SO, it turns out there are many steps to take before should even consider overcoming the inertia that was hanging me up in the last post! I met with a couple that have their hand deep in the nashville "green" cookie jar so to speak and although they were enthusiastic, they pointed out several things that needed to be done before any hammers are swung...
1) establish Fresh Green Start as a non-profit organization with the state
2) along with that goes a business plan, a set of by-laws and a board of directors (seriously, I thought I would find a nice family, give them a hug, say, "we're here to help you", overhaul their home and another hug and move on to the next house... now I'm writing by-laws!)
3) Trademark "Fresh Green Start"
4) get together marketing materials complete with bullet points
5) use those materials to network like hell
All those things, even though I hadn't considered them, are valid and important. I am so ready to see this thing happen, but I need to slow down and make sure the ducks are in a row, that I have good advisors and supporters around me, that I can do what I am promising. So, I am off to think and write.
As always, please feel free to comment and/or write me at freshgreenstart@yahoo.com
2 comments:
Hooray for good info! I know that even with these extra steps to overcome/ walk out, you are ON YOUR WAY to making a difference in someone's life by changing their home, which changes their outlook, which changes their future!!!
Let me know if there is anything I can do.
Tisra
http://lifetrain.blogspot.com
Keep up the good work.
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