Resources for Business Plans
Tuesday, August 24th, 2004The library has several books that discuss how to write a business plan. To find these, you can do an ALICE keyword search for business plan* . This will retrieve books that mention business plan, business plans, or business planning.
Some of the more commonly used books on business plans are located in the Reference Department. Many of these books not only demonstrate how to write a plan, they also contain examples of real business plans.
Take a look at:
- How to write a business plan
Berkeley, CA : Nolo, c2002
Ref HD30.28 .M3839 2002 Ref. Stacks - The Prentice Hall encyclopedia of model business plans
Paramus, NJ : Prentice Hall, c1998
Ref. HD30.28 .C76 1998 Ref. Stacks - Business plans handbook : a compilation of actual business plans developed by small businesses throughout North America
Ref. HD62.7 .B865 Ref. Desk
There are also several good websites that discuss writing business plans. The Small Business Adminstration has an excellent page on Business Plan Basics.
Also, BPlans.com offers some free examples of business plans. And finally, the Business Plans Archive is another good place to look for samples of plans.
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