[hackerspaces] Hackerspace business plan

[Lokkju Brennr]

As having gone through starting a space almost exactly six months ago,
I'll just throw out there that you should remember that plans change,
and to only count on 50% (or less) of the support promised.  We
initially had a lot of potential members promising support...  of
which less then 50% actually paid membership over those six months -
and it was only $40/month.

Loki

On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 9:19 AM, Nick Farr (hackerspaces.org)
<nick at hackerspaces.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 12:07, Sean Bonner <sean at seanbonner.com> wrote:
>> Don't confuse a budget with a business plan. Budgets are all numbers,
>> business plans need to have things like "competitive analysis" and
>> info about why you are the best people to open this company, and yes,
>> are largely useless.
>
> I generally agree that standard business plans are useless.
>
> However, if the sponsors/members are asking for a "Business Plan", you
> might want to give them a document that is "What a Hackerspace Is" +
> Budget.  As was previously noted, it's good to have a narrative for
> things, especially if you are going to file for 501(c)(x) status.
>
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