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Free and simple way to create a business plan for a newly started heating and plumbing company ?

Im planing on opening up my own small plumbing and heating business and finding it very hard completing a buisness plan. Most of the places i have tryed look very complicated so im looking for some type of template or even a wizard to guide me through it. Or even a simple step by step kind of document. Thanks for any advice in advance..

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1. Here are some resources that can help you write your business plan: - SBA Business Plan Basics http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html - PowerHomeBiz.com Creating a Business Plan section http://www.powerhomebiz.com/startup/businessplan.htm - Entrepreneur.com Writing a Business Plan section http://www.entrepreneur.com/bizplan/0,7253,,00.html You may also want to review some sample business plans to see how it actually looks like: - Bplans.com http://www.bplans.com/sp/businessplans.cfm - MOOT Corp Business Plan competition winners http://www.businessplans.org/businessplans.html - VFinance - View hundreds of real business plans in pdf format. http://www.vfinance.com/home.asp?bps=1&ToolPage=bps_main.asp - Business Owners Toolkit Sample business plans and information on how to create a plan. http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/buspln_m.asp - PlanWare Planning software and information. http://www.planware.org/ - Virtual Business Plan Walk through the design of a business plan. http://www.bizplanit.com/vplan.html -SBA Business Planning Guide http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html - Small Business Advancement Center http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/business_plan/businessPlan.pdf - Sample Business Plan General planning guide created by the Canadian Business Service Center. http://www.cbsc.org/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=CBSC_FE/display&c=GuideFactSheet&cid - Business Plans Index - A subject guide to sample business plans and profiles for specific business types from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. http://216.183.184.20/subject/business/bplansindex.html Some recommended books are : - Business Plans Kit for Dummies - The Complete Book of Business Plans : Simple Steps to Writing a Powerful Business Plan - Writing Business Plans That Get Results : A Step-By-Step Guide - Business Plans For Dummies® - Your First Business Plan : A Simple Question and Answer Format Designed to Help You Write Your Own Plan If you are looking for a template or wizard, then you need to invest in a business planning software. The best in the market (and easiest to follow) is Palo Alto's Business Plan Pro http://paloalto.com/ps/bp/features.cfm which has a step by step wizard that could help make the process of creating a business plan easier