Resources - Chapter 11

Chapter 11 - The Business Plan

The Business Plan

• Entrepreneur Magazine - Article: Deadly Sins By David M. Anderson, 2001

The Basic Business Plan

• Sohnen-Moe Associates, Inc - Business Plan checklist
• PlanWare - Selected by PC World as one of the 15 Best Free Services and Software for Businesses 2007
• Bplans.com - Sample business plans, tools and advice on starting a business
• Bplans.com - Sample massage therapy business plan
• SCORE - Articles, templates and tips for developing a business plan
• us Small Business Administration - Small Business Planner: sample business plans and other useful resources

Mission Statement

• Alliance for Non-Profit Management - Information about the need for a mission statement, what should be in a mission statement and how to write a mission statement
• Successnet - Article: How to Write a Mission Statement By Dawn Angier

Purpose, Priorities and Goals

• Sohnen-Moe Associates, Inc - Article: Make Your Dreams Come True. Nine massage therapists share how they've attained success by Cherie Sohnen-Moe
• Goal Setting Create the Life of Your Dreams - Free articles and resources on goal setting, mind mapping, creative thinking and inspirational quotes
• Home Business Center Inc - Goal setting worksheet and strategies
• Time-Management-Guide.com - Articles and resources on goal setting

Business Description

• American Express: Open for Business - Article: Business DescriptionM
• BodyworkBiz - Article: Massage Marketing Tools for Developing Your Successful Massage Business

Marketing

• The Bodyworker - Article: Marketing your Practice by Julie Onofrio, LMP
• Massage on the Web - Article: Marketing Your Services - Success Tips
• Body Zone - Article: Marketing and Advertising Strategies for Massage Therapists

Risk Assessment

• Risk Assessment Quiz for Starting Your Own Business - The test questions help you begin the steps in starting your own business

Financial Analysis

• enotes.com - Article: Massage Therapists | Financial Analysis
• Entrepneur.com - Article: Financial Fundamentals by Pam Newman

Operations

• Bizplanit - Article: Operational Plan: Business Plan Basics
• GrowThink - Business plan development guide

Success Strategies

• is4profit - Article: Business Planning: Making it Happen

Appendix

• StartUpNation - Article: Looking for Financial Backing? Be Prepared by Mike Semanco
• MIT Enterprise Forum - List of website resources to help you compose a realistic business plan and places to look for financing

Business Plan Supplement

• Professional Business Plans - Business Plan Executive Summary

Getting Started

• Dummies.com - Book: Business Plans for Dummies by Paul Tiffany and Steven Peterson
• SCORE - Resources that Give You a Head Start on Business Planning
• Business PlanPro - Business Plan Pro Software is a complete business planning package that will help you improve and grow your business
• Bplans.com - Sample business plans, tools and advice on starting a business
• My Own Business - 14 of the most important topics to consider in starting or operating a business. This website contains a course with fill in the blank templates to complete your business plan
• sba - Small Business Administration - How to create a written guide for starting and running your business