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NCDC

Nebraska Cooperative Development Center

The Nebraska Cooperative Development Center is Nebraska’s center for cooperative based business development. We provide education, training, and technical assistance to cooperatively owned business, be it a cooperative, an LLC, or other business structure.

We are committed to creating sustainable communities in Nebraska where people work together to meet their needs and reach their goals. Our center provides technical assistance, education, and training for developing and existing groups. Our services are available for all types of business enterprises.

Learn More Through These Videos:

Be a price maker through the Cooperative Business model. Jim Crandall, Program Coordinator of the Nebraska Cooperative Development Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, showcases the Cooperative model and how it works as a business structure or marketing association. An advantage is the cooperative's ability to access larger markets by aggregating products and increasing price through volume. Individual investments are financial as well as time and talents. There are 26 similar organizations across the United States.


Jim Crandall, Program Coordinator of the Nebraska Cooperative Development Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln details the services provided by NCDC: formation discussions, feasibility studies, board of directors training, building membership, and marketing the products. As a cooperative board of directors one does have legal responsibility to the membership to create a successful business. The cooperative business model can be powerful if done correctly.