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A '''cooperative''' is a business owned by its customers for their mutual gain. It is a form of free enterprise that is oriented toward service rather than pecuniary profit. The customers or consumers of the goods and/or services the business provides are also the individuals who have provided the capital required to launch or purchase that enterprise. | A '''cooperative''' is a business owned by its customers for their mutual gain. It is a form of free enterprise that is oriented toward service rather than pecuniary profit. The customers or consumers of the goods and/or services the business provides are also the individuals who have provided the capital required to launch or purchase that enterprise. | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* [[Collective]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:57, 25 January 2011
A cooperative is a business owned by its customers for their mutual gain. It is a form of free enterprise that is oriented toward service rather than pecuniary profit. The customers or consumers of the goods and/or services the business provides are also the individuals who have provided the capital required to launch or purchase that enterprise.