Doin' the math: a couple of pie charts to contemplate.

Here's what Food Co-op 500 suggests as a general rule for sourcing startup capital for a new food co-op:



So...half of a co-op's startup capital comes from its founding members, in the form of membership dues (equity), member loans, cash donations and grants.

How does this relate to what we learned from the Community Survey? Can we make some assumptions, crunch a couple numbers, and create a couple top-line items for our startup budget?