I am looking to start a business of my own - a store for gift wrapping and I need a business plan to know how to start the plan of where I want to go, how and when. Basically how to get all my thoughts in process in order.
2006-08-18 08:59:17 · 5 answers · asked by blondie 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
You may want to check this sample business plan for a gift store that you can then customize for your business http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/business-plans/Business-Plans-Volume-05/Gift-Store-Business-Plan.html
Here are some general 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:
- Free Sample Business Plans http://www.powerhomebiz.com/bplan/sampleplans.htm
- 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
Some recommended books are :
- Business Plans Kit for Dummies
- The Complete Book of Business Plans : Simple Steps to Writing a Powerful Business Plan
- Writing Business Plans That Get Results : A Step-By-Step Guide
- Business Plans For Dummies®
- Your First Business Plan : A Simple Question and Answer Format Designed to Help You Write Your Own Plan
Hope that the above resources help
2006-08-18 09:06:24 · answer #1 · answered by imisidro 7 · 13⤊ 0⤋
You should be able to do a search for "Business Plan" and you will get a bunch of websites in return that will guide you thru it. The Small Business Administration site should be able to help you.
2006-08-18 16:06:54 · answer #2 · answered by Vicky B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out this link. http://paloalto.com/resource-kit There are many useful resources on this site from Entrepreneur Magazine.
2006-08-18 16:24:58 · answer #3 · answered by swty2crazy2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to someone at SCORE if you live in the US
2006-08-18 16:04:25 · answer #4 · answered by Today is the Day 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.bplans.com
2006-08-18 17:17:40 · answer #5 · answered by El4teen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋