The Cooperative Startup’s Financing Playbook. It’s a great read and although not all the recommendations apply to grocery start-ups (or consumer co-ops) it’s a comprehensive overview of potential funding sources.
CoApp, the only customized owner tracking, and fundraising tool that leverages cooperation among cooperatives is proud to announce the sponsorship of the best conference of the year, Up & Coming. If you haven’t registered yet, what are you waiting for? Not only will you get to check out CoApp (find our table in the Expo area!) but … CoApp Sponsors Up & Coming Conference
I’m excited to announce that I’ll be presenting two sessions at Up & Coming May 19-21 in Madison, WI. One session will be focused on data management related to capital campaigns and one focused on the structure of capital campaigns.
In partnership, Stoke and Texas Woman’s University Center for Entrepreneurs developed the AccelerateHER incubator program to support women-owned/founded businesses and startups and I’m so excited CoApp was one of 7 businesses selected.
I’ve had the honor to participate in the Texas Woman’s University AccererateHER business incubator along with my partner Jess Buttimer. On Friday, February 25, 2022, from 3-5 pm Jess and I will participate in the program’s culminating pitch event. CoApp will present at 4:10 pm with a break out session at 4:30 pm.
CoApp is excited to announce that we will be sponsoring the premier start-up grocery conference of the year, Up & Coming! This conference has been such a beacon of support and education to co-ops across the country and we wanted to do our part to contribute to the success of the conference!
Food Shed Co-op Campaign Manager, Doug Close recently said “There is absolutely no way we could keep track of all this without CoApp.” And that makes my heart so very happy!!
CoApp provides Food Shed Co-op with a cloud based interface for volunteer callers and campaign managers that provides real time updates to keep everyone involved with the campaign on the same page.
My friends at Food Shed Co-op (FSC) will kick off their capital campaign later this fall and will be the second co-op in the country to use CoApp, the brand new Contact Management System designed for co-ops by co-ops. Myself and my partner Jess Buttimer had the honor and privilege to train FSC volunteers how to use CoApp. In Person. Face to Face. Real life.