To maximize profits for shareholders

To provide goods and services to members at cost

To generate revenue for the government

To create jobs

Self-help

Mutual aid

Democracy

All of the above

The first successful cooperative store

A group of early cooperative thinkers

A government agency that promotes cooperatives

A non-profit organization that supports cooperative development

Open membership

Democratic control

Limited interest on capital

Patronage dividends

Political and religious neutrality

Cash trading

Education

A global organization that represents cooperatives

A government agency that promotes cooperatives

A non-profit organization that supports cooperative development

A research center that studies cooperatives

Cooperatives are owned and controlled by their members, while traditional businesses are owned and controlled by shareholders.

Cooperatives are non-profit organizations, while traditional businesses are profit-making organizations.

Cooperatives distribute profits to their members, while traditional businesses distribute profits to their shareholders.

All of the above

Credit unions

Worker cooperatives

Agricultural cooperatives

Consumer cooperatives

Housing cooperatives

All of the above

They are democratically controlled by their members.

They provide goods and services at cost.

They generate profits that are shared among their members.

They create jobs and promote economic development.

All of the above

Competition from traditional businesses

Lack of access to capital

Difficulty in attracting and retaining talented employees

Government regulations

All of the above

They will continue to grow and become more popular.

They will decline in importance as traditional businesses become more dominant.

They will remain a niche market.

It is difficult to predict