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Overview and instructions for preparing the business case
Instructions for preparing the business case
Students need to submit a business case on building a better working world. Mentioned
below is a suggested outline for writing the business case. Applicants may add more
elements than those detailed below but must include the following elements in their
response:
Not-for-profit business case
► What is the idea? Brief introduction
► How will this idea build a better
working world - what are the
objectives and what will be the
impact?
► What are the key industry drivers?
► Who are the key competitors?
► How is your idea
innovative/different from
competitors?
► What is your high-level
implementation plan for the first
year (consider people, process and
the technology needed)?
► What is the investment you will need
in the first year?
► What are the financial projections
for the first two years (revenue,
total operating costs and operating
profit)?
► What is the idea? – Brief
introduction
► How will this idea build a better
working world - what are the
objectives and what will be the
impact?
► Who are the other key not-for-
profits operating in this space?
► How is your idea
innovative/different from these
other not-for-profit organizations?
► What is your high-level
implementation plan for the first
year (consider people, process and
the technology needed)?
► What is the investment you will need
in the first year?
► What are the financial projections
for the first two years (total
operating costs)?