Business Model Evaluation & Development

SCS will help you develop a framework worthy of assisting your organization achieve successful results in community-driven impact.

We use SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis to help you prioritize the right objectives. 

Opportunity Zone analysis is used to maximize your funding objectives for your under-served communities.

Analysis of your respective Opportunity Zone will allow SCS to find the best fit for your organization’s community development needs and assess whether you are best fit to be a recipient of OZ funds or an issuer of OZ funds.

As a CDFI and issuer of OZ funds, this could potentially allow your organization the ability to be a formidable influence of your community objectives, while making a significant, yet measurable impact in the community.

Market Feasibility Analysis

Overview of the environmental scan and other critical success factors that informed the development of your strategic plan and affect your success. This section can also include a summary of your benchmarking data analysis.

Capital Source Identification and Analysis (CSIA)

(CSIA) is a critical step in the development of your CDFI, CDE, or Opportunity Zone goals. SCS will help you identify the best strategy to help you leverage both private, foundations, and government capital sources. It will give your organization the means to stay relevant to your community and investors.

Business Plan Development

Business Plan Development is critical for the health and sustainability of your CDFI. Any plan that lacks the wherewithal and ability to plan its future in a clear and methodical manner is sure to show up weaknesses in its armor. 

A well thought out, clear, concise and most important, progressive and performance driven, is sure to have a positive and sustainable impact on the community it services. SCS will provide you with a clear focus and analysis of your CDFI or proposed CDFI to help you meet your community development needs.

Business Structure Development

Our approach to helping you structure your business it so that you have a triple bottom line to achieve your community objectives.

Step-by-step implementation guidedance 

Actionable goals that have a measurable impact for the community and project stakeholders.