A large start up co-operative which has not yet completed its requirements to establish their business indicated they have received reasonable offers of debt and investment capital. They chose the co-op model because it is a better structure for the following reasons:
Plusieurs coopératives récemment fondées n’étaient pas au courant de l’existence des garanties d’emprunt offertes en vertu de la LPAACFC; or ces garanties les auraient aidées à atténuer la complexité des arrangements pris pour obtenir des garanties personnelles des membres.