Need a Good Example?
If you have never looked at an actual business plan, you may be surprised at the amount of research involved in making the business case. Here are a few options, including past business plans written by students peers.
- Electronic plans via Gale Virtual Reference Library: The "Business Plan Handbook" includes sample business plans as well as "how to" articles and information for starting a new business. TIP: Click the "Business" category in the middle of the main page or use the search box.
- Business Plans Index (Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh) provides links and references to the "Business Plan Handbook" (above) organized by topic
If you are looking for resources on franchising, try looking at this list of publications from the International Franchise Association. One resource that could be very useful to this project is Expanding A Business By Franchising. For other titles, run a search for it in the Cornell Library catalog. Since your project involves an international component, you might wish to see what we have in our collection relating to international franchising.
High Tech Start up, Revised and Updated by Call Number: HD62.5 .N47x 2000ISBN: 068487170XThis revised and updated edition of Nesheim's underground Silicon Valley bestseller incorporates twenty-three case studies of successful start-ups, including tables of wealth showing how much money founders and investors realized from each venture.
The Entrepreneurial Engineer by Call Number: HD62.5 .T57 2014ISBN: 9781107024724Authors, educators and successful entrepreneurs wrote this textbook with the primary goal of maximizing your chance of entrepreneurial success.
International Franchising by Call Number: ILR Library K3966 .I53 2008ISBN: 9781578232376Publication Date: 2008
