Business Plans

General Business Plans:

• Bplans.com - Bplans.com contains the largest single collection of free sample business plans online, according to them. In addition to that, it has helpful tools and know-how for managing your business. Bplans.com includes practical advice on planning, interactive tools, and a panel of experts who have answered more than 1,400 questions from people like you.
• 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.
• SBA Business Planning Guide - Careful planning is fundamental to success.  The Small Business Planner includes information and resources that will help you at any stage of the business lifecycle.
• Small Business Advancement Center
• 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
• Bee Keeper (Canadian)
• Bookstore, Retail (Canadian) (pdf format)
• Brewpub
• Business Cooperative

C

• Campground (First Nations Canada)
• Charter School
• Chicken Broiler Producer (Canadian)
• Computer Consulting
• Computer & Software Sales
• 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)

G

• Gas Station (First Nations Canada)
• Grains & Seeds Producer (Canadian)
• Graphic Artist (First Nations Canada)
• Greenhouse Floriculture (Canadian)
• Greenhouse Vegetables (Canadian)

I

• Building an ISP Business Plan - from Internet.com
• Ice Cream Parlor

M

• 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

T

• Tourism, Adventure (Canadian)(pdf format)

W

• Wholesale Nursery (Canadian)