As you begin to think about your idea, you will need to structure it from both a business and a social standpoint. Below are resources to help guide you in planning your idea. You are encouraged to attend the Idea Labs and also set up a meeting with the Center for Peace and Commerce to help you on your way.
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Learn about the easy steps necessary to plan your Social Innovation Idea from Harvard's Social Innovation Project toolkit. |
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Consider your business model, are you a pure business, pure nonprofit or a hybrid? Read Jim Fruchterman's short article, "For Love or Lucre." |
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Download the Business Planning for Enduring Social Impact as a resource for helping build your proposal. Another source: http://www.rootcause.org/social-innovation-resources |
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Moyes, Frank “Writing a Successful Business Plan 2009” http://leeds-faculty.colorado.edu/moyes/html/resources.htm |
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REDF Social Enterprise Business Plan template: http://www.redf.org/learn-from-redf/tools/106 |
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Seedco Toolkit for Developing a Social Purpose Business Plan http://seedco.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/A-Toolkit-for-Developing-a-Social-Purpose-Business-Plan.pdf |
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Get your idea off the ground and network with istart |
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Explore Challenge Your World, a resource for tapping into opportunities, partnerships with multiple sectors to help you identify your Social Innovation Challenge proposal. |
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The Business Model Canvas, is a strategic management and entrepreneurial tool. It allows you to describe, design, challenge, invent, and pivot your business model. This is a great resource for non-business students to use to create your plan. Visit this link to learn more: http://www.businessmodelgeneration.com/ and download the canvas tool to map your idea. |
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Four Lessons for Aspiring Entrepreneurs, links to an article discussing how to how women entrepreneurs have successfully created start-ups by doing what they love to do. |
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For additional resources, make an appointment to meet with the Center for Peace and Commerce's Nadia Auch: nauch@sandiego.edu or 619-260-4857 or catch us during live chats on Facebook |
