Entrepreneurship - Starting Your Own Business

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Create a Business Plan

Guides, Examples, and Templates
Find Books and e-Books on Writing a Business Plan

Business Plans Handbook by Michelle Lee (Editor)
SAMPLE BUSINESS PLANS
Looking at these real-world examples can help you get a sense of the potential costs for your business.

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Bplans
Includes free and paid-for sample business plans in a wide variety of industries.
Write Your Business Plan
U.S. Small Business Administration guide to business planning. Provides examples.
BMO Tools for Starting a Business
BMO provides tools and tips for starting a business, including a guide on developing a business plan.
RBC Starting a Business
RBC's guide to starting a business, include a business plan guide and template.
Scotia Bank Business Plan Writer
Scotia Bank provides a tool for writing a business plan that guides you through the different elements step-by-step.
National Bank My Business Model
National Bank provides a tool to map out your business plan.

This is only a small selection of the books and e-books available from the library. Use these subject searches to find more from the library's catalogue:

The Business Plan Workbook by Colin Barrow; Paul Barrow; Robert Brown
Based on tried and tested business methodology used at the leading business school, Cranfield School of Management, this 10th edition of The Business Plan Workbook guides you through all the necessary steps to constructing a winning business plan.
How to Prepare a Business Plan by Edward Blackwell
This book explains the process of creating an excellent business plan in an engaging and accessible way. It includes essential coverage of producing cash flow forecasts, planning a business expansion, planning your borrowing and monitoring business progress.
Successful Business Plan by Rhonda Abrams
This essential step-by-step guide for anyone launching or expanding a business has been used by over two million entrepreneurs. It includes expert help, worksheets to jumpstart the process, a sample business plan, tips on impressing funders, winning tips for competitions, secrets to successful crowdfunding, building a global business, and much more.
How to Write a Business Plan by Brian Finch
Whether it is to raise finance, sell a business or develop a specific project, this is your one-stop guide to producing the most professional and convincing business plan for a new venture. This 8th edition now features even more practical exercises, useful templates and top tips to help you write a comprehensive and compelling plan, as well as content on digital developments such as crowdfunding, online retailing and digital marketing.