Business Planning Sites

Chinook Entrepreneurial Challenge Business Plan Template The following business plan templates are for informational purposes only.

 

  • The Business Link

  • http://www.canadabusiness.ab.ca/
  • Business Plans and Checklists, Taxation Information, Home Based Businesses, Licensing, Interactive Business Planner, etc.

  • Interactive Business Planner

  • http://www.cbsc.org/ibp
  • Prepare a 3 year business plan by using a question and answer format.

  • Exploring Self Employment

  • Strategis

  • http://strategis.ic.gc.ca
  • Guides to Starting a Business, Financing, Exporting, Researching Markets, etc.

  • Scotia Bank Business Planning Website

 

Government of Alberta

 

 

Entrepreneurs with Disabilities

 

International Financial Institutions

 

Business Franchises

Canadian Franchise Association

  • http://www.cfa.ca/
  • The CFA is a national trade association of franchisors committed to achieving excellence in franchising.

    • Dun and Bradstreet Information Services

    • http://www.dnb.com
    • Database for credit marketing, management decisions, purchasing and receivables

     

    Export/Manufacturers

    • Manufacturers’ Agents of North America (MANA)

    • http://www.manaonline.org
    • Resource for manufacturing companies to find sales rep’s.

     

    Trade Shows

    • Trade Show Central

    • www.tscentral.com
    • Search for world-wide trade shows including Canada

     

    U.S. Government

     

    Business Plan Samples

    • Bplans.com

    • http://www.bplans.com/
    • This site is dedicated to selling business planning software but it does have 60 free sample business plans

    • British Columbia Services Society

    • http://www.smallbusinessbc.ca/
    • 5 sample plans for retail, manufacturing, service, primary, and publishing company's.

    • MIT $50k Entrepreneurship Competition

    • www.50k.mit.edu
    • Resource page for another business planning competition

    • Moot Corp Competition

    • http://www.businessplans.org/
    • Examples of business plans presented at the Moot Corp competition at the University of Texas

     

    Miscellaneous Business Sites

    • Checklist for going into Business

    • http://www.sbinfocanada.about.com/
    • Provides checklist for going into business, provides a quick list of important areas to consider when looking at starting a business

    • Spinoff Centre

    • http://www.spinoffcentre.com/
    • Interactive business planner which uses the capabilities of the Internet to assist new or existing entrepreneurs to prepare 3 year business plan
    • US Small Business Administration Business Plans
    • http://www.sba.gov/
    • Business plan templates and resources

     

    Other Resources

    • Deal Generator

    • http://www.dealgenerator.com/
    • Deal generator is a regional initiative to develop high quality deal flow for early stage enterprises

    • Nua Surveys

    • http://www.nua.com/
    • Site has many surveys relating to internet demographics and buying patterns in certain industries