Resources
The Best Ways to Motivate People
The attached document contains the responses to Johnson and Wales University Professor Anice O'Connor's icebreaker exercise at the New Hope Diner Car Project event held in March at Bryant University:
Business Plan for an Established Business
A Sea Change in the Social Sector - Executive Summary
Earned-Income Ventures and Entrepreneurial Nonprofits in Rhode Island.
How to Write a Great Business Plan
Which information belongs - and which doesn't - may surprise you.
by William A. Sahlman
Harvard Business ReviewA Business Planning Guide for Social Enterprises
Preparing the Business Plan
The Nonprofit Business and Marketing Plan Road Map
Sample plan and article
Business Plan Contest: Resources
This site includes various cases and background readings about social enterprise.
Nonprofits Assistance Fund - Business Plan Outline
This outline was developed for nonprofit organizations wishing to embark on earned income ventures with a business model. The outline can also be used for small businesses, though the sections on mission, organizational background, and evaluation are less applicable.
Writing the Social Venture Business Plan
NYU Stern School of Business
The Berkley Center for Entrepreneurial Studies