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Resource Directory
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Places:
Illinois
Institute for Rural Affairs
The Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs is designed
to improve the quality of life in rural areas by developing public-private
partnerships with local agencies on small business development and community
development projects in rural areas.
Illinois
Value-Added Rural Development Center
The mission of the Illinois Value-Added Rural Development
Center (IVARDC) is to improve the incomes of Agricultural producers and
small business owners and expand employment opportunities in rural Illinois
by capturing more value-added in their operations.
The
Value Project
Improving Illinois Farm Incomes and Rural Communities Through Specialty
Farm Products and Value-Added Agriculture.
People:
Kim Tack: Extension Educator, IDEA (Initiative for the Development of Entrepreneurs in Agriculture) Phone: 309/796-0512
John Pike: Extension Educator, Community & Economic Development, Ph (618) 453-5563
Jon Greenstreet, Business Specialist, Office of Economic and Regional Development. Cooperative development for rural entities. Ph (618) 536-4451.
Darlene Knipe, Extension Educator, Small Business Development, Ph (309) 792-2500.
Norma Turok, Extension Educator, Small Business Management, Ph (618) 453-5563.
Other Places:
Cooperatives
(CannyLink Internet Guide)
Provides links to agricultural cooperatives.
Cooperative
Services
Helps rural residents form new cooperative businesses and improve the
operations of existing cooperatives. Provides technical assistance to
cooperatives and those thinking of forming cooperatives.
National
Council of Farmer Cooperatives
A
national member association, NCFC's website provides information, news,
and events relating to farmer-owned cooperatives. Includes an explanation
of what a cooperative is, how co-ops work, and "How to Start a Cooperative".
OSDBU
USDA's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
provides maximum opportunity for small, small disadvantaged and small
women-owned businesses to participate in USDA's contracting process. The
OSDBU serves as USDA's central point of contact for general inquiries
from industry, the Small Business Administration (SBA).
University
of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives
Provides journals, periodicals, research, and publications dealing with
Cooperatives.
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University
of Illinois Extension
Office of Extension and Outreach
College of Agricultural, Consumer and
Environmental Sciences
University of Illinois
University
of Illinois - US Dept of Agriculture - Local Extension Councils Cooperating
University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs
and employment.
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