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dc.contributor.authorStringham, Richard
dc.contributor.authorLee, Celia
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-04T19:12:14Z
dc.date.available2011-11-04T19:12:14Z
dc.date.issued2011-11-04T19:12:14Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2149/3132
dc.description.abstractThis is the final report of the Alberta component of research that was conducted by the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), the Alberta Community and Co-operative Association (ACCA) and the British Columbia Co-operative Association (BCCA) on survival rates for newly incorporated co-operatives in both provinces and factors which influenced survival. The research found that co-ops experience significantly higher survival rates than other forms of business start-ups. For example, the three year survival rate for co-ops incorporated in 2005 and 2006 was 81.5% compared to 48% for conventional firms in Alberta. Key success factors identified by participants were: • Boards with the right skill sets which worked effectively together • Effective communications between board, staff, and members. • Realistic business plans • Engaged membership • Start-up and development capitalization • Acquiring needed expertise • Coordination of the multitude of developmental tasks • Mentorship. The report includes recommendations for ways to enhance support to co-operative development and survival.en
dc.description.sponsorshipBC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) ; Alberta Community and Co-operative Association (ACCA) ; Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectsocial economyen
dc.subjectco-operativesen
dc.subjectco-operative survivalen
dc.subjectco-operative developmenten
dc.subjectAlbertaen
dc.titleCo-op Survival Rates in Albertaen
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