The Business Plan

Whether your business is already established or you’re in the process of putting one together, chances are good that at some point you’re going to have to create a business plan.  It can be your biggest asset, forcing you to see your business in new ways in order to capitalize on your strengths or correct your weaknesses.  These sources can aid you in that process.

Start and Run Series.  Self-Counsel Press.  These books are about writing business plans for specific kinds of businesses and they are easy to use.  Just type start and run using the title keyword search on the Library Catalog.

X.AC MANA BP W74
Business Planning: 25 Keys to A Sound Business Plan
(Sound Recording) by Edward E. Williams 

658.84 ASPA
Digital Rush: Nine Internet Start-up in the Race for dot-com Riches
by Jonathan Reed Aspatore

658.84 BURN
Entrepreneurship.com
by Tim Burns

658.800285 ROBE
E-Strategy Pure & Simple: Connecting Your Internet Strategy to Your Business Strategy
by Michel Robert

658.115224 MCKE
How to Write a Business Plan
by Mike P. McKeever

658.4012 EGLA
How to Write a .com Business Plan: the Internet Entrepreneur’s Guide to Everything You Need to Know About Business Plans and Financing Options
by Joanne Eglash

658.022 SULL
The Small Business Start-Up Guide
by Robert Sullivan

658.1141 PAKR
The Small Business Start-Up Kit
by Peri Pakroo

658.041 DELU
Start Small, Finish Big: Fifteen Key Lessons to Start—And Run—Your Own Successful Business
by Fred DeLuca

658.111 PINS
Steps to Small Business Start-Up: Everything You Need To Know To Turn Your Idea into A Successful Business
by Linda Pinson

658.802 DEBE
Streetwise Marketing Plan:  Winning Strategies for Every Small Business
by Don Debelak

 

WEBSITES 

U.S. Small Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov

Online Women’s Business Center
http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/onlinewbc/index.html

Small Business Development Centers
http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/sbdc/index.html

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Last Updated: December 17, 2009