The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) --Rural Development funds Cooperative Development Centers that provide technical assistance for new cooperatives.
Alaska University of Alaska Anchorage
Alabama Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund
Arkansas Winrock International
California California Center for Cooperative Development
Colorado Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Educational & Charitable Foundation
Hawaii The Kohala Center Inc.
Illinois Western Illinois University
Indiana Indiana Cooperative Development Center
Iowa Iowa State University
Kentucky Kentucky Center for Agriculture & Rural Development
Massachusetts Cooperative Development Institute
Michigan Michigan State University
Minnesota Northcountry Cooperative Foundation Food Co-op Initiative Latino Economic Development Center Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
Mississippi Mississippi Association of Cooperatives
Montana Lake County Community Development Corporation Montana Cooperative Development Center
Nebraska University of Nebraska-Lincoln
New Jersey Rutgers Food Innovation Center
New Mexico Farm To Table, Inc. Center of Southwest Culture
North Carolina North Carolina State University
North Dakota Common Enterprise Development Corporation North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives
Ohio Kent State University The Ohio State University National Network of Forest Practitioners
Pennsylvania Keystone Development Center
South Dakota Value-Added Agriculture Development Center
Texas University of Texas-Pan American
Virginia Virginia FAIRS Cooperative Development Foundation
Washington Northwest Agriculture Business Center Northwest Cooperative Development Center
Washington, D.C. National Cooperative Business Association
Wisconsin Cooperative Development Services Inc. Great Lakes Cooperative Center
Northcountry Cooperative Development Fund
National Cooperative Business Association
Agricultural Marketing Resource Center
Food Co-op 500
Ohio Employee Ownership Center
U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives
University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Department of Commerce University of Wisconsin-Extension Wisconsin Agricultural Innovation Center Cooperative Network
Your state university's extension system may offer business assistance or community development resources that would be useful for market research, feasibility study and business plan development.