Our organization will encompass a variety of entrepreneurial projects, each working quasi-independently. Now that we are in development, I wonder if anyone...
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Stephen Confer
stephenconfer@...
May 3, 2005 6:21 pm
Churches seem to be increasingly involved in social enterprise, and a church with which I am involved is no different. We operate a thrift store and a book...
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Mike Driscoll
mike.driscoll@...
May 3, 2005 9:23 pm
A participant in my strategic planning course for non-profit enterprises was polishing a business plan for a thrift shop to generate capital for an affordable...
Hello, Agreements as contracts work best when trust is the glue not blind rules. In my experience, the best way to think about instilling ethical behavior is ...
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Here are two responses that address Stephen Velez-Confer's question about the "attributes of successful thrift and book stores in a religious environment." (1)...
Some people have been asking me about future plans for the Yale Goldman Sachs business plan competition. I saw co-director Cynthia Massarsky at the SEA...
Some people have been asking about future plans for the National Business Plan competition. I saw co-director Cynthia Massarsky at the SEA Gathering in...
Social Entrepreneurs who are seriously considering bookselling can feel free to contact me directly at shure@... for advice, guidance, and...
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Stephen Confer
stephenconfer@...
May 6, 2005 10:43 pm
Thank you. This is very helpful. Just a comment. This store sells only donated used goods. Stephen H. Velez-Confer, MNM 4626 Hartley Street, Unit 9 San Diego,...
hi, I have been out of the loop for quite a while. Just read email. For any info on thrift shops -- and some do sell new items such as Goodwill and still...
May 10, 2005 Today's edition of The Wall Street Journal features Steve Case's stirring closing keynote at the recent 6th Gathering of the Social Enterprise...
Hello All, In the last year, the npEnterprise Forum has gone through some pretty terrific growth, having added over 1000 new subscribers. Rolfe and I were...
GOOD MORNING! Highlights is a bi-weekly feature of the npEnterprise Forum, the official listserv of the Social Enterprise Alliance. In it, we present...
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Matthew Jones
matt.jones@...
May 11, 2005 5:03 pm
For those I didn't meet at the 6th Gathering, or those who weren't able to attend, I am visiting UK (in March) and presently USA (since April until June)...
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McCracken, Kevin J
kjmccracken@...
May 11, 2005 5:03 pm
I work for a community mental health center in the Midwest. We are planning to create a janitorial/maintenance business wherein half the employees would have a...
Thanks for the nudge Andy, I do have a question. Does anybody know of a good resource that talks clearly about the legal definitions of what exactly for...
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James Firmage
jfirm415@...
May 11, 2005 5:10 pm
Hello! Thank you for the email. I have been thinking of responding for months, but with no real question, rather an idea of moving into the Social Entrpreneur...
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Roger Bairstow
rogerb@...
May 12, 2005 3:52 pm
Greetings all, I'm rather new to the listserv, but happy to have found it. We have a rural for-profit affordable housing organization with a few social...
Hello Everyone; I am one of those thousands who has never posted a question, its nice to meet you all. I am the ED of a non-profit which has a book sales ...
There are so many different types of for-profit and not-for profit entities, including hybrids that include elements of both, that a simple, clear cut answer...
James, The Social Enterprise Edition of Business Plan Pro was developed by Palo Alto Software in partnership with the Social Enterprise Alliance specifically...
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Allen Bromberger
allen@...
May 13, 2005 3:52 pm
Just a clarification on thrift stores and UBIT: under federal tax law, income from a business which is "the selling of merchandise, substantially all of which...
Social Enterprise Edition of Business Plan Pro software is excellent. I bought it at the recent conference in Milwaukee for a friend/client. If you just want...
Hi all - this is my first time writing on this board so far, I've been reading and enjoying the pages for some time now, and I think this group is great. I...
We received a couple of responses to 'Gbenga Sesan's search for help launching a venture in Nigeria that equips underserved youth with IT opportunities: (1)...
We received several suggestions following Kevin McCracken's search for information about creating a janitorial/maintenance venture, where half of the staff...
Hello to all, My group is looking to embark on our first adventure in Social Enterprise. We're a non-profit Arts organization. Our staff consists of working...
