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Print Resources: Business Plans

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Business Plans

Berry, T. (2001). CPA’s guide to developing effective business plans. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Professional Pub. (REF HD 30.28 .B47 2001)

Business plans handbook. (1995-2011). Detroit, MI: Gale Research, Inc. 20 vols . (REF HD 62.7 .B865) 

Chambers, K. D. (2008). The entrepreneur's guide to writing business plans and proposals. Westport, CN: Praeger. (HD 62.5 .C423 2008)

Coke, A. (2002). Seven steps to a successful business plan. New York, NY: AMACOM. (HD 30.28 .C6422 2002)

Eglash, J. (2001). How to write a .com business plan: The Internet entrepreneur’s guide to everything you need to know about business plans and financing options. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. (HF 5548.32 .E33)

Entrepreneur Media, Inc. (2016). Write your business plan: Get your plan in place and your business off the ground.  [Place of publication not identified]: Business Book Summaries.  (E-book)

Finch, B. (2016). How to write a business plan (5th ed.) London: Kogan Page.  (E-book)

Harvard Business Review Press. (2018). The Harvard Business Review entrepreneur’s handbook: Everything you need to launch and grow your new business.  Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press.  (HD62.5.H37377 2018)

Henricks, M., and Riddle, J. (2002). Business plans made easy: It’s not as hard as you think! Irvine, CA: Entrepreneur Press. (HD 30.28 .H676 2002)

King, J. B. (2004). Business plans to game plans: A practical system for turning strategies into action. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. (E-book)

McKeever, M. P. (2002). How to write a business plan. Berkeley, CA: Nolo. (HD 30.28 .M3839 2002)

Rogoff, E. G. (2004 ). Bankable business plans. New York, NY: Thomson/Texere. (HD 30.28 .R644 2004)

Rule, R. C. (2004). Rule's book of business plans for startups: Creating a winning plan that you can take to the bank. Irvine, CA: Entrepreneur Press. (HD 62.5 .R85 2004)

Ryan, J. D., & Hiduke, G. P. (2003). Small business: An entrepreneur's business plan (6th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western/Thomson Learning. (HD62.7 .E25 2003)

Schramm, C. J. (2018).  Burn the business plan: What great entrepreneurs really do.  New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.  (HB615.S367 2018)

Sheen, R., & Gallo, A. (2015).  HBR guide to building your business case.  Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press.  (HD 30.28.S428 2015)

Solie-Johnson, K. (2005).  Business plan example: An Internet Company by Kris Solie-Johnson. Minneapolis, MN: American Institute of Small Business. (REF HD 62.7 .S65 2005)

Timmons, J. A., Spinelli, S., & Zacharakis, A. (2004). Business plans that work: A guide for small business. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. (HD 30.28 .T5766 2004)

Volberda, H. W. 2018).  Reinventing business models: How firms cope with disruption.  New York, NY: Oxford University Press.  (HD30.28.V66 2018)

Williams, E. E., Thompson, J., and Nappier, H. A. (2003). Business planning: 25 keys to a sound business plan.(HD 62.7 .N54) (2 compact discs, 2.5 hours)

Internet Sites on Business Plans
Bplans.com
Sample business plans, marketing plans, and links to useful sites.
http://www.bplans.com/

Business Plans and Profiles Index: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Business plans for different industries
https://www.carnegielibrary.org/services/for-businesses/entrepreneurs-and-small-businesses/business-plans-index/

See also Entrepreneurship



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