Web Resources

Business Plans

Small Business Administration - The Business Plan
The Small Business Administration's web site contains an area called "Starting Your Business". One of the topics covered is how to create a business plan. There are two tutorials that provide an overview of what is contained in a business plan and how to put one together.

University of Colorado Center for Entrepreneurship - Business Plan Outline (http://leeds-faculty.colorado.edu/moyes/bplan/)
Professor Stephen Lawrence at the University of Colorado at Boulder created this online overview of business plans. It contains explanations of all elements of a typical business plan.

Bplans.com - Sample Business Plans (http://www.bplans.com/sp/index.cfm?a=bc)
Palo Alto Software, the producer of Business Plan Pro software, makes over 60 sample business plans available on their web page. Sample business plans cover a wide variety of areas, everything from salsa manufacturer to beauty salon to sports bar. Note: The Business Plan Pro software is available on computers at AERN member organizations.

CCH Business Owner's Toolkit - Planning Your Business (http://www.toolkit.cch.com/text/P02_0001.asp)
CCH is a well-known publisher of accounting, tax and business information products. This web page discusses how to prepare a business plan.