Services

CBLD / Leadership Development

Cooperative Board Leadership Development or CBLD is focused on the continual improvement of food co-op boards. Support, training, and facilitation are built into an integrated system to enhance effective governance and co-op development. Find out more about the CBLD program
Expansion and Growth

CDS Consulting Co-op provides a full range of services to assist your cooperative in growing your business and in the planning and implementation of expansion, relocation, new store or startup projects. Our consultants will work with you to assess your co-op’s capacity, to develop a realistic plan and to help your co-op achieve its goals.
Improving Performance

CDS Consulting Co-op identifies areas for improvement and works with you to develop strategies for results in organizational and business performance. We specialize in collecting and comparing data from many co-ops, helping to set realistic goals, identify best practices, develop strategies for improvements and monitor results.
Membership Development

CDS Consulting Co-op believes that the cooperative difference is your competitive advantage. We help co-ops build member investment and loyalty. CDS Consulting Co-op assists co-ops to raise capital through member loans and equity drives and develop effective membership programs to promote cooperative ownership.
Services for Startup Co-ops

The food co-op movement is growing! Food co-ops with mature business practices and experienced board and management leaders are making profound impacts on their respective communities. That success, along with other social and economic forces, has created a greater awareness and desire amongst communities around the country to have their own food co-ops. There are over 300 communities around the country in various stages of organizing a food co-op. CDS Consulting Co-op offers a series of free webinars and consulting services build around the Food Co-op development model Four Cornerstones in Three Stages.