where can I get a free small business plan outline?

7 Comments

1. elaeblue says:

   November 3, 2009 at 3:16 pm

   Try the Small Business Association they have a program called SCORE that helps people start businesses! Free. Also, the SBA gives loans for business developement.
2. benread says:

   November 3, 2009 at 3:31 pm

   Check out bplans.com at http://www.bplans.com/sample_business_plans/index.cfm

   They have a lot of free sample business plans to work from. Each business plan can take on a different look and feel depending on the type of business. Looking through various samples can often help a lot!
3. chamaraholly says:

   November 3, 2009 at 3:55 pm

   businessplans.org also has some samples

   these 2 give some pointers

   http://www.teneric.co.uk/landscape-gardening-business-plan.html

   http://www.fabjob.com/landscape.asp
4. imisidro says:

   November 3, 2009 at 4:09 pm

   The Arkansas Small Business Development Center has a sample business plan for a landscaping company business that you can access for free

   http://asbdc.ualr.edu/bizfacts/8002.asp

   Here are some resources that can help you write your business plan:

   - SBA Business Plan Basics http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html
   - PowerHomeBiz.com Creating a Business Plan section http://www.powerhomebiz.com/startup/businessplan.htm
   - Entrepreneur.com Writing a Business Plan section http://www.entrepreneur.com/bizplan/0,7253,,00.html

   You may also want to review some sample business plans to see how it actually looks like:

   - Bplans.com http://www.bplans.com/sp/businessplans.cfm
   - MOOT Corp Business Plan competition winners
   http://www.businessplans.org/businessplans.html
   - VFinance – View hundreds of real business plans in pdf format. http://www.vfinance.com/home.asp?bps=1&ToolPage=bps_main.asp
   - Business Owners Toolkit Sample business plans and information on how to create a plan. http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/buspln_m.asp
   - PlanWare Planning software and information. http://www.planware.org/
   - Virtual Business Plan Walk through the design of a business plan. http://www.bizplanit.com/vplan.html
   -SBA Business Planning Guide http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html
   - Small Business Advancement Center http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/business_plan/businessPlan.pdf
   - Sample Business Plan General planning guide created by the Canadian Business Service Center. http://www.cbsc.org/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=CBSC_FE/display&c=GuideFactSheet&cid
   - Business Plans Index – A subject guide to sample business plans and profiles for specific business types from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. http://216.183.184.20/subject/business/bplansindex.html
5. candycane55 says:

   November 3, 2009 at 5:08 pm

   sba.gov
6. Annaluvscandles says:

   November 3, 2009 at 5:16 pm

   biz.gov or the Small Business Administration
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