Entrepreneurship & Small Business

BMCANVAS is based on Alexander Osterwalder’s inspiring book Business Model Generation.
The business model canvas itself is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

Sample business plans from a variety of businesses, including both products and services.

Business Plan Development Guide
Open access textbook detailing how to create a business plan.

From the British Columbia Business Service Centre, an outline of what to include in a standard business plan, how to approach lenders, and how to attract investors.

From the U.S. Small Business Administration, a review of the steps involved in preparing a business plan, an outline of content, and sample plans to review. Includes section with special tips for women entrepreneurs.

This database provides information on how to start, finance or manage small business. Resources include sample business plans, how to guides, articles and website

This 12 pages pamphlet by Purdue U. Extension gives you a general idea about the basic elements of a business plan.

The SBDC National Information Clearinghouse serving the Small Business Development Center Network and America's small business community.

Consists of three articles, How to Create a Marketing Plan, Researching Your Market, and The Ingredients of a Marketing Plan; walks through the process of developing a marketing plan; explains steps and provides examples of components

Article discussing marketing plan writing tips and different components of a marketing plan

Article about creating, understanding, and executing and marketing plan

Description of a marketing plan, along with steps and templates; with visual examples

Marketing plan templates and examples