Saginaw Small Business Information Network Roadmap: Business Plans

The following links include examples, templates and more information on business plans. For more information on local assistance, please see the section on Counseling & Education.

For additional resources locally, visit the Business Resource Center (BRC) located at the Michigan Works! Office: 3875 Bay Rd., Saginaw, MI 48603.

From the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center (MI-SB&TDC):
Business planning from the MI-SBTDC	http://www.gvsu.edu/misbtdc/ (select New Venture or Existing Business, then tools)
Example business plans from MI-SBTDC	http://www.gvsu.edu/misbtdc/ (select New Venture or Existing Business, then tools)
Build a business plan software from MI-SBTDC	http://www.gvsu.edu/misbtdc/ (select New Venture or Existing Business, then tools)

From the US Small Business Administration:
Business plan basics from the SBA	http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/starting_business/ planning/basic.html
Example business plans from the SBA	http://www.bplan.com/samples/sba.cfm
Business planning tools from the SBA	http://www.bplans.com/contentkit/?affiliate=sba

Other web sites of interest that have specific information on small business planning (look for business plans or how-to guides):
BPlans.com	http://www.bplans.com/
Entrepreneur.com	http://www.entrepreneur.com/
EntreWorld.com	http://www.entreworld.org/
StartUp Journal (Wall St. Journal)	http://startup.wsj.com/
inc. magazine	http://www.inc.com/