We have prepared workshops that can be adapted to the particular needs of your group. Workshops can also be designed in response to your needs. Further details can be found on our Education and Training page. Visit our Resource page for immediately available tools and information
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Intensive Technical Assistance is tailored to each group's needs, and can include financial analysis, legal structure assistance, or the researching of an operational issue such as a personnel policy. To learn more visit our Intensive Technical Assistance page.
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Costs for our services may be covered under KDC’s USDA Rural Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG) if the group meets specific eligibility requirements. Please submit a Request for Assistance form and visit our How to Fund Your Project page for more information.
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The Keystone Development Center (KDC) has been providing technical assistance to emerging, start-up and established cooperatives along with other group-based businesses throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region for over thirteen years. Our consultants provide quality research and business development support to a variety of clients. We serve businesses and individuals across varied industry sectors in four states – Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware.
Over the life our KDC we have worked with 156 community owned businesses or start-up ventures. Since 1999 we have delivered 44 feasibility studies, 18 business plans, and 4 marketing plans. KDC conducted 32 focus groups and 20 member/consumer surveys. KDC helped incorporate 39 businesses and assisted in policy and legal documents, including the writing of 25 sets of bylaws for our clients. Extensive educational and training presentations were provided to more than 30 groups. IT services were delivered to 7 groups. KDC helped 38 groups secure over $2.3 million in grants or other funding beyond our RCDG Grant. Our clients represent many sectors: Agricultural Marketing, Worker Owner, Food Cooperatives, Purchasing, Shared Services, Broadband, Energy/Utilities, and more. Our services include meeting facilitation, co-op education, bylaws and incorporation, member equity drives, feasibility analysis, market research, business planning, financial modeling, board development, management development, organizational analysis, administrative systems, cooperative law and cooperative taxes.
Over the life our KDC we have worked with 156 community owned businesses or start-up ventures. Since 1999 we have delivered 44 feasibility studies, 18 business plans, and 4 marketing plans. KDC conducted 32 focus groups and 20 member/consumer surveys. KDC helped incorporate 39 businesses and assisted in policy and legal documents, including the writing of 25 sets of bylaws for our clients. Extensive educational and training presentations were provided to more than 30 groups. IT services were delivered to 7 groups. KDC helped 38 groups secure over $2.3 million in grants or other funding beyond our RCDG Grant. Our clients represent many sectors: Agricultural Marketing, Worker Owner, Food Cooperatives, Purchasing, Shared Services, Broadband, Energy/Utilities, and more. Our services include meeting facilitation, co-op education, bylaws and incorporation, member equity drives, feasibility analysis, market research, business planning, financial modeling, board development, management development, organizational analysis, administrative systems, cooperative law and cooperative taxes.
