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Business
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Handbook
Highlights Business Plans Handbook (BPH) is a collection of actual business plans compiled by entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses throughout North America. For those looking for real examples of how to approach, structure, and compose their own business plans, BPH presents 33 sample plans, including those for the following businesses:
Bed and Breakfast Car Wash Restaurant Equipment Rental Aerospace Supplier Import Boutique Inn/Resort
Magazine Publisher Online Consultant Florist Toy Company Virtual Reality Game Company Software Developer Business Consultant
OTHER FEATURES BPH also provides additional resources for the small business owner preparing to research and compose their business plan, including: •An Instructional Foreword providing advice on structuring your business, researching your plan, and other tips.
•A Small Business Development Center (SBDCs) Directory listing all 750 of these contact points for advice in the United States. These valuable resources can provide you with informative materials, offer business counseling and support, and provide you a place to begin networking with other business owners and contacts.
•A Glossary of Small Business Terms providing insight into the often confusing lingo of entrepreneurship.
•A Bibliography of materials for further study offering additional sources for research and advice.
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Business A COMPILATION
Plans
OF ACTUAL BUSINESS PLANS DEVELOPED BY SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA
Handbook Ist Edition Kristin Kahrs, Editor Karin E. Koek, Contributing Editor
Editor Kristin Kahrs Contributing Editor: Karin E. Koek Contributors: Gary A. Braun, Amy Lynn Emrich, Elaine Jirkans, Jeffrey Lehman, Susan B. Martin, Bradley J. Morgan, Holly M. Selden, AnnaMarie L. Sheldon Production Director : Mary Beth Trimper Assistant Production Manager : Evi Seoud Production Associate: Mary Kelley Art Director: Cynthia Baldwin Page Design: Mark Howell Data Entry Manager: Benita L Spight Data Entry Supervisor: Gwendolyn Tucker Data Entry Associates: Merrie Ann Carpenter, Frances Monroe, Nancy Sheridan
While every effort has been made to ensure the reliability of the information presented in this publication, Gale Research Inc. does not guarantee the accuracy of the data contained herein. Gale accepts no payment for listing; and inclusion in the publication of any organization, agency, database product, publication, or individual does not imply endorsement by the editor or publisher. Errors brought to the attention of the publisher and verified to the satisfaction of the publisher will be corrected in future editions. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for information Sciences—Permanence Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.
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