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Title	Issue	Date
Getting Started with Expansion Planning BY Bill Gessner Expansion projects for food co-ops fall somewhere between a labyrinth and a maze.	180 Sept-Oct 2015	November 13, 2015
The Spirit of Generosity BY Bill Gessner The collective progress in collaboration that the food co-op sector has achieved over the past decade has been significant and inspiring.	178 May-June 2015	May 27, 2015
Avoiding Post-Expansion Burnout: The board of directors' role BY Bill Gessner More than half of our food co-ops have engaged in planning and implementing an expansion project during the past three years.	120 September - October - 2005	January 21, 2009
Co-op Expansions Raise the Bar BY Bill Gessner, Patricia Cumbie Every expansion is unique in some respect, but the universal truth is that building a larger facility includes taking on a bigger role in the community.	121 November - December - 2005	January 21, 2009
Additional Stores: Expanding "The Co-op" BY Bill Gessner Food co-ops expanding from one to two stores must navigate a challenging and perilous course.	134 Jan - Feb - 2008	January 19, 2009
Capitalization Strategies for New and Existing Co-ops BY Bill Gessner Where we gonna get the grubstake?	129 march - april - 2007	March 28, 2007
The Spirit of Generosity BY Bill Gessner The collective progress in collaboration that the food co-op sector has achieved over the past decade has been significant and inspiring.	111 March - April - 2004	March 16, 2004
Preparing For Expansion BY Bill Gessner Losing Market Share? Many of today's retail food cooperatives now have a history of ten to twenty years.	033 March - April - 1991	January 9, 2004
Project Management for Cooperatives BY Bill Gessner Cooperatives undertaking special projects such as a move or major expansion should distinguish between "operations" and "project." I will make such a distinction, present a view of project manageme	046 May - June - 1993	January 9, 2004
The Co-op Empowerment Stream BY Bill Gessner Our cooperatives are truly empowering organizations, in origin and in practice, in vision and in mission, in theory and in action.	063 March - April - 1996	January 9, 2004
Clarifying Board and Management Roles in Expansion/Relocation Projects BY Bill Gessner Many co-ops talk about the need to move or expand for years. Often it is all talk, with a few false starts and little formal planning or action.	083 July - August - 1999	January 8, 2004
Conducting Member Loan Campaigns BY Bill Gessner Cooperatives need to pursue debt capital from members through the creation of member loan programs and member loan drives. The purpose of this article is to suggest some of the basic pr	086 January - February - 2000	January 8, 2004
Your New Store: Meeting First Year Challenges BY Bill Gessner You have successfully navigated the stormy waters of a relocation/expansion project.	099 March - April - 2002	January 7, 2004