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== Conclusion: Steps to Success ==
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<li>Spread the word of social entrepreneuship on your campus. </li><li>Define the goal of the company; what problem are you passionate about solving? </li><li><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-77a0cc06-714a-ab01-db69-0f9802424df4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Build a list of connections and entities with funding and support for start-upsstartups. Use these resources throughout the process of starting a company. Ex) Local This includes local utility companies with immediate impact grants, innovation centers, and school faculty.</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-77a0cc06-714a-ab01-db69-0f9802424df4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Make a business model.</span></span><span style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A useful resource is the canvas model (hyperlinkcanvanizer</span></span></span><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helveticafound online here,sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">); use it to which can organize stakeholders, costs, team communications, and the business plan.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-77a0cc06-714a-ab01-db69-0f9802424df4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Verify value and costs via interviews (100 at least): Focus Groups</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Create a five-year plan for the company, estimating financial gains and social impacts</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-77a0cc06-714a-ab01-db69-0f9802424df4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Connect funding sources to a business plan. If you are interested in crowdfunding, then look at the dominant successes in crowdfunding such as Kickstarter, IndyGoGo, Rocket, etc. Have a good video less than 2 minutes long and avoid spelling errorserror.</span></span></span></span></li>
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=== <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Links:</span></span></span></span><br/> ===
<span id="docs-internal-guid-77a0cc06-714c-2364-aade-5d3a67b5400e">[https://canvanizer.com/ https://canvanizer.com/]</span>
=== Contributors: ===
Richard Anderson III -- [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Richard_Anderson_IIIhttp://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Richard_Anderson_III]
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