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Business
Plans
Handbook
A COMPILATION
OF BUSINESS
PLANS
DEVELOPED BY
INDIVIDUALS
THROUGHOUT
NORTH
AMERICA
Highlights
Business Plans Handbook, is a collection of business plans compiled by entrepreneurs
seeking funding for small businesses throughout North America. For those looking for examples of how to
approach, structure, and compose their own business plans, BPH-17 presents 20 sample plans, including
plans for the following businesses:
• Apparel Manufacturer
• Architecture Firm
• Bed and Breakfast
• Bookkeeping Practice
• Children’s Bookstore
• Currency Trading
• Dog Training Business
• Health Advocacy Business
• Healthcare Translation & Interpretation Business
• Home Repair and Improvement Contractor
• Microbrewery
• Mobile Veterinary Practice
• Mortgage Banking Firm
• Oil and Gas Manufacturing and Services Company
• Organic Lawn Care Services
• Pipeline Fracture Testing Service
• Safety Consulting Firm
• Self-Service Laundry Business
• Solar Energy Farm
• Utilities Reclamation Services
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
BPH-17 offers many features not provided by other business planning references including:
• Twenty business plans, each of which represent an attempt at clarifying (for themselves and others)
the reasons that the business should exist or expand and why a lender should fund the enterprise.
• Two fictional plans that are used by business counselors at a prominent small business development
organization as examples for their clients. (You will find these in the Business Plan Template
Appendix.)
• A directory section that includes: listings for venture capital and finance companies, which
specialize in funding start-up and second-stage small business ventures, and a comprehensive
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listing of Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) offices. In addition, the Appendix also
contains updated listings of all Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs); associations of
interest to entrepreneurs; Small Business Administration (SBA) Regional Offices; and consultants
specializing in small business planning and advice. It is strongly advised that you consult support-
ing organizations while planning your business, as they can provide a wealth of useful information.
• A Small Business Term Glossary to help you decipher the sometimes confusing terminology used
by lenders and others in the financial and small business communities.
• A cumulative index, outlining each plan profiled in the complete Business Plans Handbook series.
• A Business Plan Template which serves as a model to help you construct your own business plan.
This generic outline lists all the essential elements of a complete business plan and their compo-
nents, including the Summary, Business History and Industry Outlook, Market Examination,
Competition, Marketing, Administration and Management, Financial Information, and other key
sections. Use this guide as a starting point for compiling your plan.
• Extensive financial documentation required to solicit funding from small business lenders. You will
find examples of: Cash Flows, Balance Sheets, Income Projections, and other financial information
included with the textual portions of the plan
Plans
Handbook
A COMPILATION
OF BUSINESS
PLANS
DEVELOPED BY
INDIVIDUALS
THROUGHOUT
NORTH
AMERICA
Highlights
Business Plans Handbook, is a collection of business plans compiled by entrepreneurs
seeking funding for small businesses throughout North America. For those looking for examples of how to
approach, structure, and compose their own business plans, BPH-17 presents 20 sample plans, including
plans for the following businesses:
• Apparel Manufacturer
• Architecture Firm
• Bed and Breakfast
• Bookkeeping Practice
• Children’s Bookstore
• Currency Trading
• Dog Training Business
• Health Advocacy Business
• Healthcare Translation & Interpretation Business
• Home Repair and Improvement Contractor
• Microbrewery
• Mobile Veterinary Practice
• Mortgage Banking Firm
• Oil and Gas Manufacturing and Services Company
• Organic Lawn Care Services
• Pipeline Fracture Testing Service
• Safety Consulting Firm
• Self-Service Laundry Business
• Solar Energy Farm
• Utilities Reclamation Services
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
BPH-17 offers many features not provided by other business planning references including:
• Twenty business plans, each of which represent an attempt at clarifying (for themselves and others)
the reasons that the business should exist or expand and why a lender should fund the enterprise.
• Two fictional plans that are used by business counselors at a prominent small business development
organization as examples for their clients. (You will find these in the Business Plan Template
Appendix.)
• A directory section that includes: listings for venture capital and finance companies, which
specialize in funding start-up and second-stage small business ventures, and a comprehensive
VII
listing of Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) offices. In addition, the Appendix also
contains updated listings of all Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs); associations of
interest to entrepreneurs; Small Business Administration (SBA) Regional Offices; and consultants
specializing in small business planning and advice. It is strongly advised that you consult support-
ing organizations while planning your business, as they can provide a wealth of useful information.
• A Small Business Term Glossary to help you decipher the sometimes confusing terminology used
by lenders and others in the financial and small business communities.
• A cumulative index, outlining each plan profiled in the complete Business Plans Handbook series.
• A Business Plan Template which serves as a model to help you construct your own business plan.
This generic outline lists all the essential elements of a complete business plan and their compo-
nents, including the Summary, Business History and Industry Outlook, Market Examination,
Competition, Marketing, Administration and Management, Financial Information, and other key
sections. Use this guide as a starting point for compiling your plan.
• Extensive financial documentation required to solicit funding from small business lenders. You will
find examples of: Cash Flows, Balance Sheets, Income Projections, and other financial information
included with the textual portions of the plan
