U.S. Social Enterprise
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Municipal Revolving Loan Funds (PDF) - This document outlines Social Enterprise Associate's findings from informal field research on behavior and qualities of Municipal Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs).
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| The 5 C's of Credit and Accessing Finance for Small Business (PDF) - Information on how to get a small business loan in today's difficult lending climate. |
| Facilitating Social Betterment with Business (PDF) - A Presentation and Conversation with Drew Tulchin for Santa Fe Alliance on using business for broader social impact in the community - Including L3Cs, B-Corporations, and more. |
| How to Work with Faith-Based Investors, A Primer for Social Enterpreneurs (PDF) - This short, informative piece explains who are faith-based investors, how they work, why they are important for social entrepreneurs, and what is needed to work with them. |
| Earned Income Strategies – Where to Start? (PDF) - A step-by-step guide to developing your organization’s new social enterprise. |
| Social Benefit Analysis & Social Return – An Introductory Reader (PDF) - Authored with Prisma Microfinance, this document provides an introduction to an emerging topic in Non-profit Social Enterprise and measurement examples of Social Return. |
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Building Better Financials, presentation at the 5th National Gathering of Social Enterpreneurs by Drew Tulchin & Micheal Whitehead-Bust, Foxhall Consulting Services. An interactive session using examples from existing social enterprises to teach effective pro-forma financial development to assist in managerial decision making, as well as in presentation for business plans, proposals, and other external audiences. Conference materials available are: presentation PowerPoint (download PowerPoint or view it online), and financial excel model (Warning: it uses macros, so you must enable them) |
| Top 10 List for Healthy Small Businesses (+ 1 for Green Businesses in Santa Fe, NM) (PDF) With thanks to Guy Kawasaka, formerly the Evangelist at Apple and now head of Garage.com, here is a list of 10 (+1) recommendations for healthier small businesses. |
| Guide for Social Responsible Investment (SRI) and Community Investment (CI) (PDF) is a merged Powerpoint of presentations provided to Whitman College’s Whitman Investment Corporation, Walla Walla, WA, Friday, October 24, 2008. |
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