- Develop
your business plans
- Guide your
research
- Find sources
of grants and loans
to help you get started
- Assist you
with financial and marketing skills
- Make sure
your proposals are viable before you commit yourselves
- Draw up
the most appropriate legal structure to achieve your aims
- Understand
the benefits of working co-operatively
- Organise
the co-operative effectively
- Ongoing
support to help the business grow
if
you are thinking about setting up you need...
- A rough
idea of what you want to do
- Other
people who are interested
- Energy
and commitment
- Willingness
to learn new things
- Some skills
appropriate for the planned business
- To be
prepared for it to take longer than you think!