Business Plans

The Basic Structure of a Business Plan (Adobe PDF File)

General Business Plans:

Bplans.com   27 sample plans.
vFinance - View hundreds of real business plans in pdf format.
Business Owners Toolkit    Sample business plans and information on how to create a plan.
PlanWare   Planning software and information.
Virtual Business Plan   Walk through the design of a business plan.
Business Plan Template (en Español)
SBA Business Planning Guide
Small Business Advancement Center   Planning guide in .pdf format.
Sample Business Plan  General planning guide created by the Canadian Business Service Center.
Business Plans Index - A subject guide to sample business plans and profiles for specific business types from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

Specific Business Plans or Guides:

A

Art Gallery (First Nations - Canada)

B
Bed & Breakfast (Canadian) (pdf format)
Bed & Breakfast ($)
Bed & Breakfast
Bee Keeper (Canadian)
Bookstore ($)
Bookstore, Retail (Canadian) (pdf format)
Brewpub
Business Cooperative
Bicycle Company (pdf format)

C

Campground (First Nations - Canada)
Charter School
Chicken Broiler Producer (Canadian)

Childcare Center (First Nations - Canada)
Childcare Center (pdf format)
Childcare Center Worksheet (pdf format)
Computer Consulting
Computer & Software Sales
Computer Training (pdf format)
Construction (Design Build)
Construction Firm
Construction Firm, Small (Canadian)
Consulting Service (Canadian) (pdf format)
Consulting Service (Canadian) (pdf format)
Convenience Store

Convenience Store (First Nations - Canada)

D
Dairy Operation (Canadian)

E
E-Commerce

F
Farming - Ginseng Producers (Canadian) (pdf format)
Food Courier (pdf format)

G
Gas Station (First Nations - Canada)
Grains & Seeds Producer (Canadian)

Graphic Artist (First Nations - Canada)
Greenhouse Floriculture (Canadian)
Greenhouse Vegetables (Canadian)

H

Horticulture (Canadian)

I
Building an ISP Business Plan - from Internet.com

L

Livestock - Contains startup guides for: Beekeeping, Bison, Elk, Boarding Horses, Fallow Deer, Rabbit, Red Deer, Earthworms, and Swine.

M
Manufacturers, Small (Canadian)
Manufacturing, Furniture (Canadian)(pdf format)

N

Non-profit (Community Technology Center)

Non-profit (Community Technology Center)

P

Publishing, Magazine (Canadian)(pdf format)

R
Recycling Enterprises: Plastics, Glass, or Rubber (pdf)

Retailers (Canadian)

Restaurant

S
Street Vendor (Hot Dog Stand)

Service Firms (Canadian)

Soybeans

T

Tourism, Adventure (Canadian)(pdf format)

W
Wholesale Nursery (Canadian)