Resources

Additional Business Resources

Essential elements of a good business plan
Sample business plans, marketing plans, tips for presenting plans and other useful links
Planning templates, downloads, reviews, help and advice
Downloadable sample plans that illustrate required content
Sample business and marketing plans, contracts and more
Step-by-step guide for creating a business plan

United States demographic information for all states, including sex, age, race, relationship, household type & housing tenure
Statistics about population, housing, industry & business
Official statistical information available to the public from the Federal Government, tracks economic and population trends, health care costs, aviation safety, foreign trade, energy use, farm production & more
Electronic version of Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys
Tools for researching specific companies, industries and manufacturing processes, including a tutorial on how to learn about an industry or a specific company, industry data, industry home pages & manufacturing process home pages
Click the Companies & Industries button from the menu for industry snapshots
Economic Database housing a wide variety of economic data including Pricing, Production, Population, Trade Balance, the Business Cycle, & much more

Common industry definitions for Canada, Mexico and the United States, along with information about new industries and sectors as well as correspondence information between NAICS and the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system
The 1987 version SIC manual

Financial, technical and management assistance to help you start, run and grow your businesses
Articles from Entrepreneur Magazine and resources for business developers
Counseling and workshops for business owners

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