Business Plans
This page contains resources to guide you in creating a business plan, including some free templates
Library Resources
Business Partnership Essentials : A Step-by-Step Action Plan for Succeeding in Business With a Partner, Second Edition - Opens in a new window by Call Number: HF5351 .L443 2018ISBN: 9781547416172
Starting an Online Business All-In-One for Dummies - Opens in a new window by ISBN: 9781119648468
Business Plans Handbook - Opens in a new window by Call Number: HD62.7 .B87465ISBN: 0787634204Volumes 1-32 (1995 to 2015) located in Reference collection
How to Write a Business Plan : Win Backing and Support for your Ideas and Ventures Sixth edition. - Opens in a new window by Call Number: HD30.28 .F562 2019ISBN: 9780749486433
Starting a Business QuickStart Guide - Opens in a new window by Call Number: HD62.5 .C65 2019ISBN: 9781945051630
- Write a Business PlanWrite a Business Plan is a simple course to help you get started with your business plan. A business plan is a written document describing an organization's core business activities, objectives, and plans to achieve its goals.
Databases:
- Business (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new windowBroker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings. It includes subjects such as management, economics and politics.
- Canadian Business & Current Affairs This link opens in a new windowChoose newspaper as resource type from limiters or use the Newspaper Search in Page 1+ to add Canadian news content to your results
A diverse collection of publications, including scholarly journals, trade publications, dissertations, books, newspapers and magazines. Covers Canadian studies, business, culture, current event, education, literature, agriculture, history, and language, as well as government and politics. - Canadian Major Dailies This link opens in a new windowChoose newspaper as resource type from limiters or use the Newspaper Search in Page 1+ to add Canadian news content to your results
National and leading regional newspapers, such as the National Post, the Globe and Mail, the Montreal Gazette, and the Ottawa Citizen. - Entrepreneurship (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new windowPeriodicals that provide insights, tips, strategies and success stories for small businesses.
Web Resources
- Sample business plans and templates - Canada Business Network - Opens in a new windowHelp developing a professional document that will serve as an in-depth marketing tool to convince others of your venture's potential for success
- Business plan template - From Business Development Bank of Canada - Opens in a new windowThis free business plan template is part of a kit put together to help you define who you are, describe your business, and document how you will be profitable.
- Business plan template - From Business Development Bank of CanadaThis free business plan template is part of a kit put together to help you define who you are, describe your business, and document how you will be profitable.
- Business Plan WriterThe interactive Business Plan Writer has been designed to simplify the business planning process. It allows you to customize your plan, with tips & tricks and plenty of examples to guide you as you write.
- How to Start a Business in Ontario: The 12-Step ChecklistOwnr Blog > Starting My Business
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