Rolfe Larson Associates (RLA) helps enterprising nonprofits generate more earned income - whether from increasing profits from current activities, launching a new venture, or something in between.  We can assist you throughout the venture development process, including:

• Assessing Your Organization's Readiness to Grow Its Earned Income
• Brainstorming & Screening Venture Ideas
• Assessing the Feasibility of Your Best Ideas
• Developing Realistic, Action-Focused Business Plans
• Ensuring the Successful Implementation of Your Plans

A former executive at Minnesota Public Radio and currently an affiliate professor at Regis University in Denver, Rolfe Larson earned his MBA in marketing and finance from the Yale School of Management.  He has consulted with three of the $100,000 Grand Prize Winners in the Yale School of Management - Goldman Sachs Foundation, National Business Plan Competition. 

Rolfe is the author of Venture Forth!  The Essential Guide to Starting A Moneymaking Business in Your Nonprofit Organization, released by the Fieldstone Alliance (formerly the Wilder Publishing Center).  Venture Forth was endorsed by social enterprise leaders including Greg Dees, Jed Emerson, Peter Brinckerhoff, and Paul Newman of Newman's Own.  It was a Book of the Month selection of the Canadian Centre for Social Entrepreneurship.  Independent reviews are available at the Charity Channel and on Charity Village.  The first chapter can be downloaded for free.  The complete book can be ordered online or by calling 800-274-6024. 

Rolfe serves on the board of the Social Enterprise Alliance and co-chaired SEA's 4th Gathering for Social Entrepreneurs.  He also moderates The npEnterprise Forum, the leading listserv on social enterprise.  Subscriptions are free and open to all.

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