Cooperatives Terminology

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Across
  1. 2. operate in a single county in the United States
  2. 7. individuals and business entities are members
  3. 8. operate in two or more countries, often with several branch facilities
  4. 10. serve a major portion or most of the United States
  5. 11. owns portions of the business or production process
Down
  1. 1. serve an area comprising numerous counties, an entire state, or a number of states
  2. 3. operate in more than one country, with headquarters in the United States or in another country
  3. 4. a business owned and controlled by the people who use its services and whose benefits are derived and distributed equitably on the basis of use
  4. 5. have individuals and other cooperatives as members, and all are given voting rights representative of their membership
  5. 6. have other cooperatives as members Each member of a federated cooperative is a separate cooperative that owns a membership share entitling it to voting rights in the affairs of the federated cooperative
  6. 9. the profit or loss of a business and are allocated to the members on the basis of the use they made of the cooperative during the year