Ohio Cooperative Development Center (OCDC)
Mission
Our mission is to support improving economic conditions through the development of all types of cooperative businesses and "cooperative like" groups. OCDC is part of a business development, research, and extension education team to better provide comprehensive services for new and emerging cooperatives in Ohio and West Virginia.
Services Offered through the Cooperative Development Center:
- One-on-one technical counseling
- Start-up formation kit provision
- By-laws and board development counseling/workshops
- Business plan development assistance
- Business financial planning assistance
- Linkage to funding, grants, services, and resources
- Seed grants for start-up or implementation
- Development of incubator websites
- Facilitation for cooperation among cooperatives
- Feasibility studies assistance
We offer two options to request any of the services listed above, please submit the online Request for OCDC Services form - or - print and complete a hard copy of the Request for OCDC Services form in pdf format (mail or fax as instructed on the form).