Useful Websites/Resources
EntreWorld http://www.entreworld.org EntreWorld provides a selective review guide to Web sources for the entrepreneur. Sources are organized by the stages of business development with summaries for appropriate selecting.
About Entrepreneurs http://entrepreneurs.about.com/business/entrepreneurs/mbody.htm
One of the most comprehensive media-sponsored web sites on small business and entrepreneurs. About provides links to resources on the web as well as original articles.
http://sbinfocanada.about.com/od/businessopportunities/a/bizopp2008.htm
Look at the top business opportunities
http://www.entrepreneur.com/hotcenter -Business Ideas/Trends/Opportunities
Google Trends www.google.com/trends/hottrends - 20k
Reflects what keywords people are searching for on a daily basis.
The Great Idea Finder http://www.ideafinder.com/
A unique site that celebrates innovative products and services. The site includes History Facts & Myths, Idea Showcase, and Future Ideas that may stimulate ideas for your own business.
bizmove.com: Small Business Knowledge Base http://www.bizmove.com/
Free resource of small business information packed with dozens of guides and worksheets.
BusinessTown.com http://www.businesstown.com/
Thirty “channels” with links to specific information for entrepreneurs (e.g., accounting, advertising, books, business directions, e-commerce).
MoreBusiness.com http://www.morebusiness.com/
"a comprehensive resource for small businesses, contains tips, articles, ideas, templates, worksheets, sample business plans, tools, financial benchmarks, sample contracts, and much more to help grow your business."
SmallBizManager http://www.smallbizmanager.com/
The comprehensive directory of small business service providers serving SOHO entrepreneurs.
"How-to" Electronic Resources
Actionlinks.com. http://www.action-links.com/businesspages/businessplan.htm
Elements of a business plan document.
About.com - Business Plans and Strategy. http://sbinformation.about.com/smallbusiness/sbinformation/cs/businessplans/
Planning templates, downloads, reviews, help, advice and more.
Bplans.com. http://www.bplans.com/
Basic site with sample plans, templates and wizards.
Business Plan Preparation from University of Colorado, Boulder http://leeds-faculty.colorado.edu/moyes/bplan/
Excellent resource includes samples and spreadsheet templates
Inc Magazine http://www.inc.com/guides/write_biz_plan/
"Building a Strong Business Plan, Section by Section"
http://www.inc.com/guides/write_biz_plan/20660.html
"Business Plan Outline"
http://www.inc.com/articles/2000/04/18470.html
Entrepreneur.com's How To Build a Business Plan http://www.entrepreneur.com/howto/bizplan/0,5971,,00.html Small Business Association. http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html
"Business Plan Road Map to Success" tutorial.
Wall Street Journal Centre for Entrepreneurs. http://wsj.miniplan.com/
10-step "Miniplan".
"Example" Electronic Resources
Venture Navigator http://www.venturenavigator.co.uk/
NI BUSINESS INFO http://www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk
Businessplans.com. http://www.bplans.com/
Examples, templates and wizards.
CCH Business Owner's Toolkit. http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/buspln_m.asp
Downloadable sample plans that illustrate required content.
More Business.com http://www.morebusiness.com/templates_worksheets/bplans/
Templates.
Small Business news and Forbes list of the 200 Best Small Companies. Sign-up is required.
Fortune Small Business and their FSB magazine http://www.fortune.com
Includes Fortune's list of 100 fastest growing public companies.
Inc. Magazine http://www.inc.com/
Browse the left menu box for articles on Getting Started and Growing Your Business or register to download free tools. Inc is known for its Inc 500 list of fastest growing companies.
StartUpJournal from the WSJ http://www.startupjournal.com/
The Wall Street Journal Center for Entrepreneurs is organized with tabs on Columnists, How-To, Ideas, Franchising, Financing, Technology and Running a Business. There are tools on creating a business plan and searching trademarks.
Marketing
Guerilla Marketing http://www.gmarketing.com/
Guerilla Marketing offers creative marketing tips to help you outsmart your competition. Babson has many of their books in our library collection.
JustSell.com: your sales and marketing portal http://justsell.com/
Checklists, articles, tips, jobs, tools, and discussions focused on sales and marketing.
Inc. Advice: Marketing and Advertising http://www.inc.com/guides/marketing/
Inc has guides on topics from Market Research to Marketing on the Web as well as articles on a variety of market topics.
i-Entrepreneurz Exchange: Business http://www.ientrepreneurz.com/tiee/business.htmlFree online advertising, promotions and marketing strategies for entrepreneurs, would-be entrepreneurs and webmasters who are doing or would like to do business on the internet.