Starting a Grocery Cooperative can be a challenge in rural Nebraska communities. This business closure can have a profound impact on the community. To assist with this process, NCDC has developed two financial planning tools to assist with outlining start up costs, creation of a the first year pro forma and planning for first year operations.
Grocery Store Cooperative Start-Up Plan
This workbook allows the cooperative to identify and track expenses, identify and track funding sources, and create a budget for the cooperative start-up phase, which is usually a 12 to 18 month period before the targeted store grand opening. Tabs include Expenses Entry and Combined Expenses for expense identification, tracking, and timing, and Funding Entry and Combined Funding for funding identification, tracking, and timing. The final table is a basic Cash Flow for the start-up period.
Start-Up Plan Spreadsheets are available upon request.
Cindy Houlden, Cooperative Development Specialist, choulden2@unl.edu or 308-293-6417
Charlotte Narjes, NCDC Director/Rural Prosperity Nebraska Extension Educator, cnarjes1@unl.edu or 402-472-1724
Start-Up Plan Video Tutorials
Watch: Start-Up Expense Introduction
Watch: Start-Up Funding Introduction
Grocery Store Cooperative Operations Plan
This workbook allows the cooperative to create Projected Financial Statements, a Labor Plan, an Overhead Expense Plan, and Cash Flows for operational planning purposes. The cooperative can also track the Profit & Loss for each department. The planning operations workbook information can be used to build the beginning budget in any accounting software.
Operations Plan Spreadsheets are available upon request
Cindy Houlden, Cooperative Development Specialist, choulden2@unl.edu or 308-293-6417
Charlotte Narjes, NCDC Director/Rural Prosperity Nebraska Extension Educator, cnarjes1@unl.edu or 402-472-1724