Please purchase these two books:
Abrams, Rhonda, The Successful Business Plan: Secrets and Strategies,
4th Edition, 2003.
Carlson, Mim, Winning Grants Step-by-Step, 2002.
Familarize yourself with the format of the two texts and complete and return the class contact sheet and introduce yourself
using the discussion section of blackboard.
You will also want to think
about selecting the business and/or nonprofit that you want to focus on in completing the exercises for this course.
This will be the project that
you will write about all semester, so choose an organization or cause you have a passion for or a business you want
to build!
The organization may be real
or invented, but I recommend using a real idea or business as a base. In the past, some students have struggled with the fictional
projects. Every proposal should be original and include appropriate citations for all references.
On the grant-writing front,
I really encourage you to go to select an organization to work with as a volunteer. I usually know of a couple of
groups who could use some assistance and will be happy to refer you.
