Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

Links to Business Plan Resources


United States Small Business Administration (SBA)

The SBA specializes in assisting current business owners as well as fledging entrepreneurs. It has over a dozen programs to help people get their businesses up and running. The Web site includes business-related news items as well as an interesting section dedicated to exploring business opportunities.


( http://www.sba.gov/ )
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)

SCORE is a non-profit organization of successful retired entrepreneurs who advise up-and-coming businesspeople about the keys to success. The organization is partnered with SBA, and has alliances with many companies.


( http://www.score.org/ )
Association of Small Business Development Centers

The Association of Small Business Development Centers is a hub to local state business development centers. You can access this information through the Lead Centers link at the top of the home page.


( http://www.asbdc-us.org/ )
Center for Business Planning

This site contains various resources for starting a business. It has guidelines for business planning, sample business plans, software, Internet resources, and strategy insight.


( http://www.businessplans.org/ )
MoreBusiness

This Web site contains articles written by experts, along with templates for business plans, contracts, press releases, and checklists. It also contains a sizeable “How To” section outlining many other facets of entrepreneurship.


( http://www.morebusiness.com/ )
BPlans

BPlans has many articles ranging from Starting a Business to Buying a Business, even information on starting an e-Business. One of the highlights of the site is the various calculators for computing financial plan information.


( http://www.bplans.com/ )
Inc.com

The Web site version of Inc. Magazine, Inc.com is a large site with hundreds of articles on topics such as Starting Up, Recruiting, Travel, Finance, and Sales. It includes links to company information as well as “how-to” features on issues like setting up a new office or raising start-up capital.


( http://www.inc.com/home/ )
The Online Chambers

The Online Chambers Web site does not contain business-plan building information; rather it provides links to thousands of city chambers of commerce offices throughout the United States. Simply select the state, followed by the city to find a local chamber of commerce that can assist entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs.


( http://online-chamber.com/USA.html )
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