Documents to help determine if your business concept will work and make money
A list of resources to help with your small business.
A worksheet for determining the practicality of a business idea.
Everything you need to write your business plan effectively
Use this easy-to-follow template when building an executive summary.
Build a customer profile with the help of this document.
Use this document to help find what makes your business unique.
The standard version used by the U.S. Small Business Administration and SBDC’s across the nation.
Financial components and worksheets for your business plan
Financial spreadsheets for looking at profit and loss, cashflow, as well as other aspects of finance.
Worksheets that make creating a marketing plan easier
Defining a target market is an important way to maximize marketing efforts.
A worksheet to determine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of your business as well as your competition.
A template for a marketing plan that includes industry trends, goals, tactics, and other aspects.
Types and methodology to obtaining an SBA guaranteed loan
List of documents that are usually requested by the bank when considering an SBA guaranteed loan and a conventional loan.
This discussion outlines some of the key factors a bank uses to analyze a potential borrower. Also included is a self assessment checklist at the end of this section for you to complete.
Important tools when considering the purchase of a business
Franchising can be a great alternative if you want to have some guidance in the start-up phase of the business.
20 things to know before you buy a business!
There are many different types of businesses to buy. Take these steps to narrow down the list of potential businesses you may want to purchase.
More valuable documents and resources for your business
A company can use performance ratios, such as an overhead rate, to effectively manage its operations and to measure its overall performance against that of similar companies in its industry.
A list of websites for information on how a small business can get minority certified.