Co-ops 101: How Cooperatives Differ

This video provides a high level explanation of how the cooperative business model works, how the investment, membership and financing works in a co-op as well as the contrast between co-ops and other businesses. This video is part of the Co-op 101 series, planned by the Iowa Institute for Cooperatives with support provided by Iowa State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach through a gift from CoBank. The videos feature Dr. Keri Jacobs, the Cooperatives Extension Economist and the Iowa Institute for Cooperatives Endowed Economics Professor at Iowa State University.