The University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives manual Cooperatives: A Tool for Community Economic Development was organized for the 1998 Cooperative Development Training Conference.  "This Manual is designed to provide you with a comprehensive overview of cooperatives: what they are, how they work, and how to start one.  In addition, it offers numerous examples of actual co-ops in Wisconsin and other states which are successfully meeting the needs of their members and their communities. "

Chapter 1 - Introduction to the Manual & Conference

Chapter 2 - Cooperatives as an Economic Development Tool

Chapter 3 - Introduction to Cooperatives

Chapter 4 - Basic Steps in Starting a Cooperative

Chapter 5 - Conducting a Feasibility Study

Chapter 6 - Outline of a Business Plan

Chapter 7 - Financing Cooperatives

Chapter 8 - Legal Structure of Cooperatives

Chapter 9 - Keys to Success & Potential Pitfalls

Chapter 10 - Housing Co-ops and Other Housing Alternatives

Appendix A - Resources : Where to go for help

Appendix B - Bibliography

Appendix C - Sample Bylaws

Appendix D  - Wisconsin Articles of Incorporation

Appendix E  - How to Conduct a Survey

Appendix F  - Excerpts from Feasibility Studies