Typical Revenue Models
Every business has to attract revenues from selling products and services, and every business plan…
Rolfe Larson
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Scale Isn’t Everything…
The notion of “scale” gets a great deal of attention in the social enterprise world.…
Organization Development
Startup Experience: Does it Help?
Seems obvious: of course prior business experience is a big advantage when starting a social…
Organization Development
Online Classes for Entrepreneurs
Want to start a small business, but missing some skills? Here’s one option: take some…
Business Planning
Your Business Plan is About You
When considering whether to invest in a company, bankers and venture capitalists look first at…
Business Planning
Microfinance Informs Impact Investing
While the term “impact investing” (or social capital) has garnered substantial attention in recent years,…
Organization Development
All Business (Plans) Are Social
With the emergence of so many “social businesses,” there’s been a widening distinction made with…
Business Planning
Will Social Capital Replace Venture Capital?
I don’t know about that, but it’s definitely making waves in the social change world.…
Organization Development
Do Social Enterprises Need Mobile Strategies?
It’s amazing how fast mobile devices have taken over our lives. I’ve had my smart…
Organization Development
List of Business Plan Competitions
I’m generally not a great fan of business plan competitions, for two reasons. First, they…
Business Planning
Students Create Social Enterprises
Innovation and energy often come together on campus, and today many of them have an…
Organization Development
Want Scale? Get Attitude.
There are many reasons why one social enterprise grows fast, while another one doesn’t. Frankly,…
Organization Development
20-Minute Business Model?
The drive to create a business plan in the least amount of time has reached…
Business Planning
New Social Enterprise app
Social Impact is the world’s first social enterprise directory available on cell phones.
Organization Development
New! Global Social Enterprise Dining Map
Support social enterprise by eating or shopping at one!
Organization Development
Low-Cost Startups and Business Plans
Not every would-be entrepreneur has deep pockets, or rich friends and family, to get their…