Opening our store! Your money will help us to pay for legal fees, marketing material, consulting services, permitting costs, equipment purchases, and the many other costs that come with opening a business. Remember that your membership is a contribution to the capital of the co-op. By pooling our money together, we are able to continue the start-up process and continually increase our attractiveness to investors, credit unions, and matching grant programs.
- Where are you going to be located?
- Well, it NEEDS to be on ________ side of town!
- What if you don't get enough owners?
- Am I going to have to pay more later?
- So, it's members only?
- If it's a co-op, does that mean that it's going to be expensive?
- Will you be cheaper than Walmart?
- What happens to my money if the store never opens?
- Other grocery stores have failed, what makes you different?
- Can I sell my XYZ there?
- What happens if I die before the store is open?
- I heard that there’s a store coming to Whitewater already. Is that true?
- I have other things I have to pay for first.
- When will the store open?