Links and Resources

My Own Business – Business Plan

http://www.myownbusiness.org/s2/
Contains information on what a business plan is, how to format your business plan, and a general guide on sections to focus on.

Small Business Administration – Write a Business Plan

http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/plan/writeabusinessplan/index.html
Includes sections on strategic planning, essential elements of a business plan, and writing a business plan, as well as an online business plan workshop workshop.

Bplans.com – Writing a Business Plan

http://articles.bplans.com/business-articles/category/writing-a-business-plan
Contains dozens of articles on writing business plans, as well as sample business plans.

http://www.entrepreneur.com/businessplan/
This website has information on writing the Executive Summary, Business Description, Market Strategies, Competitive Analysis, Design and Development Plan, Operations and Management Plans and Financial Components.

Templates

http://www.score.org/template_gallery.html
This website has several templates (including for writing the business plan, cash flow statements, start up expenses, etc.) for various kinds of businesses.

Samples

BulletProof Business Plans – Sample Business Plan

http://www.bulletproofbizplans.com/bpsample/Sample_Plan/sample_plan.html
A sample of a very well put-together business plan.

http://www.businessplans.org/businessplans.html
This website has close to thirty different sample business plans.