Find Business Plans
In the page below you will find examples of successful business plans. Researching your business plan can be a very time-consuming experience, but it is an essential and worthwhile investment. Your business plan will become your most important day to day operating tool. The information resources and strategies in this guide will help you create an effective plan and increase your chances for business success.
Review Sample Plans for Ideas
Most books about starting a business will include examples of business plans, as well as business planning templates. In addition to books, online business resources frequently include sample business plans. Here are a few to get you started.
Business Plans
LivePlan.com
This site offers a selection of free sample business plans, as well as articles on business planning. Bplans.com also sells business planning software.
- Real Estate Brokerage Business Plan - Reed Properties
- Real Estate Broker Business Plan - Reed Properties
- Start-Up Real Estate Business Plan - Golden Valley Real Estate LLC
- Real Estate Website Business Plan - Amerihall
- Mortgage Broker Business Plan - Claremont Funding
- Real Estate Management Business Plan - MSN Real Estate
Business Plans Handbook, Gale Publishing
This is a database of actual business plans written by North American entrepreneurs seeking financing for their businesses. Includes examples of many start-up business ideas. Access is available through many BC public libraries, made possible by a generous donation from the Sutherland Foundation. Affiliates of UBC can start here.
- Real Estate Brokerage. (2009). In L. M. Pearce (Ed.), Business Plans Handbook (Vol. 15, pp. 159-169). Gale. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2560300023/GVRL.bphc?u=ubcolumbia&sid=bookmark-GVRL.bphc&xid=3dbc3fe2
- Real Estate Investment Company: Schroeder Real Estate. (2013). In S. D. Hill (Ed.), Business Plans Handbook (Vol. 26, pp. 181-195). Gale. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2716000025/GVRL.bphc?u=ubcolumbia&sid=bookmark-GVRL.bphc&xid=b71ae43b
- Greenland, P. (2021). Real Estate Writer. In D. Craft (Ed.), Business Plans Handbook (Vol. 49, pp. 141-148). Gale. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX8045300024/GVRL.bphc?u=ubcolumbia&sid=bookmark-GVRL.bphc&xid=b53d51f2
- Real Estate Appraiser. (2014). In S. D. Hill (Ed.), Business Plans Handbook (Vol. 29, pp. 191-196). Gale. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2500300026/GVRL.bphc?u=ubcolumbia&sid=…
SCORE
SCORE is a non profit association helping small businesses. Their library includes templates for business plans, SWOT analysis, financial projections and more.
Marketing Plans
Marketing Plan Outline from Government of Canada |This Government of Canada page reviews the components of a marketing plan and why a marketing plan is necessary for your small business.
BDC Marketing Plan Template | This comprehensive marketing plan template from BDC is for Canadian entrepreneurs specifically and includes all the important sections of a marketing plan, including an executive summary, identification of your target customer, and how you'll measure your sales.