In comparison with regular commercial business, cooperation has certain advantages or strengths and certain disadvantages or weaknesses. In comparison with regular commercial business, cooperation has certain advantages or strengths and certain disadvantages or weaknesses.Its main advantage is that it exists and operates for the benefit of its patron members. At the same time, since the members are also the owners, they have a financial interest in the success of the cooperative which sways them toward giving it their full support and patronage.