How to draft a business plan?

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How to draft a business plan?

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Here are some resources that can help you write your business plan:

- SBA Business Plan Basics http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/pla...

- PowerHomeBiz.com Creating a Business Plan section http://www.powerhomebiz.com/startup/busi...

- Entrepreneur.com Writing a Business Plan section http://www.entrepreneur.com/bizplan/0,72...

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.c...

- MOOT Corp Business Plan competition winners

http://www.businessplans.org/businesspla...

- VFinance - View hundreds of real business plans in pdf format. http://www.vfinance.com/home.asp?bps=1&T...

- Business Owners Toolkit Sample business plans and information on how to create a plan. http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/buspln_...

- 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/pla...

- Small Business Advancement Center http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/business_plan/b...

- Sample Business Plan General planning guide created by the Canadian Business Service Center. http://www.cbsc.org/servlet/ContentServe...

- 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/b...

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