Rural Grocery Store Start-Up and Operations Guide
The IIRA Rural Grocery Store Start-Up and Operations Guide is a resource for Illinois entrepreneurs and community leaders interested in starting up, expanding, or transitioning a grocery store in their small town. The 2014 edition includes three new supplements covering cooperative grocery stores, business succession issues, and indoor farmers markets.
Download the guide
- Rural Grocery Store Start-Up and Operations Guide
- Supplementary guides:
Resources for Small Town Grocery Stores
- Kansas State University Rural Grocery Initiative
- University of Minnesota rural grocery store resources
- Saving the Small Town Grocery Store – Center for Rural Affairs
- National Grocers Association
- National Cooperative Grocers Association
- Cooperative Grocer Network