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Business Plan Tools

• Business Plan Writer is free online software, hosted by the US Minority Business Development Agency, that you can use to create a business plan. You must set up a free online account to access this tool. Each page has instructions with a sample answer. Click here to see an example of the Tool.
  • Sign up for online account, then click on Business Plan Writer

• This free cash flow calculator from PaloAlto Software is an excellent tool for planning your business. It helps you see how each part of your business affects your cash flow.
  • Cash flow calculator

• These free financial calculators are available through James J.Hill Library:
  • Breakeven analysis
  • Investment return
  • Equipment buy versus lease
  • Debt consolidation calculator
  • Business valuation
  • Cash flow calculator
  • Commercial loan calculator
  • Inventory analysis
  • Profit margin calculator
  • Financial ratios

• The Hill Library has thousands of industry-specific business plans which you can access and download. The monthly fee for their services is $7.95, which gives you discounts to business services, personal help for business questions, and a wealth of information not available on the public web. To sign up, visit http://www.biztoolkit.org/fast_inc.cfm
  

• Mastercard offers a free Business Plan Workbook. Click here for the document..

• SCORE also offers free templates for business plans:
  SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) templates

• Sample business plans from referenceforbusiness.com:
  http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/business-plans/
  Books
  • Anatomy of a Business Plan
  • Bankable Business Plans
  • Business Plan in a Day
  • Business Plan Kit For Dummies
  • Business Planning Guide
  • Business Planning Guide Worksheets
  • Business Plans For Dummies
  • Greening Your Business
  • How to Write a Business Plan
  • Market Planning Guide
  • Restaurant Planning Guide 2nd Edition
  • Successful Business Plan. Secrets and Strategies
  Software
  • Automate your Business Plan
  • BizPlan Builder
  • Business PlanMaker Professional 3.0 Deluxe
  • GoodtoGo Business Plan
  • Professional Business PlanMaker