Business Plans Handbook: A compilation of Actual Business Plans Developed by Businesses Throughout North America (Business Plans Handbook)

VOLUME 10. I love this resource. I cannot say enough positive things about it. I am a SCORE (Senior Corps of Retired Executives) volunteer who provides business coaching services via email and in-person. I have recommended on almost every occasion that my "clients" who are starting a business and need to prepare a business plan search out for this volume and the others that follow it at their public library, community college library, or university library. A business plan is a 25-35 page written document that includes the following ten sections: 1. Business History and Outlook 2. Description of Product or Services 3. Market Examination (target market) 4. Description and analysis of Competition (competitors serving target market) 5. Marketing (various options and a plan) 6. Operations 7. Administration and Management 8. Key Personnel 9. Potential Problems and Solutions to those Problems 10. Financial Information (BS, IS, Stmt of Cash Flows) Included in this volume are the following sample business plans: 1. Automotive Repair Service 2. Bioterrorism Prevention Organization 3. Bistro and Wine Bar 4. Coatings Inspection Company 5. Event Photography Service 6. Fertilizer and Commodity Chemicals Company 7. Food, Diet and Nutrition Company 8. Food Distributor (template) 9. Golf Grip Manufacturer 10. Hardware Store (template) 11. Holistic Health Center 12. Home Decor Products Manufacturer 13. Housing Rehabilitation Company 14. Internet and Network Security Solution Provider 15. Litigation Services Company 16. Medical Equipment Producer 17. Mural Company 18. Network Game Centers 19. Online Customer Service Support 20. Painting Company 21. Routing/Navigation Software Company 22. Structural Genomics Software Provider None of the above plans are 25-35 pages long. And few if any have good Financial Information. But what they do provide the reader is examples of how business plans are supposed to present information. You will no doubt see big holes in the sample plans. It is those holes you need to be aware of so you can fill them in when you prepare your own business plan. Read the plans as if you were going to use them to start a similar business. Ask yourself what you still need to know after reading each plan that you must have an answer for in order to use the plan as a blueprint for actually running your own business. As you do this for each of the plans you will become expert at analyzing and critiquing business plans. And that is what you need to be able to do well when you write your own business plan. 5 stars! Business Plans Handbook Volume 10......Page 1 ISBN 0-7876-6485-5......Page 3 Contents......Page 4 Highlights......Page 6 Introduction......Page 7 Automotive Repair Service......Page 9 Bioterrorism Prevention Organization......Page 15 Bistro and Wine Bar......Page 37 Coatings Inspection Company......Page 54 Event Photography Service......Page 61 Fertilizer & Commodity Chemicals Company......Page 71 Food, Diet, & Nutrition Company......Page 84 Golf Grip Manufacturer......Page 94 Holistic Health Center......Page 114 Home Décor Products Manufacturer......Page 121 Housing Rehabilitation Company......Page 145 Internet & Network Security Solution Provider......Page 158 Litigation Services Company......Page 193 Medical Equipment Producer......Page 198 Mural Company......Page 227 Network Game Centers......Page 240 Online Customer Service Support......Page 251 Painting Company......Page 272 Routing/Navigation Software Company......Page 277 Structural Genomics Software Provider......Page 314 Appendix A - Business Plan Template......Page 329 Food Distributor......Page 335 Hardware Store......Page 339 Appendix B - Organizations, Agencies and Consultants......Page 350 Appendix C - Glossary of Small Business Terms......Page 512 Collection of actual business plans from businesses in the manufacturing, retail and service industries, with company names and addresses changed. Includes: business plan template, fictional business plans, listing of organizations, agencies, and consultants; a glossary; and an updated bibliography. Aimed at entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses in North America For those looking for examples of how to approach, structure and compose their own business plans, this book presents twenty-four sample plans taken from businesses in manufacturing, retail and service industries