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Business plans and financing
See also this guide under General start-up information and Reference books. For more books to checkout, look in the catalog under the subjects Business planning, New business enterprises—Planning, Small business—Planning, New business enterprises—Finance, New business enterprises—United States—Finance, Small business--Finance.A business plan is essential for success. It is the small business’s roadmap for the future. Lenders usually require it; suppliers may ask to see it. Typically, a business plan will include a description of the company and its products or services, the market outlook, and financial analysis.
| Anatomy of a business plan by Linda Pinson |
Bizstats.com. http://www.bizstats.com/ Free business statistics and ratios. Riskiest and safest businesses, benchmarks, industry financial ratios, income statements, and balance sheets |
Bplans.com http://www.bplans.com/ 100+ free sample plans for specific businesses. More available for a fee |
Business plans and profiles index. http://www.clpgh.org/subject/business/bplansindex.html Online links to business plans. By broad topic. |
Dun & and Bradstreet Zap data. http://www.zapdata.com/ Free registration. Industry reports and market analysis |
Federal Reserve Beige Book. http://www.minneapolisfed.org/bb/ Provides economic outlook by major industry sector. |
| Financing your business made easy by Ralph Alterowitz |
| How to write a business plan by Mike McKeever also E-Book |
| Loan financing guide for small business owners by D. Neil Berdiev |
| No Free Money http://www.nofreemoney.com Explains why there are generally no grants for businesses. |
SBA small business planner http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/index.html |
SBA Office of Advocacy Data on Small Business http://www.sba.gov/advo/ Statistics of U.S. Businesses and Nonemployer Statistics |
SCORE Developing a business plan http://www.va-interactive.com/score/businessplan/businessplan.html Online workshop |
U.S. Bureau of the Census http://www.census.gov Demographic and economic data. |
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