Writing Business Plans
A successful business starts with a well-written business plan. There are a number of titles in the Reference Room and the Career Center to help small business owners compose business plans for their small business. See some of the titles listed below, as well as some suggested web sites for additional information.
Print Resources
How to Write a Great Business Plan for Your Small Business in 60 Minutes or Less.
Sharon L. Fullen & Dianna Podmoroff. Atlantic Pub. Group, 2006. A practical guide to the purpose of each
section in a business plan and what it should contain.
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Business Plans Handbook. Gale, 2004. A compilation of business plans developed by actual small businesses in North America.
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How to Write a Business Plan. Mike P. McKeever. Nolo, 2007.
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Your First Business Plan: a Simple Question-and-Answer Format Designed to Help You Write Your Own Business Plan. Joseph Covello. Sourcebooks, 2005.
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Business Plans for Dummies. Paul Tiffany & Steven Peterson. Wiley, 2005.
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Rule's Book of Business Plans for Startups : Creating a Winning Plan That You Can Take to the Bank. Roger C. Rule. Entrepreneur Press, 2004.
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Business Plans that Work: For Your Small Business. Alice Magos, ed. CCH Inc., 2003.
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Online Resources
Small Business Reference Center - Accessible in the Career Center, the Reference Room, and remotely to Jones Library card holders, this database includes a section of sample business plans from the series Business Plans Handbook.
Websites
Basic Business Plans - Business plan outline and tutorial from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Center for Business Planning - Find sample business plans, guidelines, and other Web resources.
Business Plans - From the Small Business Development Center National Information Clearinghouse, find both general and specific sample business plans and guides.
Business Plans - From Entrepreneur.com, find sample business plans and learn how to get started.
Bplans.com - Provides sample business plans to help in creating your plan.