Business Plans Handbook
Business Plans A COMPILATION OF BUSINESS PLANS
DEVELOPED BY INDIVIDUALS
THROUGHOUT NORTH
AMERICA
Handbook VOLUME
16 Lynn M. Pearce, Project Editor
Business Plans Handbook, Volume 16
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Project Editor: Lynn M. Pearce
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Contents Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix BUSINESS PLANS Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) Quick Cash Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bed and Breakfast Rocheport Bed and Breakfast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Beekeeping Business B. Strand’s Bees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Car Wash and Car Detailing Business Wash and Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Counseling Practice Roper Counseling Services Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Custom Carpentry Shop Choice Cut Carpentry Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Day Camp Organizer Camp in the Park . . . . . .