157 November - December - 2011

Issue Number:

157

Issue Months:

November - December

Issue Year:

2 011

Issue's Articles

Title	Issue	Date
Accounting Best Practices: The Balance Sheet BY Bruce Mayer, Peg Nolan, Steve Wolfe Can you tell me in 10 minutes what the best practices for finance are that I can use at my co-op?" This question has been repeatedly asked of us in our respective work with co-op finance managers a	157 November - December - 2011	November 17, 2011
PDF of November 2011 issue BY Dan Nordley It seems the printer for Cooperative Grocer experienced some unusual difficulty in binding the November issue, and there are a number of copies out there with 3-6 and 31-34 taking the place of 7-11	157 November - December - 2011	November 17, 2011
Learning from Co-op Startups BY Patricia Cumbie In the years since 2005, when the Food Co-op 500 pilot project began to challenge the sector to have 500 food co-ops by 2015, a lot has been accomplished in an attempt to achieve this goal.	157 November - December - 2011	November 17, 2011
Cooperative Strategic Leadership BY Art Sherwood There has been much discussion, debate and downright argument about the role of the board in the strategic process of our co-ops. "Isn't that getting into operations?	157 November - December - 2011	November 17, 2011
Sign-Making Solutions: A Review BY Lisa Smith Have you ever tried to sell a product without a sign? If you have, you know how important signage is to grocery sales.	157 November - December - 2011	November 17, 2011
Restorative Practices BY Jennifer Crain Before the Olympia Food Co-op became a two-store operation with over 80 staff members, resolving internal conflicts was a direct but mostly informal process.	157 November - December - 2011	November 17, 2011
Healthy Foods, Cooperative Communities BY Micha Josephy	157 November - December - 2011	November 17, 2011
Co-ops and Public Figures Look to 2012 BY Dave Gutknecht Spreading inspiring co-op stories. Developing more co-ops to serve more people.	157 November - December - 2011	November 17, 2011
Planning for the International Year of Cooperatives BY Dave Gutknecht Cooperators in the U.S.	157 November - December - 2011	November 17, 2011
The view from the other side of the White River BY Kye Cochran	157 November - December - 2011	November 17, 2011
One Town, Two Co-ops BY Terry Appleby White River Junction is a small town at the confluence of the White and Connecticut Rivers in central Vermont. For the past 35 years, it has been the home of the Upper Valley Food Co-op.	157 November - December - 2011	November 17, 2011
NCGA Development Cooperative Addresses Growing Demand BY C.E. Pugh	157 November - December - 2011	November 17, 2011
Reaching the Next Generation BY Paul Hazen [Below: excerpts from a column in Cooperative Business Journal (Sept./Oct. 2011) by Paul Hazen, who is president and CEO of the National Cooperative Business Association.	157 November - December - 2011	November 17, 2011