Starting a Small Business
 

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 Business Planning
 Strategic Marketing Plan
 As written on thier website - CanadaOne has developed a tool that will help you work smart and plan ahead for business success by building a strategic marketing plan. We ask you to fill in several sections, prompting you with questions to answer. When you're done, submit your plan and it will be compiled into an easy-to-read marketing primer that describes your business.

It's simple. It's straight forward. And it's practical. Best of all, it will give you a snapshot of where you are today and where you need to go.

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 Business Plan Guide
 Need a Business Plan? This guide is designed to assist an entrepreneur in the creation of a business plan during the establishment, the purchase or the expansion of an existing company.

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 Venture Checklists
 The venture checklists are used to help you develop each point in your business plan.

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 Interactive Business Planner (IBP)
 The Interactive Business Planner (IBP) is a FREE internet based tool designed to assist entrepreneurs develop a 3-year business plan for their new or existing business.

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 Business Plan Essentials
 This will help in the initial development stage of your plan; it contains information about what the necessary components are in a basic business plan. The three tips at the bottom of this article should be kept in mind while creating you business plan.

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 Sample Business Plans 1
 A really good list of sample business plans put together by the US Small Business Administration and Palo Alto Software. By no means comprehensive, and yes they are American. A good resource regardless.

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 Sample Business Plan 2
 This sample of a detailed business plan covers all topics that should be addressed. This can be used as a guide for creating a business plan of your own.

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 Starting a Business – Royal Bank of Canada
 Royal Bank offers this excellent guide to writing a standard business plan. A detailed explanation of each section is provided. There are also three well-written examples given.

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 Business Planner – TD Canada Trust
 Completing this business planner will help you determine your competitive advantage, set goals and take a comprehensive look at you financials.

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 Business Plan – BDC
 Following this template will enable you to produce a professional business plan. This is a good template to follow when you are seeking financials from a bank.

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 Business Plan – Scotia Bank
 This template follows all the topics of a basic business plan. This site also provides information and tips on how to develop your plan.

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 Bizplanit.com – Virtual Business Plan
 FREE business planning resources. Navigate with the menu on the left to access information that covers all topics of a business plan.

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 The Complete Franchise Business Plan
 Slightly different from a traditional business plan, the franchise business plan combines elements from the franchisee and the franchisor. This article provides the sections that should be included in the plan along with a brief description of each.

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 Develop a Strategic Marketing Plan
 This article gives a simple and easy to follow outline of a strategic marketing plan. A brief description of what should be included in each section of the plan is also provided.

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 Marketing Plan Outline
 This outline for a marketing plan is excellent. It covers all sections that should be included in the plan with the questions that should be answered within each section.

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