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Business Development Canada (BDC) - Business Plan Template
This is one of the best downloadable business plan templates. The business plan contains 2 sections, with a glossary and user guide.
Business in Vancouver, Book of Lists
Comprehensive collection of BC business data compiled annually as the popular BIV Book of Lists. Provides data on over 1000 companies including: websites, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, top executives' names, company age, revenues, profits and much more. UBC affiliates and in-person community researchers can obtain access to a print version (here are details on how to locate it) or you can get your own online subscription.
How to access: If you are a UBC student, staff, faculty or in-person library visitor you can access this resource.
Business Market Research Collection brings together four sources to help students more easily conduct the research they need to produce business plans, marketing plans, startup plans, market growth analysis, and strategic and financial plans. Includes access to: Hoover's Company Profiles, OxResearch, Barnes Reports, and the older Snapshots Series, which includes market research overviews on over 40 industries and 40 countries to 2008.
Business Owner's Toolkit
The Small Business Guide offered here is a comprehensive set of tools to help plan and execute on your business plan. Some of the resources are aimed at US business owners, but most of the content applies generally to businesses operating in British Columbia and elsewhere.
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Futurpreneur - Business Plan Writer
An interactive, online, tool that allows you to customize your business plan. Includes tips & tricks and can be downloaded to a word, excel or PDF file.
SCORE
SCORE is a non profit association helping small businesses. Their library includes templates for business plans, SWOT analysis, financial projections and more.
Business Plans and Profiles Index
This index was created by the Business Department of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and it lists types of small businesses and a corresponding sample business plan, profile or book about the business with sources provided after each entry.
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.
Business Source Complete / Business Source Premier
Created by Ebsco, this database contains quarterly reports on major industries in 175 countries, including Canada. Includes Datamoniter company profiles, market research reports, 5-year forecasts and SWOT analyses, as well as information on industry trends, forecasts, outlooks, competitors, how to run a specific business, and much more. Contact your local public or academic to determine if you can get access. UBC affiliates and in-person library visitors can learn more about this resource and how to access it here.
This is currently part of a suite of provincially licensed databases only until March 2010.
How to access: If you are a UBC student, staff, faculty or in-person library visitor you can access this resource. Otherwise, contact your local library to see if they provide access.
Includes financial data, books, videos, company profiles, SWOT analyses, industry profiles, country reports, market research reports and case studies. Also includes information on industry trends, forecasts, outlooks, competitors, how to run a specific business and much more.
This is available across many higher ed institutions through BCELN: https://bceln.ca/resources/bc-eln-common-suite