Business Planning Knowledge Base

Getting started

Business planning guide
Starting a business guide

Resources for writing your business plan

How to write a business plan
General information
Free business planning course
Business Plan Pro Software kit

Business plan templates

Business plan template
Business plan template for start-up companies
One-page business plan template
Build custom business plan templates

Free marketing ebook
American Marketing Association
Small Business Administration Learning Center
Comparing competition
Google Marketing Platform
SurveyMonkey
Advertising strategies for small businesses
Advertising tactics for small businesses
Low cost advertising options
Creating effective small business advertising
Digital marketing strategies
Improve your SEO

What is operations?
Basic business operation
Best practices
Improving customer relations
Which operations should a small business automate?
Management strategies for small companies

Hire and manage employees
Hiring basics
Hire and recruit the best employees
Get business insurance
Recruitment and retention
Establishing values for your business
Managing employees
BuyerZone
SWOT analysis template
Job analysis worksheet
Organization chart for Chief Operating Officer
Event planning checklist
Business management guide

Choose a business structure
LegalZoom business formation resources
Legal requirements for small business
Small business law
Choose your business name
Register your business
Patents, trademarks, and copyrights
Crime prevention for small businesses
Free legal documents
PandaDoc document management

Bookkeeping 101
Free online accounting coach
Calculate startup costs
Savings plans for small businesses
Introductory accounting course
Accounting software reviews
Aria accounting software
Stripe online payment platform
General accounting forms/templates
12 month cash flow statement template
12 month profit and loss projection template
Financial projections template
Startup expenses template
Opening day balance sheet
Balance sheet template
Bank loan request for small businesses
Break-even analysis template
Three-year cash flow statement template
Financial history and ratios template
Personal financial statement template
Three year profit and loss projection template

Financing a business
What is crowdfunding?
Kickstarter
IndieGoGo
Gofundme
Wunderfund
DreamFunded
Grants.gov
Foundation Center
Queen City Angels entrepreneur application
How does venture capital work?
Investment capital
Venture capital forum
Financing options for small businesses
How to prepare a loan package
Aviatra Accelerators
QuarterSpot small business loans
SBA grants
The Coleman Foundation

Taking your high-tech product to market
Cybersecurity for small businesses
Beta testing resources
VoIP service provider reviews

Seven key steps to a growth strategy that works immediately
Developing a growth strategy
Five big business growth strategies small businesses can use
How to plan an effective small business growth strategy
How to plan for small business growth
Ten ways to grow your business
External growth strategies
Internal expansion considerations
A three-year plan for implementing growth strategies
Innovating for growth

Greater Cincinnati SCORE
YouNoodle startup evaluation platform
Small Business Administration District Office
Small Business Administration Regional Office

Greater Cincinnati workshops
SCORE small business workshops
Aviatra Accelerators Cincinnati programs
SCORE courses on demand
Stanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate
Marketing Professionals
Content Marketing University
Google Trends
Stanford eCorner
Stanford Graduate School of Business publications
Product Hunt
Startup Stash
Business.com
PR Log free press release distribution
America's SBDC Blog
Stanford Online YouTube channel
Kauffman Entrepreneurs Learning Paths
CNN Money
Dow Jones
Entrepreneur.com
Fast Company
Inc.
New York Times Entrepreneurship
PE Hub
Red Herring
TechCrunch
Wall Street Journal Small Business Marketing
VentureBeat