The Co-operative Advantage

A cooperative serves as a tool for reaching a common goal. It is a business or enterprise that is cooperatively owned by its members.

• Allow members to leverage resources and share risk
• Build sustainable community-based businesses that improve economies and quality of life
• Create new and/or expand existing market opportunities
• Improve bargaining/marketing power
• Obtain and/or improve quality of products or services
• Provide economic benefits to members, such as increased member income
• Provide tax advantages
• Allow members to remain small scale while competing in a larger market (economies of scale)