Your co-operative business advisor's mission is to assist you in your transfer process, to help the co-operative that will eventually buy out your business to properly organize its management and governance system, and to act as an intermediary between you and the co- operative to find the optimal win/win solution for both parties.

To do this, it is essential that he have access to the information they need, subject to a written statement of confidentiality, so that they can properly analyze the issues and challenges, as well as the strengths and weaknesses that characterize your business.

They will provide you with a list of the necessary information. This information will not be communicated to the members of the co- operative's steering committee until they have also agreed to respect the confidentiality of the information by signing a commitment letter (Step 4).