On the outside, the cooperative appears to be like any other business. Cooperatives sell a wide range of products, from hammers to fertilizer to clothing. They market producer goods and provide services – from health services to credit, to petroleum products, and artificial breeding. In fact, a cooperative can do anything any other business can.
Comparing Nonprofit and Cooperative Entities 
Young Lambeth Cooperative – Business Plan 
The Nature of the Cooperative 
MHDC Developers Guide 
Development Manual for Home Cooperatives 
Cooperatives Theory Principles and Practice 
Cooperatives Principles and Practices in the 21st Century 
Cooperatives and the Sustainable Development Goals 
Cooperatives and the Millennium Development Goals 
Conceptual Framework- Measurement of Cooperatives and its Operationalization