Business Planning Resource Sites

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Help with Business Planning

Small Business Canada - part of the About.com portal, this website is an excellent source of information and tools for small business people.

StartUp Right - UK site with articles, resources and links, and the e-programme Start Up 101: a course for new businesses delivered by email

New South Wales Department of State and Regional Development Small Business Website - Australian government site designed to help Australians get established in business. It has a very good walk-through of a small business feasibility study.

Small Business Administration - USA site with a great deal of information about starting a small business in the United States of America.

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise - NZ government site for business development. There is a downloadable Planning for Success e-book (900kb Pdf) about business planning.

Entreworld.org - Entreworld.org provides useful information, guidance and contacts for entrepreneurs.

IRS Small Business/Self-Employed Web Site - The USA’s IRS web site offers a broad range of products, services and resources to educate and assist small business owners.

SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) - SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business” is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. SCORE volunteers provide free, confidential face-to-face and email business counseling to America’s entrepreneurs.

Data and Research Sites

U.S.A.

U.S. Census Bureau - The U.S. Census Bureau offers data on people, business, foreign trade, geography, reference and media.

U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - BLS is an agency for the Federal Government that produces labor economic data and statistics.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - This U.S. Patent and Trademark Office web site contains everything you need to know about patents and trademarks.

Australia

Australian Bureau of Statistics - The A.B.S. offers census data on economy, environment & energy, industry and people. It also has links to other statistical agencies.

Further Reading - Online Business Models

Michael Rapper’s “Managing the Digital Enterprise” site has explanations of various business models for online businesses.

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