Business Plans

Definition: A blueprint and communication tool for your business. A device to help you, the owner, set out how you intend to operate your business. A road map to tell others how you expect to get there.

Web site resources:

Small Business Development Center
http://www.wisconsinsbdc.org/
The SBDC offers a variety of educational services to small-business clients along the entire business development spectrum—pre-venture, start-up, established, and high-growth. The low-cost courses, seminars, and workshops cover both basic and complex topics, from marketing to management techniques to business plan development.

Madison Public Library
http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/booklists/smallbiz2.html#creating
The library offers a list of books and resources for writing a business plan.

SCORE
http://www.score.org/60_guide_business_plan.html
SCORE: "Counselors to America's Small Business" is an excellent source of free and confidential small business advice to help you build your business—from idea to start-up to success.

Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative
http://www.wwbic.com
The Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) is a nonprofit economic development corporation providing quality business education and access to capital for entrepreneurs. Established in 1987, WWBIC consults, educates and mentors owners of small and micro businesses throughout Wisconsin.

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For a list of Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce (GMCC) members offering these services, click click here.