2007-09-08 15:35:35 · 10 answers · asked by ? 7 in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
If you've never been in business before, I would strongly recommend that you talk to a business counselor before you do anything especially spend money. I'd call the local office of SCORE (go to http://www.score.org and input your zip code to find the chapter nearest you), the advice is FREE.
The counselor at SCORE will most likely help you to write your business plan because it will force you to dig out all of the start up details and the costs of starting your business and force you to also understand all of the aspects of this business including the customers you'll concentrate on (your market ) and how you'll go after them.
Try this link :
http://www.ychange.com/small-business-consulting-articles.html
and read some of the articles especially the ones about a business plan and starting a business.
Good Luck
2007-09-15 19:44:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I just took an Intro to business class a few months ago, and I used this site quite a bit as a resource. The Feds have the Small Business Association to help our small business owners.
There is LOTS of info on here on writing a business plan.
http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/index.html
2007-09-08 15:44:19 · answer #2 · answered by Bob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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
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
2007-09-10 03:17:31 · answer #3 · answered by imisidro 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The link below provides an easy to use guide to creating a startup business plan. The guide explains each component that you will need to cover, and makes suggestions as to how you can research this information. Naturally, its a generic guide and not specific to any particular industry.
2007-09-14 03:45:59 · answer #4 · answered by June Campbell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
View the source below and then
Click on the "Family Legal Service Plans"
Click "view the movie"
Click "skip presentation" (at bottom)
Click "top member plans" (on left)
Click your state
Click Small business consulting.
Hope this helps. Success to you!!!!
2007-09-13 16:35:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.entrepreneur.com/
Free business help.
Score website also.
Take care.
2007-09-08 16:34:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
loose advice is properly worth what you pay for it. might you write a organization plan for somebody else for loose? If no longer, then why do you anticipate somebody to jot down one for you for loose?
2016-10-18 09:27:47 · answer #7 · answered by neher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who we are...
What we market...
Who our customers are..
Why they will buy from us...
What time frame to success...
Pro-forma...you project what you think you will sell in the first 4,8,12, up to 36 quarters.
What is your business value in 36 months.
What do you need today...for what in exchange.
2007-09-15 06:17:13 · answer #8 · answered by Jovesash 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're kidding, right?
Go to google.com and type in business plan, or 'writing business plan'.
2007-09-09 18:21:57 · answer #9 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
business plan pro by palo alto - excellent!
2007-09-08 16:21:48 · answer #10 · answered by galfromcal 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋