Entrepreneurship - Business Plans
Use the following recommended web sites for descriptions, analysis, and strategies for crafting a compelling and successful business plan.
Video: How to Strategize Creating a Business Plan (Stanford Business School)
The business plan helps lay out a road map for a new venture and can be a valuable tool in communicating ideas to investors, customers, partners and key team members. Business School Management Lecturer Jim Ellis talks about the elements of a successful business plan as well as common mistakes in its development and use. (RT: 53:57)
Writing an Effective Business Plan (Deloitte)
This 69 page report doesn't leave much out in this substantive discussion of what you need to include in your plan and why.
MOOT CORP® Competition (UT at Austin)
See the full text of business plans submitted for this competition.
Business Plan Outline
Excellent outline with brief description of sections; handy outline to keep close at hand while creating your plan.
Writing a Business Plan (U.S. Small Business Administration)
An excellent guide that walks you through and analyzes each section of the plan; particularly good for putting together financials
Entrepreneur.com Business Plans
Start-up Essentials/Business Plans
Inc.
Great section by section, step by step description; supplemented by articles from Inc. magazine.
Bplans.com
Does a good job of walking you through all the sections of a business plan; site includes examples of business plans, market plans, and mission statements, many for free.
Businesstown.com - Creating a Business Plan
Good overview of all the sections of the plan; includes copy of a completed plan.
