SI 663Innovation Leadership in the Information Industry Assignment (Information Industry): Business Plan Resources

Business Model Canvas

Business Model Generation

• Resources from Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur based on their book of the same name.
• See the Business Model Innovation Hub as well.
• Tools for Business Model Generation (talk to Sanford University students from Alexander Osterwalder)
• The 30 Minute Business Plan: Business Model Canvas Made Easy (from Alex Cowan)
• Value Proposition Canvas

Additional Web Resources

Business plans handbook (published from Gale)

• Good examples of the information needed in a business plan

How to write a business plan from Bplans.com

• Guides and articles

Sample Business Plans - Business Resource Software

Taken from Essential Elements of a Good Business Plan from the US Small Business Administration.

These include:

•     Business Plan Executive Summary
•     Market Analysis
•     Company Description
•     Organization & Management
•     Marketing & Sales
•     Service or Product Line
•     Funding Request
•     Financial Projections
•     Appendix