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Reading list

These are some of the library's books on financing your business. To find others, do a keyword search using the subject "business planning"

: Business plans that work : for your small business

658.4012 B9797 2008

Experts say that having a business plan is one of the most clear predictors of success in a small business. Yet many business owners put off the task of writing a plan, believing that it's too difficult and time-consuming to tackle.
Barry, Timothy: The plan-as-you-go business plan

658.401 B534p 2008

Berry, president and founder of a company that manufactures business plan software, explains how to build a business plan around a core strategic combination of market, identity, and focus. Moving away from traditional, formal, cookie-cutter plans, he embraces a simpler, more practical business plan that evolves with the business and allows users to start building the business immediately.
Hess, Edward: So, you want to start a business? : 8 steps to take before making the leap

658.11 H586s 2009

In this book, two of the world's leading experts on entrepreneurship identify the 8 'killer mistakes' that cause most of these business failures and give entrepreneurs all the knowledge, tools, templates, strategies, and hands-on how-to advice they need to avoid these errors.
Pinson, Linda: Anatomy of a business plan : the step-by-step guide to building your business and securing your company's future

658.4012 P658a 2008

This guide provides the tools to create well-constructed business plans. Beginning with the initial considerations, this handbook offers proven, step-by-step advice for developing and packaging the components of a business plan, cover sheet, table of contents, executive summary, description of the business, organizational and marketing plans, and financial and supporting documents and for keeping the plan up-to-date.