Research Guides: Small Business Management: Business Plans

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Creating a Business Plan
This lecture walks through the process of defining your business, researching the market, determining your product, thinking through your sales strategy, day-to-day operations, staffing, and financial forecasting. A sample business plan is provided, so you can follow along with the development of a real-world company.

Sample Business Plans and Templates - Government of Canada
Includes links to sample plans and plan templates.
Business Plan Template Kit
The Business Development Bank of Canada’s free business plan template is part of a kit put together to help define, describe, and document profit plans for small businesses.
Business strategy and planning
Resources for planning your business, maintained by the Business Development Bank of Canada.
Planning for Success : Your Guide to Preparing a Business and Marketing Plan
From the Government of Canada - Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. Includes 9 Sections to include in a Business Plan, and descriptions of what should be included in each section.
Business plan guide - Small Business Services
Government of Canada website providing a general overview of what a business plan is and what it includes.
Learn to Build a Better Business Plan - Bplans
Bplans provides templates as well as hundreds of sample business plans by industry.
Creating a Business Plan
This video lecture walks through the process of defining your business, researching the market, determining your product, thinking through your sales strategy, day-to-day operations, staffing, and financial forecasting. A sample business plan is provided, so you can follow along with the development of a real-world company.