.
- New Generation Co-operatives for Agricultural Processing and Value Added Projects
- This fact sheet offers information to individuals and groups on the procedure to follow when assessing and developing a New Generation Co-operative.
- Cooperative Structure
- This fact sheet gives an overview of the process and benefits to forming a co-operative.