LibGuides: Management: Business Plans and Startups

Books on Business Plans and Startups

A sampling of books on Business Plans and Startups available at the Walsh College Library.

Business Plans book list

Angel Investing by Reid Hoffman (Foreword by); David S. Rose
Call Number: HG4751.R67 2014
ISBN: 9781118858257
Publication Date: 2014-04-28
Book of Business and Legal Forms for Startups by Karen Thomas; Entrepreneur Press Staff
Call Number: Reference KF1355.A65 T48 2011
ISBN: 9781599183893
Publication Date: 2010-10-01
Burn the Business Plan by Carl J. Schramm
Call Number: HB615.S367 2018
ISBN: 9781476794358
Publication Date: 2018-01-16
Business Plans That Work by Jeffry A. Timmons; Stephen Spinelli; Andrew Zacharakis
Call Number: HD30.28 .T5766 2004
ISBN: 0071412875
Publication Date: 2004-05-05
Driving Digital Strategy by Sunil Gupta
Call Number: HD.28.G84 2018
ISBN: 9781633692688
Publication Date: 2018-08-14
The Entrepreneur's Guide to Writing Business Plans and Proposals by K. Dennis Chambers
Call Number: HD62.5 .C423 2008
ISBN: 9780275994983
Publication Date: 2007-12-30
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW ENTREPRENEUR'S HANDBOOK by Harvard Business Review (Contribution by)
Call Number: HD62.5.H37377 2018
ISBN: 9781633693685
Publication Date: 2018-02-13
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
Call Number: HD62.5 .R545 2011
ISBN: 9780307887894
Publication Date: 2011-09-13
Reinventing Business Models by Henk Volberda (Contribution by); Frans Van Den Bosch (Contribution by); Kevin Heij (Contribution by)
Call Number: HD30.28.v66 2018
ISBN: 0198792042
Publication Date: 2018-02-10

Starting a Business

Check the library handout on Business Startups. It lists books by Entrepreneur Magazine on starting a number of different businesses, as well as web sites.

Starting a Business in Michigan

How to Start a Business in Michigan: National Federation of Independent Business
Macomb County
MEDC Business Assistance
Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)
Oakland County
SBA Michigan District Office
SBDC Michigan Guide to Starting a Small Business
Joint effort of Michigan Economic Development Center and Michigan Small Business and Technology Development
SCORE
Counselors to America's Small Business
St. Clair County
Wayne County

Business Planning Websites

Sample Business Plans

Bplans.com
Sample business plans, marketing plans, and links to useful sites.
Business Plan Templates
Templates for business plans in various industries.
Discover Business : How to Write a Business Plan
Learn the key elements of writing a business plan
SBA Write Your Business Plan
Learn the essentials of a good business plan and access templates for writing a business plan.

Women in Business: Web Sites

AdvancingWomen.com
News and articles on women's issues in business.
Office of Women's Business Ownership
Information on financing and starting a business.
SCORE: Resources for Women Entrepreneurs
The site offers help to locate all the necessary resources to start and grow your business.
SBA: Women Owned Businesses
Training web site to provide information and expertise to entrepreneurial women to start, finance, run, expand, and market their businesses.
WBENC Women's Business Enterprise National Council
Women's Bureau: US Department of Labor
Fact sheets, statistical data, and publications on many issues important to wage-earning women.
NAWBO National Association of Women Business Owners
Women in the Labor Force 2016
Document details the role of women in the work force
State of Women-Owned Businesses Report
Research by Womenable and commissioned by American Express Plus
Overcoming the Gender Gap: Women Entrepreneurs as Economic Drivers - Lesa Mitchell - Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
SBA Women in Busines Resouces
Democratic Characteristics of Business Owners 2014

Library Databases

Small Business Collection database
Perfect for entrepreneurs, this compilation provides insights, tips, strategies and success stories. Users will find 250 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.
Contemporary Women's Issues

Management: Business Plans and Startups