By Land and By Sea: Leveraging Co-ops for Business Success

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*	By Land and By Sea: Leveraging Co-ops for Business Success A one-day conference for Maine farmers & fishermen on the co-operative model of doing business Thursday, January 19, 2012 in Unity, Maine 9am to 5:30pm More details and registration opening soon!

• Learn exactly what a cooperatively-organized business is all about.  What are the advantages, what are the different types of co-ops, and why might it make sense for your business? We’ll cover the nuts and bolts of co-ops.
• Connect with Experienced Co-operative Business People.  What are the financing options for co-ops? What local resources are available for start-up, problem-solving and co-operative business development?  Go home with connections and an action plan for moving your co-op business or idea forward.
• Celebrate 2012: International Year of Co-operatives.  Hear first-hand stories from other farmers and fishermen about how they have implemented a co-operative business.  What worked? What obstacles did they overcome and how?

Sponsored by The Eat Local Foods Coalition of Maine and its members:  Putting more Maine food on more Maine tables more often!

With support from and participation of:  Lobsters on the Fly, MOFGA, Maine Department of Agriculture, Penobscot East Resource Center, Maine Farmland Trust, Cooperative Maine, Island Institute, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Cooperative Fund of New England, The Broadreach Fund, Cooperative Development Institute and more!

 

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Comment by LisaF on January 17, 2012 at 11:52am

This event is sold out!  If you really really really want to go, please email eflcmaine@gmail.com and we can see if there's any space left (i.e. if someone else cancels).  Thanks!  Up with Co-ops!

Comment by Lobsters on the Fly on December 8, 2011 at 12:58pm

Hi Lisa G.-- if you click the link that LisaF posted it should take you right to a registration page.

 http://bylandandbysea.eventbrite.com/

Let us know if it is not working for you!  Thanks!

Comment by Lisa Giulianelli on December 7, 2011 at 8:18am

How do I register?

Comment by LisaF on November 23, 2011 at 3:14pm

Space is limited.  Registration just opened.  Farmers and fishermen/women please join us!  http://bylandandbysea.eventbrite.com/

Comment by LisaF on November 23, 2011 at 12:12pm

Hi Craig, have passed on your info to the organizers.  Also, registration will be opening up soon!

Comment by Craig A. Pendleton on November 20, 2011 at 8:19am

This sounds like a great event.  Why isn't Maine Dept of Marine Resources a partner?  I continue to work on a project called the Food Commons with a group of Farmers and Fishermen across the country. They are ready to launch a huge prototype near Los Angeles Ca.