Cooperative Business Enterprise Network
The Cooperative Business Enterprise Network was developed to provide a "local" contact to help emerging groups develop their project. The following list of professional people have had training on the steps involved with developing a cooperatively owned (multi-owner) business, and are aware of various resources that may be appropriate to aid in that development. To enlist the assistance of a CBEN member, please contact Jim Crandall at 308-995-3889, or Elaine Cranford at 402-472-1748.
| Location | Name | Organization |
| Scottsbluff | Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel | UNL Panhandle Research and Extension |
| Scottsbluff | Jim Schild | UNL Extension Educator |
| Scottsbluff | Ron Moore | Panhandle RC&D |
| Sidney | Connie Hancock | UNL Extension Educator |
| Ainsworth | Mary Gambill | USDA-RD |
| Anselmo | Linda Fettig | Nebraska Dept. of Economic Development |
| Cambridge | Roger Stockton | Southwest RC&D |
| Holdrege | Jim Crandall | Nebraska Cooperative Development Center |
| Minden | Alan Corr | UNL Extension Educator |
| Oakland | Kent Neumann | Nebraska Loess Hills RC&D |
| Doniphan | Randy Gunn | South Central Nebraska RC&D |
| Red Cloud | Merle Illian | Trailblazer RC&D |
| Albion | Allen Mittan | Prairieland RC&D |
| Center | Terry Gompert | UNL Extension Educator |
| Plainview | Jan Jorgensen | Northeast Nebraska RC&D |
| Beatrice | Deb Yocum | USDA-Rural Development |
| Tecumseh | Tamela S. Timms | Five Rivers RC&D |
| David City | Scott Willet | Great Plains RC&D |
| Thedford | Bob Broweleit | Sandhills RC&D |
