• Small Business Administration Writing a Business plan  http://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/starting-managing-business/starting-business/writing-business-plan 
  From the Small Business Administration.  Essential elements of a good business plan.

• Bplans.com  http://www.bplans.com/ 
  Includes sample business plans, marketing plans, tips for presenting plans, and other useful links. 

• About.com Business Plans and Strategy    http://sbinformation.about.com/od/businessplans/Business_Plan_Writing.htm
  Includes planning templates, downloads, reviews, help, and advice.  

• CCH Business Owner's Toolkit  http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/buspln_m.asp  
  Includes downloadable sample plans that illustrate required content.   

• More Business   http://www.morebusiness.com/templates_worksheets/bplans/  
  Sample business and marketing plans, contracts, etc.  

• How to Create a Business Plan  http://www.entrepreneur.com/businessplan/index.html 
  From Entrepreneur Magazine. 

• How to Write a Marketing Plan   http://www.infotoday.com/mls/jun99/how-to.htm 
  This hyperlinks to an article on how to write a marketing plan for a library and information service. 

• Small Business Marketing:  How to Develop a Marketing Plan  http://www.bizmove.com/marketing/m2h.htm 

• Small Business Administration  http://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/starting-managing-business/starting-business/marketing-new-business Developing a marketing plan.

PROFILES & STATISTICS

• Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage http://www.netadvantage.standardpoor.com
  Electronic version of Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys.  

• Industry Research Desk    http://www.virtualpet.com/industry/rdindex2.htm 
  Provides tools for researching specific companies, industries, and manufacturing processes. Includes a tutorial on how to learn about an industry or a specific company, industry data, industry home pages, and manufacturing process home pages.  

• Hoovers Online   http://www.hoovers.com 
  Click on the Companies & Industries button from the menu for industry snapshots. 

INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION

• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)  http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html 
  Provides common industry definitions for Canada, Mexico, and the United States. This new system is replacing the countries' separate classification systems with one uniform system for classifying industries. In the US, NAICS will replace the Standard Industrial Classification system (SIC). Provides information about new industries and sectors as well as correspondence information between NAICS and SIC.  

• Standard Industrial Classification Code Search  http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html 
  Allows a search of the 1987 version SIC manual by keyword, access of descriptive information for a specified 4-digit SIC, and examination of the manual structure. The SIC manual may be searched by keyword or by SIC code from this site.  

• Associations on the Net (Internet Public Library)  http://www.ipl.org/ref/AON/ 
  "A collection of over 2000 Internet sites providing information about a wide variety of professional and trade associations, cultural and art organizations, political parties and advocacy groups, labor unions, academic societies, and research institutions. Abstracts summarizing information about the association and its site are provided."

• Small Business Administration  http://www.sba.gov/ 
  "Provides financial, technical and management assistance to help Americans start, run, and grow their businesses. 

• Association of Small Business Development Centers Homepage  http://www.asbdc-us.org/ 

• Women's Online Business Center  http://www.onlinewbc.gov/ 
  "OWBO promotes the growth of women-owned businesses through programs that address business training and technical assistance, and provide access to credit and capital, federal contracts, and international trade opportunities."

• Entrepreneur.Com: The Online Small Business Authority  http://www.entrepreneurmag.com 
  Maintained by Entrepreneur Magazine to support new business ideas and growing companies.  Contains selected articles from the publication and resources for business developers. "Small Business Tools" section enables one to download ready-made business forms and search a software library; "Entrepreneur's Databases" include links to categories of franchising opportunities (fastest-growing, top new, home-based, etc).  (Glenda Neely, University of Louisville)

• Entreworld: Kaufman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership  http://www.entreworld.com 
  "Wide range of subjects divided into three categories: Starting your Business, Growing your Business and Supporting Entrepreneurship. There are helpful articles and research links included. Of special note is the Business Information Center."  (Glenda Neely, University of Louisville)

• S.C.O.R.E. – Service Corp of Retired Engineers   http://www.score.org  
  A resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration, SCORE  offers counseling and workshops to business owners.

• http:www.businessinsurance.org/ An informative guide to small business.