| Business Planning Resources |
Description |
| About.com's Guide to Small Business Info |
A wide range of information on small business. |
| CCH's Business Owner's Toolkit |
A useful website providing lots of information on small business. |
| EntreWorld Resources for Entrepreneurs |
"A World of Resources" from the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. |
| Idea Cafe |
"The gathering place for small business", IdeaCafe lets you search for business ideas and see if yours is worthwhile. |
| PriceWaterhouseCoopers Vision2Reality Resource Center |
The PWC V2R is a collection of sophisticated templates and advice for all planning aspects of starting a new business, including crafting a business plan, putting together a financial plan, and ultimately beginning to raise capital. The information on this website is provided for free, but the templates are very well done. |
| SBA - Business Plan Outline |
A very comprehensive discussion of the important components of a strong business plan, presented by the U.S. Small Business Administration. |
| The Business Planning |
Business planning tools, sample business and marketing plans, software profiles. Hosted by Palo Alto Software, developer & distributor of Business Plan Pro Software tools. |
| The IOMA Business Management Supersite |
The Institute of Management and Administration''s Supersite, providing a wide variety of resources for start-ups and entrepreneurs as well as seasoned executives. |
| Business Plan Assistance |
Description |
| BizPlanIt.com |
BizPlanIt.Com is a business plan consulting firm that provides professional business plan services, free tips, links to software, books...all focused on business plans. One of its useful features is the "virtual business plan," a free online resource that guides users through the major sections of a business plan, giving advice on business plan basics and common mistakes to avoid. |
| Business Plans |
BPlans is linked to the BusinessPlan Pro software; this site provides some resources useful during the business planning process. |
| Jian Software |
Small business software tools in business planning – BizPlanBuilder, employee manuals, marketing plans, etc. |
| National SBDC site |
Website for the association of Small Business Development Centers: "A National network delivering everything you need to start, manage, & grow a successful small business." |
| SCORE, Rochester Chapter |
SCORE is a non-profit association composed of volunteers who share their management and technical expertise with owners/managers of small business and those who want to start their own small businesses. Helping business men and women has been SCORE''s goal since its founding in 1964. |
| The US Business Advisor |
Sponsored by the SBA, the U.S. Business Advisor exists to provide business with one-stop access to federal government information, services, and transactions. |
| Economic Development Resources |
Description |
| Milken Institute |
The Milken Institute is a non-profit economic think tank located in Santa Monica, California. The four main areas of research include the global economy; capital markets and financial institutions; the role of education and human capital; regional economics and demographics. |
| National Business Incubation Association |
The NBIA is the world''s leading organization advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship. The NBIA provides thousands of professionals with the information, education, advocacy and networking resources to bring excellence to the process of assisting early-stage companies. |
| Other Resources |
Description |
| Delphion Intellectual Property Network |
A web resource which allows you to do IP searches by topic keyword(s) from among several patent collections. |
| garage.com |
An investment and resource for both start-ups and investors. |
| Money Hunter |
Business plan templates, matchmaking to investors on "golden rolodex". |
| Palisade Corporation |
Palisade provides Advanced Risk and Decision Analysis Software for business-critical decision-making. |
| Venture Wire |
Venture Wire is a publishing and services firm tracking the important strategic and financial issues affecting high-technology industries. |
