The 10 steps to forming a co-operative happen in 3 stages: Developing the business idea, assessing interest and viability, and start-up:

Develop the co-operative business idea

Step 1: Assemble a group of interested people

Step 2: Conduct a pre-feasibility study

Co-ordinate the pre co-operative's activities

Step 3: Hold an organizing meeting

Step 4: Conduct a viability study

Organize and start up the co-operative

Step 5: Organize the association

Step 6: Plan the operation of the enterprise

Step 7: Plan and organize the enterprise's start-up financing

Step 8: Attend to all legal aspects of the enterprise's operations

Step 9: Recruit and train the enterprise's staff

Step 10: Hold the first general meeting