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Additional Library Resources

The resources described below are only some of the many items available on this topic from the Science, Industry, and Business Library (SIBL). The books listed are all available at SIBL. Some items can be checked out at SIBL from the first floor circulating collection. Others can be found in the reference collection on the library's lower level. Look in the online catalogs (LEO for circulating, CATNYP for reference) to find the exact location of these suggested resources.

Print Resources

These titles are in SIBL's reference collection, located on the lower level of the library. They can be used at SIBL, or you can check with your local branch to see if they own copies. Many of these books also contain sample business plans to help guide you in writing your own. Other business planning books focus on the actual business plans of existing companies. Check the library's online catalog to find the location of these books.

Anatomy of a Business Plan

Business Planning Guide (Spanish language version available)

Business Plans Handbook, Volumes 1-4, Volumes 5- (available through Gale Virtual Reference Library)

Total Business Planning: A Step-by-step Guide with Forms

Your First Business Plan: A Simple Question and Answer Format Designed to Help You Write your own Plan

 

Electronic Resources

Search for articles about writing effective business plans at SIBL's Electronic Information Center.  These suggested databases in the EIC contain some of the largest collections of magazine articles:

 

Other Sources

Free appointments can be made to see a SCORE counselor in the library, who can look over your business plan while you're at SIBL. A SCORE chapter office is located on the library's lower level, near the McGraw Reference Desk.