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
Bplans.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.
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.
- Moore, C. (2015). Food Truck. In K. B. Mallegg (Ed.), Business Plans Handbook (Vol. 32, pp. 85-92). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale. Retrieved from https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3610300015/GVRL.bphc?u=ubcolumbia&sid=…
- Food Truck: Suerte Cuban Cuisine. (2013). In S. D. Hill (Ed.), Business Plans Handbook (Vol. 26, pp. 109-114). Detroit, MI: Gale. Retrieved from https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2716000018/GVRL.bphc?u=ubcolumbia&sid=…
Sample Business Plans
- Food Cart Business Startup Guide
- Food Truck Business Plan Template [2020 Updated]
- How to Write a Food Truck Business Plan
- Janicka, A., Kameczura, & Wisniewska, M. (n.d.). SoCal Burger Food Truck Business Plan (Rep.). CFM Group Advanced Corporate Finance. Retrieved 2015, from http://witor.biz/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/Business_Plan_Example_1.2…