 BUSINESS &
HOME OWNERSHIP TRAINING
The Rural Cooperative Development Center provides business
and home ownership training to cooperative members,
employees, and member businesses, including:
- How to Start a Business
- Business Planning Workshop
- Business Marketing
- Business Record Keeping
- General Management & Planning
- Home Buyer Education
INTERNET & COMPUTER TRAINING
The Rural Cooperative Development Center provides Internet
and computer training, introducing cooperative members and
employees to the Internet and computer usage. Project FORGE
also provides training in computerized agricultural
operations and management. Training includes:
- Basic Internet
- E-mail in Detail-Outlook Express
- Ag Resources On-line
- Basic Computer
- Advanced Internet
- Introduction to Microsoft Word
- Introduction to Microsoft Excel
- Quicken Accounting & Bookkeeping
- Electronic Commerce for Rural America
The Cooperative
Development Center provides start-up assistance for
cooperatives as well as business and marketing assistance to
existing cooperatives. The Center helps with business plan
and financial projections development. It helps to identify
financing sources for rural cooperatives and provides loan
application and loan packaging assistance. The Rural
Cooperative Development Center also provides assistance with
feasibility studies.
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