[hackerspaces] Hackerspace business plan

[Peter Ing]

I am trying to get a Hackerspace going in South Africa. Instead of a
business plan I drew up a document that explains what a hackerspace is
and what the intentions and outcomes are.

This document is for potential partners who would be willing to
provide resources and space for the hackerspace to use.

Here in SA its not feasible to setup a hackerspace like a business and
I suspect the same may apply in most parts of the world.

Thats just my 2c

Peter

On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 7:00 PM, Lokkju Brennr <lokkju at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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