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Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Resources for business plan writing, strategic planning, financing, franchising, and entrepreneurship, as related to small businesses and startups.

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Sample Business Plans

Search for additional books in Franklin, our online catalog, using business planning as a subject.

Business Plans Handbook (in print) by Gale Editor (Editor)
Call Number: HD62.7 .B865 (Lippincott Information Desk)
ISBN: 1414468342
Business Plans Handbook is a multiple volume collection of actual business plans.

Business Plans Handbook from Gale Virtual Reference Library
Online versions of the Business Plans Handbook starting with Vol. 39, 2017.
Business Plans Handbook Vol. 1-11
From referenceforbusiness.com

Benchmarking

IndustriusCFO Industry Metrics
This resource lets you view Industry Benchmarks for more than 2,000 industries down to individual Counties and Metropolitan Areas.
RMA eStatement Studies
Online version of RMA's Annual Statement Studies, for financial and industrial ratios. Source of composite financial data, including balance sheet and income statement information and ratios, provided by member institutions. Arranged by industry and business size.

D&B Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios
Call Number: HA214 D815
ISBN: 978163053916
Latest edition held at the Lippincott Library Information Desk

Videos & Online Courses

LinkedIn Learning
Search for business plan or related topics to view courses with videos related to entrepreneurship.

Websites

BPlans.com has a section titled: Writing a Business Plan

SBA.gov: Write Your Business Plan

SCORE : Business Plans and Financial Statements Templates Gallery

Capital One: Business Plan Workbook

Business Plans Index - compiled by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, includes both free and subscription resources

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