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.coop - Learn more about the dedicated, top level Internet domain for cooperatives worldwide.

Cooperative Solutions - CS assists small businesses to form shared service co-ops, thereby achieving economies of scale through joint purchasing and marketing. Through shared service co-ops, independents can remain competitive in a marketplace dominated by chain corporations.

ICA Group - A fee for service nonprofit that assists in the formation of worker owned co-ops and employee owned businesses. The site offers basic information on worker owned co-ops.

National Association of Housing Cooperatives - This website provides introductory information as well as resources and advocacy for existing housing co-ops.

National Cooperative Bank - The National Cooperative Bank is a cooperatively owned financial institution servicing the nation's cooperatives in commercial lending, advisory services, real estate, and depository services. Their site also offers excellent co-op education information.

National Cooperative Business Association - NCBA is the national trade association for non-agricultural co-ops. Their website offers a concise introduction on the different types of cooperatives (agriculture, credit unions, housing, food, utilities, childcare, shared business services and purchasing).

NCB Development Corporation - A sister organization to the National Cooperative Bank, the nonprofit NCB Development Corporation offers financing and development services to communities building affordable housing, health care, education, affordable assisted living, worker ownership, and small business development.

Northcountry Cooperative Development Fund - NCDF is a member owned community development loan fund that invests in small scale consumer, housing, worker, and business purchasing co-ops across the upper Midwest. NCDF also provides education and training for food and housing co-ops.

Senior Cooperative Network - Information and resources about senior housing co-ops, one of the hottest trends in the housing co-op sector.

Small Business Administration - The U.S. Small Business Administration, established in 1953, provides financial, technical and management assistance to help Americans start, run, and grow their businesses.

University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives (UWCC) - UWCC offers good introductory material as well as advanced information on specific co-op issues. The site is updated weekly with breaking news about co-ops across the globe.

USDA Cooperative Services - Over the years the USDA national office has published an impressive array of "how to" manuals that are especially helpful to groups in the process of starting a cooperative.

Wisconsin Department of Commerce - The state's primary agency for delivery of integrated services to businesses.

Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives - The Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives and the Minnesota Association of Cooperatives are state level trade associations.

Wisconsin Small Business Administration - The Wisconsin SBA office is responsible for the delivery of SBA's many programs and services to the 72 counties of Wisconsin. Our offices are located both in Madison and Milwaukee.