Resend re Free Webinars, Wed @ 10am

[Rory Bowman]

Earlier this year, Food Co-Op 500 offered a series of free "webinars"
which are available to everyone with an Internet connection who can
afford the price of a phone call to listen in. Files from these
seminars are available in the "Files" section of VFC-General or at http://cdsfood.centraldesktop.com/fc500registration/FilesFromFc500Series1

If folks would like to participate in another, expanded round of
seminars, a seconds series will begin next week. The schedule is below
and you may attend any or all. These are free of charge but you must
register in advance to participate. "Webinars" begin at 10am Pacific
time and usually last ninety minutes.

Sign up by going to http://cdsfood.centraldesktop.com/fc500registration/

Sept 10th: Bill Gessner
Orientation to Development: 4 Cornerstones in 3 stages

Sept. 17th: Stuart Reid
Skills and Tools for the organizing stage

Sept 24th: Joel Dalhgren
Legal issues for new food co-ops

Oct. 1: Mark Goehring
Governance and accountability

Oct. 8th: Marilyn Scholl
Members and Economic participation

Oct 15th:Bill Gessner
Creating a budget: Sources and uses

Oct. 22:Mel Braverman
Evaluating feasibility and planning for success

Oct 29th: Debbie Suassuna
Market Research: Projecting sales and identifying site characteristics

Jan 7, 2009: Bill Gessner
Planning your member loan campaign

Jan 14th:Kelly Smith
Marketing and promoting

Jan. 21: Denise Chevalier
Project management

Jan. 28th: Carolle Colter
Hiring your first Project Manager (PM)