The Contrepreneurs® Project

Why is It a Challenge?

• There is no precedent for what Contrepreneurs® is offering
• The institutions and resource channels are hard to access
  
• Competition is great for charitable giving
  
• The beneficiary communities are difficult to work with
  
• The world is a difficult place, especially for those with physical, sensory, or social challenges
  

Why Do We Believe Improvement is Necessary?

• Traditional charitable efforts unfamiliar with Contrepreneurs® vision
• The free-market economy can be the source of social good for people who are disadvantaged, challenged, or disenfranchised
• Opportunity to show how entrepreneurship goes beyond employment as a credible and logical next-step beyond workfare 
• Quantify the multiplier effect of entrepreneurship
• Create a credible and systematic approach for challenging hardship, difficulty, and adversity.

Objective of Business Development

Establish Contrepreneurs® to mobilize civic resources and social dollars to provide economic opportunity for people who, despite social or physical challenges, want to realize the American dream of business ownership and prosperity.

Goals of Business Development

• Define Roles/Responsibilities Necessary and Sufficient for Successful Execution of Mission        
• Invent and Continuously Re-Invent the Contrepreneurs® Project Team to Consist of the Most Qualified People and Reward them Generously for their Contributions to Our Mission and Our Success
• Develop, Coordinate, Deploy Procedures that Control Operations
• Install Streamlined, Flexible Processes        
• Maintain a working relationship with Program Operations        
• Formalize, Implement and Continuously Improve Contrepreneurs® Business Development 
• Establish and Maintain Performance Measurement using Modern Corporate Dashboard Tools        
• Be the Model 501(c)3 Charity and a World-Renown Social Venture

Business Development Concept of Operations 

• Fund-raising. Funds will be raised for two very distinct purposes: business development and Contrepreneurs® Project stand-up. All funds raised are tax deductible to the donor as Contrepreneurs® is a 501(c)3 charity.
• For-profit and Non-profit Corporations. The Contrepreneurs® Project has every intention of collaborating with existing corporations as sources of funds, partners, opportunities for business development.
• Franchises and Small Businesses. These entities will provide the opportunities for Contrepreneurs® Projects and we look forward to collaborating with them.
• Team of Advisors. A Team of Advisors is being identified that will forward the conversation that is Contrepreneurs® and participate in the vetting of Contrepreneurs® Projects and Project Teams.   
• Program Operations        
• Contrepreneurs®

Business Development Communities

• Donors
• Multi-faceted Providers, People, Companies, Organizations        
• Advisors/Sector Leaders
• Non-Profits, Foundations, Incubators, Leaders

Criteria for Success for Business Development

• More Of
• Awareness Of Existence And Mission
• Exposure Through Public Media
• Name Recognition of Public Benefit Charity Status
• Multi-faceted Participation
• Credibility And Confidence We Can Deliver
• Less Of
• Difficulty Enrolling Donors
• Ambiguity Regarding Definition of Beneficiaries
• Standing Starts
• Unknown-unknown’s as they relate to Public Benefit Charitable Operations

Performance Measurement and Measurable Results

• Count of successful Contrepreneurs® as percent of total started (incremental, longitudinal)  
• Number of people employed by Contrepreneurs® businesses (continuous) (direct lives changed) (incremental, longitudinal)
• Number of families changed (indirect lives changed) (incremental, longitudinal)
• Total Started as percentage of applicants (incremental, longitudinal)
• Number of states represented in applicant pool (incremental, longitudinal)
• Applicant demographics (incremental, longitudinal)
• Cycle Time from application to launch (elaborated for all key phases of stand-up) (incremental, longitudinal)
• Cost per start-up, cost per phase, cost per type of business (incremental, longitudinal)
• Micro-business performance (General Accounting Performance Analysis) (incremental, longitudinal) 
• Others to be determined as the Contrepreneurs® evolves.