Business Plan Resources for your Small Business
A business plan can help you:
- Turn your ideas and capital into a viable business
- Secure financing from lenders and investors
- Identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
- Develop accurate financial forecasts
- Compare planned versus actual performance
Financial Performance Data
Look for financial performance data to include in your business plan – it can show you operating costs for businesses similar to yours, and can include rent, electricity, advertising, insurance, wages & benefits. This data can provide insight on the operations of similar small and medium-sized businesses in your industry, from amounts spent in specific expense categories to the general health of the firms in operation. Financial Performance Data also offers you the option of entering data from your business - annual revenue and expense data and assets/liabilities, which can be used to benchmark your small or medium sized business against relevant industry averages.
Sample Business Plans
Look at sample business plans for businesses similar to your own to gain inspiration.
