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About.com Business Plan Writing: http://sbinformation.about.com/cs/businessplans/

rovides critical steps to writing a business plan, answers to frequently asked questions and sample business plans.
Bplans.com: http://www.bplans.com

Includes business plan templates as well as sample business and marketing plans. Use cash flow and starting costs calculators in formulating your plan.
Brooklyn Public Library -- How Do I Write a Business Plan?: http://www.biz.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/index.cfm/bay/content.research/catid/94/cpid/66/detail.htm

An excellent overview on the standard elements that compose a business plan. Also gives in-depth guidance on putting together each section: description of the business, financial data and supporting documents.
Business Plans and Profiles Index: http://www.carnegielibrary.org/subject/business/bplansindex.html

This index lists types of small businesses and a corresponding sample business plan, profile or book about the business with sources provided after each entry. Entries that refer to actual sample plans are in bold print. If the plan or profile is online, a link is provided. Many of the books cited are owned by Multnomah County Library.
CCH's Business Owner's Toolkit: http://www.toolkit.cch.com/text/P02_0001.asp

Discusses the benefits of a written business plan and the key issues to examine before you begin writing. Explains each part of the plan including executive summary, marketing plan, action plan and financial projections. Also includes how to use the completed plan and provides business plan case studies.
Entrepreneur.com Creating Your Business Plan: http://www.entrepreneur.com/Your_Business/YB_Node/0,4507,109,00.html

A comprehensive site on how to build a business plan. Includes an introduction to business plans, how to plan your plan, the elements of a business plan, how to get help, and a sample business plan. Also has starting costs calculators to determine cash flow, break-even, monthly profits, investment required, etc.
Oregon Small Business Development Centers: http://www.bizcenter.org

Biz Centers provide free counseling, training, information and technical assistance in all aspects of small business management. They can help you develop a business plan, assess a new market, create cash flow projections, control costs, or break into the global marketplace.
SCORE: Counselor's to America's Small Business: http://www.scorepdx.org

The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) is a non-profit, all volunteer organization, whose mission is to help small businesses and small business entrepreneurs become successful. SCORE provides free business counseling and advice, including help with writing a business plan, and workshops through local chapter offices throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
Small Business Development Center Network: Business Plans: http://sbdcnet.utsa.edu/SBIC/bplans.htm

Provides links to other general business plan sites and plans designed for specific types of businesses.
Small Business Survival Index: http://www.sbecouncil.org/uploads/sbsi%202008%5B1%5D1.pdf

This report, published by the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, ranks the 50 states and District of Columbia according to some of the major government-imposed or government-related costs affecting investment, entrepreneurship, and business, including tax rates, health insurance mandates, utility costs, and more.
US Small Business Administration: Business Plan Basics: http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html

A guide to business plan basics including writing and using the plan. Contains an extensive list of sample business plans for specific types of businesses.