The article, written in October 1999, explains the significance of a business plan that informs potential venture capitalists of the goals, use of new capital proceeds, marketing plan, income statement and other financial projections.

This site covers the various components you should include in your business plan. Each component is further discussed through a link.

This interactive site allows you to find a business similar to yours. View its plan, and download and edit it to fit your business.

A direct and straight-to-the-point article, written in October 2000, on what a business plan should accomplish. Article includes four reasons for creating a business plan.

This site discusses the marketing element of a business plan. Additional links provide more in-depth detail to this section of a business plan.

This resource provides examples of business plans for a manufacturing, service, and retail business. Business plan financials for each of these business types are linked.

An excellent source on writing the executive summary of a business plan; including, what it should accomplish and its attributes. This was written in October 2000 by David E. Gumpert.

Prepration is needed before a business plan is written. This article, written in April 2000, will give tips on what to keep in mind when writing a plan.

Offers information about strategic planning and an online worksheet to develop a final, printed plan.

Find out if you have what it takes to be a small business owner. Evaluate your strengths and weaknesses through these topics.

After gathering information on a Fortune 500 company, students key a business report on their research and present their findings in a slideshow.

This site discusses the economic, personal, and retirement goals of an entrepreneur. The importance of goals and quantifying them in relation to business plans are linked.

In this lesson students will explore the steps involved in starting a new business. This will include preparing a ten-page Business Plan, building a model of the business, and presenting the business idea in a role-play situation where...

In this lesson, students will learn to use the mail merge feature of their word processing software. They will utilize the Internet for research, compose a business letter, and key the letter using mail merge. This is a Commerce and...

This article discusses the information necessary to write a marketing plan. The concepts discussed include: generic strategies and strategies for pricing, distribution, promotion, advertising, and market segmentation.

Students learn that news is a business and how news providers monetize the news through advertisements and consider how the news/profit relationship affects journalism and news audiences.

A great sample of a marketing plan. Includes a video and an accompanying article. This is Part 1 of a 9-part series. [1:22]

This is an excellent resource to consult for help in starting or growing a small business. A listing of counselors by state is provided.

In this lesson outline based on The Jolly Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg, students learn about parts of a letter, the different genres of mail, and letter attributes by studying the letters included in the book.

In this lesson students learn about the parts of a business letter and write letters to their favorite restaurants thanking them for their service. The letters are edited and then mailed.

This Bizmove site contains information on starting a business at home, including an "entrepreneurial personality" self-test and basic budget formation.

Information, advice, and resources on every aspect of starting and running a web-based business.

This page offers links to many resources needed for demographic studies, including population studies, consumer demographics, U.S. Census data files, a reference tool to the world's population literature, World Wide Web visitor...

This site covers all aspects starting up a home-based business. Within this site is useful information on setting up your office or workspace area.