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Technical Assistance Overview |
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The Purpose Of Technical Assistance Is...To provide to rural cooperatives, guidance in response to specific problems co-ops are facing. |
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| USDA Rural Development Cooperative programs have a distinct mission in cooperative education and information being assigned the responsibility, under the Cooperative Marketing Act of 1926, "to promote the knowledge of cooperative principles and practices and cooperate, in promoting such knowledge, with educational and marketing agencies, cooperative associations and others." | |
| USDA Rural Development Staff Will Assist...Individuals or any site group in: | |
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Value-added efforts |
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Organizational needs |
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Feasibility or research questions |
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Business planning and marketing |
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Strategic planning |
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Financial assistance, and other |
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Requests May Come From... |
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A few rural residents who want to organize a cooperative or other type of multiple owner business. |
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Directors of established cooperatives. |
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A federation of cooperatives comprised of hundreds or thousands of members desiring to improve operations. |
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Locate And Contact...Your nearest USDA Rural Development Office. |
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