Value-Added Business Development Program

• Assessing Business Opportunities - Check out these publications.
• USDA VADG Templates and Instructions

Value-Added Reference Guide

• Section 1:  What's Value-Added?
• Section 2:  Considering Cooperatives
• Section 3:  USDA:  Understanding Cooperatives
• Section 4:  Starting Your Business

• Section 5:  Directories & Assistance

Feasibility Study

• Requests for Proposals
• Feasibility Study Guidelines
• Lists of Consultants

Initial Assistance Grants (IAG)

• Your group may be eligible for up to $5,000 for a value-added business development project.

Arthur Capper Cooperative Center (ACCC)

• The Arthur Capper Cooperative Center (ACCC) at Kansas State University provides research-based information, education and assistance to people interested in cooperative-based businesses.

Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC)

• An information resource for value-added agriculture.

        Kansas Cooperative Development Center (KCDC)

• The overall goal of the Kansas Cooperative Development Center (KCDC) is to improve the earnings and economic conditions of agricultural producers and other rural residents.