Business Plans
- Business Plans Handbook This link opens in a new windowAn annual collection of actual, successful business plans, providing examples of how to approach, structure and compose business plans in the manufacturing, retail and service industries.
- Small Business Accelerator This link opens in a new windowAn initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at UBC, the SBA provides links to sample business plans, templates, guidelines and resources to support your secondary research.
- 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.
- Small Business BCProvides a series of step-by-step How-to guides and other support for small businesses.
- 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.