Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons: MGMT 650: Senior Project: Writing Business Plans

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U.S. Small Business Administration

Starting A Business
If you're ready to establish a business, you could probably use a few pointers to get started.

In this section, we have brought together the resources you need to get your business started. Whether you’re sitting down to write your business plan, wondering about your legal obligations, or researching your financing options, you’ll find the information you need right here.

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We provide free and confidential business advising and free or low-cost business seminars to help you raise capital, start or grow your business in Massachusetts.

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Business advising areas and seminar topics include business plans, business startup, marketing and sales, financial management, export assistance and government contracting.

U.S. Manufuacturing Extension Partnership

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Business Plan Books

The Business Planning Guide : Creating A Winning Plan for Success by David H. Bangs Jr.
Call Number: [electronic resource] Click on the Wentworth link
ISBN: 9780793154098
Business Plans Handbook. Volume 12 : A Compilation of Actual Business Plans Developed by Small Businesses Throughout North America by Lynn M. Pearce, project editor
Call Number: REF 658.4012 .B8 2007
ISBN: 0787666823
Creating A Business Plan : Expert Solutions to Everyday Challenges by Harvard Business School Pub., c2007
Call Number: 658.401 .C74 2007
ISBN: 1422118851
Book of lists (Boston, Mass.)
Call Number: REF 338.09744 .B67
Note: Available also online at Boston Business Journal. Click "View Book of Lists" to access Book of Lists.
Preparing Effective Business Plans: An Entrepreneurial Approach by Bruce R. Barringer
Call Number: 658.4012 .B28 2009
ISBN: 0132318326
Marketing & Selling Professional Services in Architecture & Construction by Basil Sawczuk
Call Number: 720.688 .S38 2010
ISBN: 1405181877
Marketing Made Easy for the AEC Firm: Principles and Procedures by Russell Faure-Brac
Call Number: 690.0688 .F28 2006
ISBN: 1557015570

Hints...catalog searching

When searching the library's catalog use a keyword search, such as - business plans. Examine your results and note the subject classification on items that are useful. The subject link will take you similar items.

Online Business Plan Resources

Boston Public Library eCard
BPL eCards are virtual library cards that allow users immediate entry to all of Boston Public Library's remotely-accessible electronic resources, including magazine databases, downloadable audio, video, eBooks, and music.
Bplans.com: Construction and Engineering
Free sample business plans in a searchable database.
Business Plan Guide for a Small Construction Firm
This SBA publication serves as a useful guide to the information required for a business plan, and its proper formatting.
USA.gov: Small Business
Simplifies the finding of business information from multiple federal agencies.
Construction Marketing Association Blog
This blog offers useful checklists for creating your own construction marketing plans and brochures.
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
The standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.
North American Product Classification System (NAPCS)
NAPCS classifies the products produced by service industries in 12 NAICS sectors 48-49 through 81.
Prof. Joseph Hadzima, Jr. (MIT): "The Business Plan"
Prof Hadzima, Senior Lecturer at MIT's Sloan School of Management, offers practical tips for writing winning business plans.
SBA: How to Write a Small Business Plan
A useful guide from the US Small Business Administration to the process and contents of a business plan, with a link to sample plans for various businesses.
SCORE Business Plan Templates
Free planning templates for start-ups.
US Census: County and Zip Code Business Patterns
Search for the number of business competitors at the state, county, and zip code level. Data includes employees; payroll;and the number of establishments with paid employees by employment size of establishment.