University of North Carolina
Communication Studies
A degree in communications incorporates disciplines such as business, law, and media as well. A writing handout offers prospective communications majors information about what kind of assignments to expect in a typical course....
Anne Frank House
Who Was Anne Frank?
Set the stage for a study of The Diary of a Young Girl with a resource that includes background information about Anne Frank's early years, the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands, her Secret Annex hiding place, and her capture and...
Other
Small Business Administration: Starting a Business
Find out if you have what it takes to be a small business owner. Evaluate your strengths and weaknesses through these topics.
Palo Alto Software
Bplans.com: The Complete Guide to Business Planning
This interactive site allows you to find a business similar to yours. View its plan, and download and edit it to fit your business.
Other
White Paper: Developing a Strategic Plan
Offers information about strategic planning and an online worksheet to develop a final, printed plan.
Other
Teen Analyst: Start Your Own Business Guide
Have you ever wanted to create your own business but thought it would be too hard? This site has put together resources to help you get started with your own business.
Other
Businessfinance.com: Business Development
This is an excellent resource to consult for help in starting or growing a small business. A listing of counselors by state is provided.
Wolters Kluwer
Business Owner's Toolkit: Business Plan Components, Sample Plans
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.
Other
E Biz 101: Creating a Web Based Business
Information, advice, and resources on every aspect of starting and running a web-based business.
Other
Wisconsin Business Education Association (Wbea)
The WBEA provides information on its organization, membership, convention, and legislative initiatives. It also offers related links and resources and curriculum and lesson plans for a variety of business subjects.
Biz Move
Biz Move: Free Home Based Business Plan Sample
This Bizmove site contains information on starting a business at home, including an "entrepreneurial personality" self-test and basic budget formation.
Other
Business Town: Sample Marketing Plan for Small Businesses
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]
Wolters Kluwer
Business Owner's Toolkit: Figuring the Costs of Setting Up Your New Business
This resource includes a worksheet that can be downloaded to aid a new business owner in determining what their startup costs will be. The article provides additional links to kinds of costs a new business owner will encounter.
Biz Move
Biz Move: Free Home Based Business Plan Sample
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.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Picturing Business in America: Frederick Smith
Read about Frederick Smith's business plan for Federal Express, which he developed while in college. Included is a hedcut from an exhibit of hedcuts from Wall Street Journal.
Other
Business Owners' Idea Cafe
Have you ever wanted to start your own business? The Idea Cafe provides a variety of resources to assist you in taking the first steps towards business ownership.
Other
Business plans.org: Demographics
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...
Employment Spot
Employment Spot: Entrepreneurs
Starting your own business can be a daunting task. But for many, the idea of working for themselves rather than a large corporation is a dream come true. And although it can be a lot of hard work, owning your own business can be...
Other
The Asvab Program: Exploring Careers
The ASVAB Career Exploration Program provides tools developed by the Department of Defense (DoD) to help high school and postsecondary students across the nation learn more about career exploration and planning. Explore personal skills,...
Practical Money Skills
Visa: Practical Money Skills for Life
Visa provides a resource that teachers, parents, and students will all enjoy using. There are lesson plans here for all ages, as well as information about spending decisions, budgeting, and money management. Print your own play money,...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas in Transition: Railroads, Oil, and the Rise of Urban Texas
A collection of lesson plans that explore the changes that have taken place in Texas as a result of the railroad and oil industries. There are case studies of the impact of urbanization on six Texas cities, as well as online exhibits on...
Computer History Museum
Computer History Museum: Early Apple Business Documents
Apple, Inc. has played a major role in the personal computer and digital device market. This site presents some of the early documents in the company's history such as the Preliminary Confidential Offering Memorandum and the Preliminary...
Other
Bdo Seidman, Llp: Home Page
BDO Seidman, LLP is considered a middle tier accounting firm. Learn about this company and their plan for the future. They focus on tax, assurance, financial advisory services, and WaveBend solutions.
Digital History
Digital History: Conservative Policies and Presidents [Pdf]
Starting in 1920 the United States had three presidents who followed conservative policies. Read about their policies, and determine whether they made the U.S. a more economically sound country. [pdf]