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Business terminology is not always precise, and different terms are often used to describe the same business concept. This glossary defines and explains standard business terms associated with cooperatives and can help members, employees, and newly elected directors better understand the financial reports, as well as other business reports, of their cooperative.

What is a Feasibility Study that will help you understand the concept of a feasibility analysis and what it means for business development? Information File C5-64, When to Do and How to Use a Feasibility Study, provides you with a framework and the decision points needed for using a feasibility analysis in business development.

We’ve created this guide to provide ideas, insight, and resources for Board Chairs or the staff coordinating a board at an association, club, or nonprint. We hope this guide helps you invigorate your board so that board members are engaged and fully participating and the team operates optimally to enable move your organization forward.

There are ten steps to forming a cooperative. The ten steps to forming a cooperative happen in 3 stages: Developing the business idea, assessing interest and viability, and start-up.