Overview
There are many things to consider when starting a new group or organization. Should we incorporate? Will we have a central office? How will we get email? Do we need a website? What is our mission? How will we best serve our mission in the next three to five years? What phone system should we buy?
It starts to get overwhelming.
Luckily, entrepreneurs and advocates have been asking these same questions for many years. Thus, there is a wealth of information available online (use http://www.google.com/ to do keyword searches), and most activists,founders of companies and organizations, both for- and nonprofit are happy to share their experiences with you.
When evaluating issues such as which website company to use, or whether or not tobuy an officecopy machine, remember: Most decisions can be changed if they turn out to be mistakes. Indeed, most successful leaders have made many mistakes along the way.
One key to start up success? The ability to make an opportunity out of a bad decision.
Following are articles from leaders in the free market movement about how they have gotten their organizations up and running. In addition, there are helpful guides on website best practices, resources for setting up an office, the value of outsourcing (if you do not know how to do it, find someone who does), and more.