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minus-squareNouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoCanada general co-op assistance: https://canada.coop/en/starting-a-co-op/ USA non-profit, but food co-op specific: https://fci.coop/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Startup_Guide2017.pdf BC produced, but usable anywhere: https://bcca.coop/app/uploads/2020/06/BCCA-Cultivating-Coops-2018-1.pdf
minus-squareNouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoIf you want easy, just pay loblaws a premium to run grocery for you.
minus-squareyeehawlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoLike most people, that’s exactly what I’ll do. I already work multiple jobs. Ain’t nobody got time to start a coop.
minus-squareNouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoStart a co-op that pays living wages (all the ones I’ve been a member of do) and you can solve two problems at once.
Canada general co-op assistance: https://canada.coop/en/starting-a-co-op/
USA non-profit, but food co-op specific: https://fci.coop/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Startup_Guide2017.pdf
BC produced, but usable anywhere: https://bcca.coop/app/uploads/2020/06/BCCA-Cultivating-Coops-2018-1.pdf
Still doesn’t make it easy.
If you want easy, just pay loblaws a premium to run grocery for you.
Like most people, that’s exactly what I’ll do. I already work multiple jobs. Ain’t nobody got time to start a coop.
Start a co-op that pays living wages (all the ones I’ve been a member of do) and you can solve two problems at once.