Form Follows Function
It used to be that there were essentially three choices: private, public, or nonprofit. Privately-held…
Rolfe Larson
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Feasibility Testing: Top 10 Tips
So you have piles of venture ideas and don’t know where to start. Or perhaps…
Organization Development
What Do We Need: Strategic or Business Plan?
Depends. All too often, these two terms have become blurred. But they are different concepts.…
Business Planning
Where to Look for Good Venture Ideas
It’s not hard thinking up venture ideas. Often they seem to come out of the…
Organization Development
Short Is Beautiful
Good business plans do not need to be long business plans. With rare exceptions, keep…
Business Planning
Executive Summary Says It All
The most important section of your business plan is its executive summary. That’s right. It’s…
Business Planning
Is the “Social” In Social Enterprise Redundant?
Do we still need a “social” enterprise sector? Many businesses have “social impact” at least…
Organization Development
View From the Summit
I just returned from the 11th Social Enterprise Alliance Summit+ World Forum in San Francisco.…
Organization Development
Find and Feed The Feeling
Business plans tend to be mostly head, and mostly left brain at that. They describe…
Business Planning
Social Enterprise Summit + World Forum Opens Tomorrow
Tomorrow is the first day of the Social Enterprise Alliance’s annual Summit, a national conference…
Organization Development
Who Needs A Business Plan? (You Do)
The benefits of having a business plan include: Helping you to clarify your vision and…
Business Planning
The Trillion Dollar Social Enterprise Sector
Many social enterprises in the US come from the nonprofit sector, and a common way…
Organization Development
What Makes a Business Plan a Business Plan?
Recently someone asked for a simple definition. As it turns out, business plans mean different…
Business Planning
Running On Empty
Way too many social enterprises are way too undercapitalized. They don’t have the cash on…
Organization Development
All You Need is … Luck
Over the years, I’ve reviewed books and articles about business planning, and written some myself,…
Business Planning
Separating Social from Business Costs
The best information on this topic comes from a recent discussion at the npEnterprise Forum,…