Business Plans
- Business Plans Handbook This link opens in a new windowCollection of actual business plans compiled by entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses throughout North America
- Business Plan ArchiveA research database of sample business plans from the dot.com era (late 1990s to 2007). All interested users conducting academic, non-commercial research, must submit a research proposal describing the intended scope and purpose of their research. On completing the registration process, users are required to print their proposal and mail it to the Archive office at the University of Maryland, along with a letter of support from your host institution. Register via the Access the Archive link.
- Canada Business Network - Starting Your BusinessIncludes guidelines on exploring ideas and developing a business plan, and details on naming a registering a business.
- MOOT CORP Competition Sample Business PlansTop business plans submitted by MBAs for an international business plan competition.
- U.S. Small Business Administration - Starting & Managing a BusinessProvides access to a wealth of resources, including articles on the essentials of writing a good business plan.
Marketing Resources
- eMarketer This link opens in a new windowMarket research and trend analysis on Internet, e-business, online marketing, media and emerging technologies.
- Warc : World Advertising Research Center This link opens in a new windowFull-text articles, reports and case studies on advertising. Includes advertising expenditure data. Can search by brand, advertiser, and agency.
- Think With GoogleUsings Google's information database, Think with Google includes marketing resources, advertising channels and consumer insights
International Business Resources
- Country Insights. Foreign Affairs and International Trade CanadaInternational business etiquette profiles by country
- KPMG: Competitive AlternativesKPMG's guide for comparing business locations in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific
- PricewaterhouseCoopers. Doing business seriesSearch the website for the phrase "doing business" to find guides for specific regions
- World Bank: Doing BusinessObjective measures of business regulations and enforcement across 183 economies. Each economy is ranked according to 10 sets of indicators, which are combined into an overall "ease of doing business" ranking
- IMF eLibrary Data This link opens in a new windowAnnual, monthly, and quarterly financial and economic time series for more than 200 countries and over 40 regional and special groups of countries.
- World Bank Data This link opens in a new windowDevelopment-oriented statistics from the World Bank: social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators for over 200 countries and 18 country groups, covering 1960 to the present.
