A guide to conducting research for your new venture plan assignment. Covers finding business ideas, company & industry research, markets, financials, sample business plans, and APA style help.
The following sources contain sample business plans for different types of small businesses:
Business Plans Handbook SeriesThis source is a compilation of actual business plans developed by small businesses throughout North America. The Library has online access to the most recent volumes (v.50, 2021 - v.11, 2006) via the Gale eBooks database. The most recent volume has a cumulative index of all plans by plan type. You may also search within the full text of all online business plans in this series.
A detailed example business plan, with good examples of how to incorporate in-text citations in the industry and competitor analysis sections, and a reference list.
An Extension Bulletin prepared by Mark E. Pisoni and Gerald B. White, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University.
