Nature-based Business Plan Review
→ Worried your plan doesn’t capture all it should?
→ Concerned potential partners, funders, & other stakeholders won’t be satisfied with the plan?
→ Wish you could have an expert eye review it?
We can help!
We offer a comprehensive business plan review for nature-based schools (whether a nature-based preschool, forest preschool, etc.). We assess its strengths and weaknesses, address elements missing or needing more detail, and evaluate the soundness of all its elements—including projected capital and operating budgets, marketing, and other elements.
We deliver to you a marked-up and commented-on copy of the plan document; a detailed email with suggestions to ensure the document is suitable for convincing stakeholders; and a one-hour video call to discuss these changes.
What’s included with the review
Focused business plan review by an experienced professional in nature-based school start-up and operation
A Word document with review comments and tracks changes with suggestion
One-hour video call (within one week of delivering comments) to discuss any questions or concerns about the plan with an experienced professional in nature-based school administration
Our promise to ensure confidentiality! (We’re here for you and your success.)
Your Investment
$450
How it works
Purchase the Nature-Based School Business Plan Review using this link or the link below
Email your Business Plan draft*, in Word format, to Samara Early Learning (the details will be in your confirmation after registration)
We’ll email you back a marked-up document (with edits, notations, and suggestions) and a detailed email within two weeks of your email to us
Schedule a one-hour video call to discuss any questions or concerns you have about the comments (A link for scheduling will be included in the email with your marked-up document so you can pick a day and time that works for you. You’re welcome to have multiple people attend this call.)
Use your revised Business Plan to raise money, engage partners, connect with potential staff, and ultimately—open the school you’ve been dreaming of!
*Please note: We generally expect plans to be 10,000 words or less, including appendices. If the document is significantly longer, we can suggest areas to cut, but that would take the bulk of our review time. You may choose to condense the text before sending it to us to make the best use of your investment.
Why have Samara Early Learning review your plan?
Rachel Larimore has extensive expertise in business start-up and operation—particularly as it relates to nature-based schools. She has helped many individuals and organizations throughout the country in establishing their own nature-based school.
Rachel’s passion and expertise integration of nature into early childhood education for young children’s whole development. She has authored three books including Establishing a Nature-Based Preschool and Preschool Beyond Walls: Blending Early Childhood Education and Nature-Based Learning. Prior to establishing Samara Early Learning, Rachel founded one of the nation’s earliest nature-based preschools at Chippewa Nature Center (CNC) in Midland, MI. She continued as the director of the program until 2016 when, at her departure, the program served 140 children each year through public and private funding sources. During her time at CNC, Rachel led the creation of a partnership with Bullock Creek Schools to create a nature-based kindergarten and first grade within the public school system.
What people are saying…
“The best investment Thorne Nature Preschool made was to work with Rachel Larimore to create a 5-year business plan for our school. Rachel helped me organize my ideas, question my assumptions, and produce a document that is professional, thoughtful, and most importantly communicates our plan. The Thorne Nature Preschool Business Plan has been instrumental in developing partnerships, securing donors, and building relationships in our community to nurture our program and its success.”