Business Administration: Business Plan Resources

Teacher-recommended site for creating a business plan.

Kentucky state government online business resources.

"Best practices and data can help you create a winning document that will help your business get the funding you need and ensure your venture lasts"

Plan, launch, manage, and grow your business.

"provide selected demographic and economic data from the Census Bureau tailored to specific types of users in a simple to access and use format."

"Local planners and entrepreneurs can use Census Bureau business data to identify the presence of business deserts and fill the void in key industries."

Use "Barnes Report" and your industry as keywords in EBSCO to access reports. "Managers, planners, and market researchers use this information for a variety of activities...sizing markets and segments, sales territory potential, sales forecasting, advertising strategies, and competitive analysis."

Official site for paper format, bias-free language, tables and figures, in-text citations, and references.

Free citation generator.

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"The business structure you choose influences everything from day-to-day operations, to taxes, to how much of your personal assets are at risk. You should choose a business structure that gives you the right balance of legal protections and benefits."

"important choices you’ll need to make right from the beginning, starting with choosing your business structure or entity"

Learn the pros and cons of the 5 different business types to find the one that's right for you.

"There are a lot of decisions when it comes to the right times to operate as a small business."

"Determining when a business actually starts can be an important concept, both in taxes and in business valuation."

"Are you writing a mission statement for your business? Sometimes it helps to look at samples of other companies’ mission statements to get a better idea of how to write your own."

"Choosing the right location is about so much more than finding the place that looks closest to the one you’ve envisioned."

"Besides the obvious cost concerns, you need to answer these questions before you put down a deposit on the best location for your small business."

Use this tool to check out available properties in your target zip code and compare them.

"Start with setting yourself up for success with SMART goals. They will help you form your strategies and milestones for the year, direct how you spend your time, and most importantly, they should lead directly to the results you get at the end."

"It costs money to start a business. Funding your business is one of the first — and most important — financial choices most business owners make. How you choose to fund your business could affect how you structure and run your business."

Needs, cost, credit, collateral, and more.

"Quarterly indexes measuring change over time in labor costs, Employment Cost Index (ECI), and quarterly data measuring level of average costs per hour worked, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC)."