Business Plans Handbooks (Gale)Are you planning to start a small business? This is a collection of actual business plans submitted by entrepreneurs in North America (company names and addresses have been changed). Each volume also includes a business plan template, a listing of organizations, agencies & consultants, and glossary. NOTE: You can keyword search across ALL of JWU's purchased volumes to date to find a plan for a specific type of business, for example, by entering the word "restaurant." Plans are from businesses in the manufacturing, retail and service industries and include both traditional businesses and new types of start-ups such as a Cloud Computing Business or an iPhone App Developer. Click on the "i" icon for more examples of the types of businesses represented.
A brief sampling of the businesses represented include Accounting Service, Banquet Facility, Bed & Breakfast, Biscotti Bakery, Cloud Computing Business, Counseling Practice, Day Spa, Digital Presentations, E-Commerce Website Producer, Early Childhood Program, Event Planning Company, Financial Services Company, Fitness Center, Food & Beverage Vending Company, Gourmet Foods Company, Grant Writer, Horse Riding School, Import Boutique, Information Technology Personnel Agency, iPhone App Developer, Internet Loyalty Program, Internet Travel Agency, Marketing Communications Firm, Men's Clothing Retailer, Microbrewery, Music Festival Promotion, Nightclub, Novelty Shop, Organic Food Store, Outdoor Adventure Travel Company, Party Supply Store, Resale Clothing Store, Restaurant Franchise, Ski Resort, Specialty Food Manufacturer, Sports Bar and Grille, Sports Tournament Organizer, Stable, Steak House, Student Services Consulting Firm, Vegetarian Fast Food Restaurant, Venture Capital & Financing Companies, Video Production & Distribution Company, Virtual Shopping, and Wine Merchant & Storage Facilty.
