Small Business Resources

Arkebauer, James B., The McGraw-Hill Guide to Writing a High-lmpact Business Plan. McGraw-Hill, Inc, 1995

Takes readers through the entire business plan process from starting an operational purpose to finding a market, developing the operations plan, setting a schedule. and calculating the financial statements.

Bangs, David. The Business Planning Guide: Creating a Plan for Success in Your Own Small Business. Upstart Publishing, 1995. (800) 235 8866

Leads entrepreneurs through the most important step in founding a new venture: preparing a complete business plan and financing proposal. Revised and updated, the latest edition comes complete with examples, forms and worksheets to make the process easier.

Business Plans for Small Manufacturers, Construction, Retail, Service and Home-Based Business. SBA Publications, P.0. Box 46521 Benvel, C0 80201-0031 (202) 205-6666

Numerous SBA publications are designed to, help owners develop a business plan.

How to Set Up Your Own Small Business. American Institute of Small Business, 1995 (800) 328 2906

This two-volume set of textbooks includes essential information about seting up a new venture: and writing the all important business plan.

Information Please Business Almanac & Sourcebook. Second Edition. Houghton Mifflin. 1995 (800) 225-3362

This compendium for small businesses covers topics ranging from business law and government to communications, corporate administration, finance, human resources, marketing, office management ann personal compunng. Edited by Seth Godin Productions.

King, Jan B., Business Plans to Game Plans. Merritt Publishing, 1994

Provides a systematic process for turning ideas into results - including defining the directions, seting the budget, creating the marketing strategy and specifying the operations.

Lewis, Jerre and Renn, Leslie., How to Start & Manage Your Own Business. Lewis & Renn Associates, 1991 (800) 501-2665.

Helps readers determine if becoming an entrepreneur makes sense for them, and provides advice on picking a site, developing a business plan, and selecting the right legal form of business.

Lewis, Jerre and Renn, Leslie., How to Start a Participative Management Program: 10 Easy Steps. Lewis & Renn Associates, 1992. (800) 507-2665

This step by-step approach empowers employees and gives them the opportunity to become active in the decision making process.

McKeenen, Mike. How to Write a Business Plan. Nolo Press, 1994.

Includes step by step instructions as well as fill-in the blank financial forms to help entrepreneurs develop a winning proposal, find the appropriate funding and avoid costly mistakes.

Siegal, Eric S., Ford, Brian R. and Bornstein, Jay M. The Ernst & Young Business Plan Guide, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1994

Discusses how to write and develop a business plan and how to approach funding and financing.

Successful Business Plan: Secrets and Strategies. National Association for the Self Employed, 1995. (800) 232-NASE.

Provides instructions and helpful hints on setting up a new business.

The Small Business Resource Guide. National Association for the Self Employed,1995. (800) 232-NASE.

Provides information about pertinent resources as well as actual stories about how different business owners dealt with specific problems.

Arden, Lynie, Work At Home Sourcebook. Live Oak Publishing, 1994.

Provides more than 1,000 home job oppurtunities, more than 200 home business opportunities, information about telecommuting, and how to learn to work at home efficiently.

Business Plan for Home-Based Business. SBA Publications, P.O. Box 46521, Denver, CO 80201-0031. (202) 205-6666.

Shows how to develop a business plan for your home-based business.

Edwards, Paul and Sarah. Finding Your Perfect Work. A jeremy P. Tarcher / Putnam Book, 1996. (800) 788-6262.

A career guide for the post-job economy that covers the four paths successfully self-employed people take in making their own way, as well as how to niche asn design a business suited to your personality. also includes appendices with a personal style survey and more than 1,600 self-employed careers.

BizPlan Builder. Jian. (800) 559-5426.

This complete business program enables entrepreneurs to prepare a winning business plan quickly and easily.

High-lmpact Business Writing. CareerTrack, 1995. (800) 334-1018

Designed help people write memos proposals, letters and reports more clearly and with greater impact. Available on audiocassettes or video, and includes a workbook.

How to Prepare a Winning Proposal. CareerTrack, 1995 (800) 334-1018

Describes an effective system to promote products, projects and ideas including elements of research language use layout and formatting, Available on audiocassettes.

Project Management. CareerTrack, 1995 (800) 334-1018.

Details how to write and format an effective business plan, as well as keep the project on schedule by using new ways to monitor progress. Available on audiocassettes or video, and includes a vvorkbook.

The Business Plan. American Institutes of Small Business, 1994 (800) 328-2906

Discusses key elements of tailoring a business plan to the particular needs of the specific operation.

The Business Plan: Your Road to Success. SBA Publications, P.O. Box 46521, Denver, C0 80201-0031 (202) 205-6666

Details what to retain and delete from a budget, and how to access free consulting services to help develop the most appropriate business plan.

Your Own Business Getting Started Video. American Institute of Small Business. 1994 (800) 323-7906

Presents the experiences of successful entrepreneurs and shows how other small business owners can learn from their mistakes and successes.