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Crafts:

• Craft Business, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 115-120
• Craft-Related Business, Mississippi State University Extension Service
• Crafts Business Answer Book , rev. ed
• Crafts Market Place
• Creative Cash: How to Sell your Crafts, Needlework, Designs & Know-How 5^th ed rev
• Crocheting for Fun & Profit
• Decorative Pottery, Bplans.com
• Handmade Dolls and Doll Patterns, Montana Department of Commerce, NxLevel
• How to Produce a Successful Crafts Show
• Machine Embroidery, Montana Department of Commerce, NxLevel
• Marketing Your Arts and Crafts
• Scrapbooking Store, Bplans.com 
• Parasols, Custom Painted, Streetwise Business Plans with CD, on CD
• Selling Your Crafts
• Sew to Success! 
• Sew up a Storm
• Sewing as a Business: A Guide for Home-Based Sewing Professionals, Mississippi State University Extension Service
• Sewing for Profit, Arkansas Small Business Development Center
• Start & Run a Craft Business, 7^th ed
• You Can Make Money from Your Hobby
• Your Crafts Business

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Dance:

• Dance & Skate Outfitter, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 3, 61-78
• Dance School, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 73-77
• Nightclub, Dance Classes, Bplans.com

Dating Service:

• Computer Matchmaking Service, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 3, 45-59
• Dating Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 78-81

Day Care, Adult SEE Home Care

Day Care, Children  SEE  Child Care

Day Spa SEE Health and Fitness

Delicatessen  SEE  Café/Coffee Shop; Restaurant

Delivery Service  SEE  Errand Service; Food; Meal Service

Dental Practice SEE Health Care

Desktop Publishing  SEE  Publishing

Detective Agency  SEE   Private Investigation

Diaper Delivery  SEE  Baby Products

Diet and Nutrition:

• Food, Diet & Nutrition Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 10, 79-88
• Nutritional Consulting Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 198-202
• Restaurant, Diet Counseling and Personal Fitness Training, Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, 639-660
• Weight Loss Clinic, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 345-349

Direct Mail:

• Direct Mail Outlet, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 4, 147-176
• Direct Mail Services, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 194-197
• Mailing List Service, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 3, 249-273

Discount Stores   SEE ALSO    Retail

• Dollar Store, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 9, 143-160
• Off-Price Retailing, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 239-242

Dot-Coms  SEE  Online Businesses and Services

Dry Cleaner:

• Dry Cleaning Business, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 3, 85-103
• Dry Cleaning Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 100-103

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E-Commerce  SEE  Online Businesses and Services

Editing:

• Consulting for Technical Publications, Successful Independent Consulting, 39-42
• E-Commerce Business, Owning and Operating, Entrepreneur's Great Big Book of Business Lists, 925-1008
• Editorial Services, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 125-128
• Editorial Services & Consulting, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol.1, 137-165
• Freelance Copy Editor, Titivillus Editorial Services
• Freelance Editor/Publisher, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 2, 11-35
• Freelance Writer/Editor, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 2, 37-43
• How to Start and Run a Writing and Editing Business

Education:

• Academic Testing Improvement Service, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 14, 1-5
• Business School, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 179-181
• Cooking School, Retail Prepared Food, Cafe, Catering, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Business Plans, 243-276
• Language Tutoring, Model Business Plans for Service Businesses, Chap. 3
• Online Alternative Medicine and Bible Courses, Help-Finance.com
• Online Reference Materials for Faculty and Grad Students, Moot Corp  
• Neighborhood Learning Center, Community Technology Centers’ Network
• Private Boarding School, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 181-183
• Start Your Own E-Learning Business: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success
• Student Guide Publisher, Model Business Plans for Product Businesses, Chap. 4
• Tutoring Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 333-338

Electronics:

• Electronics Industry, How to Write a Winning Business Plan, 169-172
• Electronics Servicing, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 165-167
• Fan-Blade Technology, Moot Corp

Employee Benefits:

• Employee Benefits Administrators, Bplans.com

Employment   SEE ALSO    Resume Service

• Executive Recruiting, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 109-114
• General Staffing Company, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 12, 83-89
• IT Personnel Agency, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 12, 99-107
• Online Job Service, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 8, 295-306
• Personnel Agency, How to Write a Business Plan, 5^th, 6^th and 7^th ed, Appendix 1; 8^th ed, 207-221
• Personnel Agency, Whoops! I'm in Business, 145-151
• Personnel Recruitment Firm, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 192-194
• Start Your Own Staffing Service: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success
• Temporary Employment, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 247-250

Energy:

• Energy Solutions Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 8, 215-244
• Renewable Energy Resources, University of Colorado, Leeds School of Business

Engineering:

• Coatings Inspection Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 10, 47-53
• Engineering/Management Consultant, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 4, 191-203
• Structural Engineering Consulting, Bplans.com
• Structural Engineering Services, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 8, 427-457

Environmental:

• Agricultural Waste Conversion, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 10, 65-77
• Enviro-Friendly Products, The Complete Book of Business Plans, 2^nd ed, 287-300
• Environmental Research, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 162-164     
• Environmental Store, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 104-108
• Ethanol Fuel Production, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 14, 23-28
• Green Fuel Manufacturer, New Venture Management, 293-324
• Green Residential Construction Company, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 13,45-57
• Ocean Resources Harvesting, Moot Corp 
• Solar Water Heater, How to Prepare and Present a Business Plan, 184-221

Equipment Rental:

• Equipment Leasing Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 8, 279-294
• Equipment Rental, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 1, 175-187
• Equipment Rental, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 129-134

Errand Service:

• Concierge/Errand Service, The Concierge Manual, 225-243
• Start Your Own Personal Concierge Service: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success
• Timesaving Goods and Services , Moot Corp

Event Planning:

• Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start an Event Planning Service
• How to Start a Home-Based Event Planning Business, 2^nd ed
• Personal Event Planning, Bplans.com; Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 7, 109-120
• The Special Events Advisor

Exercise  SEE  Health & Fitness

Export/Import:

• Artificial Flowers, Import, Bplans.com
• Coffee Export, Bplans.com
• Coffee Export, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 7, 51-66
• Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start an Import/Export Business
• Ethnic Food, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 13, 59-71
• Export/Import
• Export Management, Model Business Plans for Service Businesses, Chap. 7
• Grutzen Watches, Export, Bplans.com
• Import Boutique, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 1, 203-207
• International Traders, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 234-235; 240
• Import/Export Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 162-166
• Japanese Food, Import , Royal Bank of Canada
• Jewelry, Import, How to Succeed as a Lifestyle Entrepreneur, 178-188
• Start Your Own Import/Export Business

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Fashion Design SEE Clothing Design

Fast Food  SEE  Restaurant

Film  SEE  Media

Financial and Money Services:

• Check Cashing Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 40-44
• Collection Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 59-62
• Financial/Accounting/Tax Services, Owning and Operating, Entrepreneur's Great Big Book of Business Lists, on CD
• Financial Planning Co., Getting Started as a Financial Planner, 206-213; rev. and updated ed., 206-213
• Financial Brokerage Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 120-123
• Financial Planning Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 124-127
• Financial Services Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version): Vol. 7, 121-126; Vol. 9, 183-206
• Investment Firm, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 7, 197-212
• Loan Brokers, Industry Snapshot, U.S. Census Bureau Economic Census
• Online Mortgage Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 11, 223-247
• Online Payment Services, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 12, 100-118
• Prepaid Credit Card for Teens, University of Colorado, Leeds School of Business
• Securities Broker, Discount & Internet, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 8, 199-214

Fish and Seafood:

• Finestkind Seafoods, Inc., SBA Online Women’s Business Center, New Nonprofit Nexus; The Business Planning Guide: 6^th ed, 139-167; 8^th ed, 131-154; 9^th ed, 149-173; Cash Flow Control Guide, Appendix 1, 43-64; Pennsylvania Small Business Operation & Resources Guide, 23-34
• Fish Restaurant and Market, Business Plans That Work Includes Actual Business Plans, 275-284

Fishing:

• Bait Shop and Convenience Store, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 8, 131-142

Floral   SEE ALSO    Nursery

• Artificial Flowers, Import, Bplans.com
• Cut Flowers and Herb Plants, Montana Department of Commerce, NxLevel
• Floral Shop, Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center
• Florist, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 1, 379-391
• Flower Shop, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 128-131
• Greenhouse and Flower Shop, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 14, 41-45
• How to Profit from Flower and Herb Crafts

Food:

• Barbecue Sauce, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 13, 9-17
• Bee Keeper - Honey, Canadian Farm Business Management Council
• Caviar Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 9, 45-48
• Pork Chops, Certified Organic, Oklahoma State University, AgMRC
• Chili Seasoning, Montana Department of Commerce, NxLevel
• Delivery Service, Model Business Plans for Service Businesses, Chap. 6
• Delivery Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 132-136
• Distributor, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 2, 417-420 and in appendices of subsequent vols.
• Ethnic Food, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 13, 59-71
• Finestkind Seafoods, Inc., SBA Online Women’s Business Center; The Business Planning Guide, 6^th ed, 139-167; 8^th ed, 131-154; 9^th ed, 149-173; Cash Flow Control Guide, Appendix 1, 43-64; Pennsylvania Small Business Operation & Resources Guide, 23-34
• Fish Restaurant and Market, Business Plans That Work Includes Actual Business Plans, 275-284
• Food Distributor, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 14, 155-157
• Food Product Businesses, Mississippi State University Extension Service
• Flour, Corn Masa, Oklahoma State University, AgMRC
• From Kitchen to Market: Selling Your Gourmet Food Specialty, 3^rd ed
• Gourmet Food Store, Bplans.com
• Gourmet Food, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 8, 245-252
• Gourmet Food, Gourmet to Go , v.p.
• Gourmet Food, How to Open a Financially Successful Specialty Retail & Gourmet Foods Shop, accompanying cd
• Gourmet Food, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 151-156
• Japanese Food, Import, Royal Bank of Canada
• Nutritious Food for Children, The Ernst & Young Business Plan Guide, 3^rd ed, v.p.
• Organic Grower and Supplier, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 14, 75-91
• Prepared Food (Retail), Cafe, Catering, Cooking School, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Business Plans, 243-276
• Processor, The Pennsylvania State University, Dept. of Food Science
• Processor, Virginia Cooperative Extension
• Processor, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 3, 135-149
• Salad Packaging, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 1, 461-477
• Sauces, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 6, 337-352

Framing:

• Antiques Shop and Frame Store, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 1, 189-201
• Framed Fishing Flies, Business Plans That Work Includes Actual Business Plans,129-158
• Photo Framing, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 2, 211-243

Franchises:

• Automobile Accessories & Detailing Franchise, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 3, 15-27
• Convenience Store Franchise, Real Business Plans & Marketing Tools, 46-53
• Direct Mail Services, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 4, 147-176
• Educational Toy Store, Guide to Retail Business Planning, 140-161
• Hotel, The Complete Book of Business Plans, 129-154
• Mail Order Rechargeable Batteries, Guide to Retail Business Planning, 162-180
• Pasta Restaurant, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 5, 313-325
• Postal Service, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 5, 145-162
• Restaurant, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 2, 277-288

Freelance Businesses:

• Be a $50/hr Copywriter in 42 Days
• Freelance Copy Editor, Titivillus Tools
• Freelance Editor/Publisher, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 2, 11-35
• Freelance Writer/Editor, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 2, 37-43
• Successful Freelancing

Freight Expediting SEE Trucking

Frozen Desserts  SEE  Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts

Funeral Home:

• Funeral Homes or Parlors Arkansas Small Business Development Center

Furniture:

• Cabinets, Bplans.com
• Colonial Décor and Furniture, Montana Department of Commerce, NxLevel
• Ergonomic Furniture, Moot Corp
• Furniture Manufacturer, Bplans.com
• Furniture Manufacturer, Canada/British Columbia Business Services Society
• Furniture Manufacturer, smartonline onebiz
• Home Furnishing Manufacturer, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 14, 47-57
• Interior Furnishings, Rule Book of Business Plans for Startups, 261-282; Rule's Book of Business Plans for Startups, 2^nd ed, 387-409
• Mail Order Furniture, Real World Entrepreneur Field Guide, 117-125
• Office Furniture Retailer, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 5, 275-280
• Restoration and Reupholstering Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 135-138
• Television Chair, Moot Corp
• Wicker/Rattan Furniture, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 236-237
• Wooden Furniture Manufacturer and Supplier, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 14, 141-149

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Games  SEE  Toys and Games

Garden  SEE  Floral; Nursery; Lawn and Garden

Gas Stations:

• Cafe and Gas Station, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 14, 13-18
• Convenience Store Gas Station, Bplans.com
• Gas Station, First Nations – Canada
• Car Wash & Gas Station, How to Write a Winning Business Plan, 173-175
• Gasoline and Automobile Service Station, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 139-144

Generic:

• Generic Business Plan (sample sections from various businesses), Business Plans Kit for Dummies, v.p.
• Generic Business Plan (sample sections from various businesses), The Harvard Entrepreneurs Club Guide to Starting Your Own Business, 122-147
• Generic Business Plan (sample sections from various businesses), How to Write a Business Plan, 2^nd ed, v.p.
• Generic Business Plan (sample sections from various businesses), Writing a Convincing Business Plan, 2^nd ed, v.p.
• Seven Step Business Plan

Gifts:

• Art, Gift and Jewelry Store, The Real World Entrepreneur Field Guide, 543-590
• Gift Basket Business, How to Start a Home-Based Gift Basket Business, 24-49
• Gift Basket Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 145-150
• Gift Shop, How to Write a Great Business Plan for Your Small Business in 60 Minutes or Less, 215-280
• Gift Store, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 5, 171-182
• Gift Store, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 13, 79-87
• Giftware, Gift Trade Marketing
• Giftware Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 11, 77-89
• Novelty Shop, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 5, 267-273
• Start and Run a Profitable Gift Basket Business

Golf  SEE  Sports and Venues

Gourmet Food  SEE  Food

Graphic Design :

• Graffic Design and Marketing Communications, The Business Side of Creativity, 405-408; updated ed., 397-400; The Creative Business Guide to Running a Graphic Design Business, 391-393
• Graphic Artist, First Nations-Canada
• Graphic Design Studio, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 157-162
• Virtual Reality Graphic Designs, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 1, 507-515

Greenhouse  SEE  Nursery

Greeting Cards:

• Greeting Cards, Model Business Plans for Product Businesses, Chap. 5
• Greeting Cards, James J. Hill Reference Library
• Handmade Greeting Cards, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 11, 91-108

Grocery   SEE ALSO    Convenience Store

• Grocery/Convenience Store, Illinois IEN Business Information Center
• Grocery Shopping from Home, MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition
• Grocery Store, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 9, 217-238
• Grocery Store for an Inner-City Neighborhood, Carnegie Mellon University, CED
• Grocery Stores, Industry Snapshot, U.S. Census Bureau Economic Census

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Hair Salon:

• Beauty Salon, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 12, 1-14
• Hair and Beauty Studio, Bplans.com
• Beauty Salon, Industry Snapshot, U.S. Census Bureau Economic Census
• Hair Salon, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 6, 133-164
• Hair Salon, Real Business Plans & Marketing Tools, 54-59
• Hair Salon, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 141-144
• Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa

Health and Beauty Products:

• Body Care Boutique, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 43-48
• Image Consulting Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 163-166
• Skin Cream Formulator, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 9, 391-418
• Tattoo and Body Piercing, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 14, 115-119
• Tattoo Studio, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 311-316
• Toiletry Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 1, 479-483

Health and Fitness:

• Adult Fitness Club, Preparing Effective Business Plans : an Entrepreneurial Approach, v.p.
• Commercial Fitness Equipment, Business Plans That Work : for Your Small Business, 2^nd ed, 233-278
• Corporate Fitness Program, Bplans.com  
• Day Spa, Bplans.com
• Great Escape (Day Spa), Entrepreneur magazine, Dec. 2003, vol. 31, issue 12, p114
• Fitness and Nutrition Services, Success Business Planning in 30 Days, 351-366
• Fitness Center, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 13, 73-78
• Health and Wellness Facility, Owning and Operating, Entrepreneur's Great Big Book of Business Lists, on CD
• Health Club, Model Business Plans for Service Businesses, Chap. 5
• Health/Fitness Institute, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 169-170
• Holistic Health Center, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 10, 109-115
• Massage Therapists, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 11, 193-197
• Physical Therapy - Massage, Bplans.com
• The Personal Trainer Business Handbook
• Restaurant, Diet Counseling and Personal Fitness Training, Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, 639-660
• Sports and Fitness Club, Bplans.com  
• Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa
• Yoga Center, Bplans.com

Health Care:

• Balding, Thinning Hair Product, James J. Hill Reference Library
• Chiropractic Office, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 6, 89-94
• Concierge Medical Practice, How to Set up a Concierge Practice, Medical Economics, Aug. 22, 2003, 64
• Counseling Services, Real Business Plans & Marketing Tools, 26-29
• Dental Practice, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 8, 149-198
• Dental Practice, California State University, Sid Craig School of Business
• Dentists, Industry Snapshot, U.S. Census Bureau Economic Census
• Dentist's Office, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 12, 61-63
• Eye Care, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 39-41
• Health Care Information for Hispanics, Successful Business Models, 195-221
• Health Care Products, The Business Planning Guide, 8^th ed, 174-189
• Hearing Aid Testing and Fitting Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 149-152
• Home Health Agency and Home Care Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 157-161
• Home-Oxygen Generating System, How to Write a Winning Business Plan, 157-160 (abbrev. plan); How to Start, Finance, and Manage Your Own Small Business, 198-234 (complete plan)
• Maternity Aid, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 2, 67-79
• Medical Business - Loan Request, Real Business Plans & Marketing Tools, 10-11
• Medical Device, Kidney Stones, Business Plans That Work: A Guide for Small Business, 167-172
• Medical Equipment Producer, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 10, 197-225
• Medical Laboratory, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 191-194
• Medical Practice, Group, Healthcare Financial Management, July 1999, vol. 53, issue 7, p58
• Medical Syringes, Bankable Business Plans, 177-236
• Medicine Pouch, Moot Corp
• Mobile Medical Screening Device for Macular Degeneration, The Complete Book of Business Plans, 2^nd ed, 347-370
• Online Alternative Medicine and Bible Courses, Help-Finance.com
• Pharmaceutical Information for Patients, Moot Corp
• Pharmacy, The Complete Book of Business Plans, 2^nd ed, 371-402
• Safety Syringe, Moot Corp
• Starting & Managing Your Own Physical Therapy Practice
• Walkers, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 117-121
• Wound Care Product, James J. Hill Reference Library

Health Food:

• Ginseng Company, Canada /British Columbia Business Services Society
• Health Food Store, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 145-148
• Healthy Snack Food, How to Write a .Com Business Plan, 118-132

Herbs:

• Cut Flowers and Herb Plants, Montana Department of Commerce, NxLevel
• Herb and Spice Trader, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 232-234
• Herb Farm, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 153
• Start Your Own Herbs and Herbal Products Business

High Technology:

• Engineering Your Start-Up
• High Tech Start Up
• High-Technology Product Marketing, Bplans.com; Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 5, 223-243; CPA's Guide to Developing Effective Business Plans, 377-407; Hurdle: The Book on Business Planning, 181-206; Write a Business Plan - in No Time, 212-223

Hobbies  SEE  Crafts

Home Business:

• The Business Plan for Homebased Businesses - Step-by-Step Guidelines, Arkansas Small Business Development Center
• Home-Based Business, SBA Online Library, Management and Planning Series
• Home Business Portal, The Complete Guide to Home Business, 72-80

Home Care:

• Home Health Agency and Home Care Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 157-161
• Start Your Own Senior Services Business

Home Improvement and Repair:

• Aluminum Siding and Window Contractor, The Complete Book of Business Plans, 37-85
• Aluminum Siding and Windows, Sales and Distribution, Your First Business Plan, 85-136
• Art Glass and Glass Repair, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 206-207
• Closet Customizing Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 87-92
• Commercial and Residential Electrical Business, Real Business Plans & Marketing Tools, 40-43
• Construction and Home Rehabilitation, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 11, 59-71
• Handyman Service, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 11, 109-120
• Hardware Store, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version) Vol. 2, 421-430 and in Appendices of subsequent vols.
• Home Improvement Business, Business Plans That Work: For Your Small Business, 2^nd ed, 189-232
• Home Renovation Contractor, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 13, 89-96
• Housing Rehabilitation Developer, How to Write a Business Plan, 5^th, 6^th and 7^th ed, Appendix 3; 8^th ed, 241-250
• Home Renovation, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 123-125
• Interior Painting Service, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 11, 151-163
• Interior Renovation Company, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 14, 59-74
• Locksmith Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 175-180
• Plumbing, HVAC, Industry Snapshot, U.S. Census Bureau Economic Census
• Plumbing Service, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 12, 125-129
• Plumbing Shop, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 3, 353-361
• Start & Run a Handyman Business

Home Inspection:

• Home Inspection Company, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 12, 95-98
• Start Your Own Home Inspection Business

Hotels and Hospitality   SEE ALSO    Bed and Breakfast

• Adventure Travel Resorts, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 11, 1-8
• Developing a Hotel Business Plan: A How-To Manual, Cornell Hotel & Restaurant Quarterly Jun93, Vol. 34, Is. 3, p. 72
• Hotel, The Complete Book of Business Plans, 129-154
• Hotel, How to Open a Financially Successful Bed & Breakfast or Small Hotel, accompanying cd
• Inn,  Entrepreneur Magazine’s Ultimate Small Business Advisor, 3^rd ed, 111-127
• Motel - Hunting Lodge , Bplans.com
• Resort Hotel, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 7, 183-196
• Resort Inn, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 1, 209-215
• Ski Resort, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 8, 409-426
• So—You Want to be an Innkeeper, 4^thed

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Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts:

• Ben & Jerry's, Inc. Magazine Presents How to Really Create a Successful Business Plan 4^th ed, v.p.
• Frozen Drink Machine Rental, Bplans.com 
• Ice Cream Shop, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 3, 163-176
• Ice Cream Shop, California State University, Sid Craig School of Business
• Ice Cream Shop, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 201-203
• Mobile Frozen Yoghurt, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 188-192
• Shaved Ice,  Bplans.com; Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 6, 323-336

Import/Export  SEE  Export/Import

Information Broker  SEE  Research Services

Information Technology:

• Information Technology Consulting, Start-Up, 5^th ed, 227-250
• IT Solutions Provider, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 13, 173-195

Inns   SEE    Hotels and Hospitality ; Bed and Breakfast

Insurance:

• Group Insurance, Real Business Plans & Marketing Tools, 60-85
• Health and Life Insurance Agency, The Complete Book of Business Plans, 179-190
• Health Insurance, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 6, 165-184
• Health Plan Administration, Bplans.com; The Unofficial Guide to Starting a Small Business, 1^st ed, 302-338; 2^nd ed, 322-357
• Insurance Brokerage, Bplans.com
• Insurance Company, Real Business Plans & Marketing Tools, 86-91

Interior Design:

• How to Start a Faux Painting or Mural Business
• How to Start a Home-Based Interior Design Business
• Interior Design Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 11, 141-149
• Interior Design Studio, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 167-170

Internet  SEE ALSO  Online Businesses and Services

• Internet and Network Security Provider, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 10, 155-189
• Internet Café, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 5, 209-221
• Internet Café, Business Plans that Work for Your Small Business, 237-286
• Internet Café, Bplans.com; Business Plans Made Easy, 2^nd ed, 314-336; 3^rd ed, 291-313 
• Internet Consulting, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 3, 209-247
• Internet Consulting, Canada /British Columbia Business Services Society
• Web Design, How to Start a Home-Based Web Design Business , 165-174; 2^nd ed, 191-200
• Website Designer, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 14, 137-140

Internet Businesses  SEE  Online Businesses and Services

Internet Service Provider:

• Internet Communications Service Provider, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 9, 267-282
• Internet Service Provider, Bplans.com
• Internet Service Provider, ISP-Planet
• Internet Services Portal, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 11, 175-191
• Wi-Fi Kiosks, Bplans.com
• Wireless Internet Service, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 7, 449-456
• Wireless Systems Integrator, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 9, 423-452

Interpreting  SEE  Translation

Investing SEE Financial Services

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Janitorial Service   SEE ALSO    Cleaning

• Building Service Contractor, Cleaning up for a Living
• Janitorial Supply, Real Business Plans & Marketing Tools, 92-98
• Starting a Janitorial Home Service Business, PowerHomeBiz.com

Jewelry:

• Art, Gift and Jewelry Store, The Real World Entrepreneur Field Guide, 543-590
• Fine Jewelry, The Complete Book of Business Plans, 229-236
• Jewelry Store, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 237-238

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Kennel   SEE ALSO    Pets

• Building, Buying and Operating a Boarding Kennel
• Kennel, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 2, 45-65
• Kennels & Kenneling

Kites   SEE ALSO    Toys and Games

• Kites, Adams Streetwise Complete Business Plan; Complete Business Plan with Software, 378-398
• Kites, BusinessTown.com

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Landscaping   SEE ALSO    Lawn and Garden

• How to Start a Home-Based Landscaping Business, 5^th ed
• Landscape and Nursery Business, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 66-68
• Landscape Artist, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 153-154
• Landscape Business Planning Guide, Cornell University, AEM
• Landscape Contractor, The Complete Book of Business Plans, 2^nd ed, 319-346
• Landscape Service, Royal Bank of Canada
• Landscaping, Business-Plan.com; Anatomy of a Business Plan, 3^rd ed, 185-233; 4^th ed, 199-247; 5^th ed, 179-216; 6^th ed, 193-228
• Landscaping and Lawn Care Services, Arkansas Small Business Development Center
• Landscaping Service, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 13, 97-106
• Landscaping Services, Industry Snapshot, U.S. Census Bureau Economic Census
• Writing the Business Plan for a Landscape Lighting Company, Cast Lighting

Laundry:

• Coin Laundry, Arkansas Small Business Development Center
• Laundry, Self-Service, Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start a Coin-Operated Laundry

Law

• How to Start and Build a Law Practice
• Paralegal, “Real Estate,” The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 155-156
• Start Your Own Law Practice: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success

Lawn and Garden   SEE ALSO    Landscaping

• Landscaping and Lawn Care Services, Arkansas Small Business Development Center
• Lawn and Garden Service , Bplans.com
• Lawn Care, How to Start a Business in Pennsylvania, 2^nd ed, 54-77
• Lawn Care Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 170-173
• Lawn Care Service, SmartStart Your Pennsylvania Business, 7.22-7.47
• Lawn Maintenance Service, Adams Streetwise Complete Business Plan; Complete Business Plan with Software, 400-434
• Snow Removal, Royal Bank of Canada
• Start Your Own Lawn Care Business

Limousine Service   SEE   Taxi and Limousine Services

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Machining:

• Construction Machine Tooling, Bplans.com  
• Machining Shop, Business Plans That Work Includes Actual Business Plans, 211-232
• Metal Shop, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 5, 245-265

Magazines: 

• Diet-Oriented Magazine, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 203-206
• Entrepreneur’s Magazine, How to Write a Winning Business Plan, 263-285
• Magazine Publisher, Bplans.com
• Magazine Publisher, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version) Vol. 1, 229-243
• Magazine Publisher, Canada /British Columbia Business Services Society
• Magazine Retailer, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 1, 393-441 <
• Senior Citizen Magazine, How to Write a Winning Business Plan, 165-168 (abbrev. plan); How to Start, Finance, and Manage Your Own Small Business, 275-320 (complete plan)
• Small Business Magazine, Chief Executive Officers Club
• Starting and Running a Successful Newsletter or Magazine, 4^th ed
• State Magazine, James J. Hill Reference Library

Maid Service  SEE  Cleaning Service

Mail Order:

• Home-Based Catalog Marketing
• Art, Gift and Jewelry Mail Order and Showroom Company, Anatomy of a Business Plan, 3^rd ed, 133-183; 4^th ed, 149-197; 5^th ed, 137-178
• How to Start a Home-Based Mail Order Business, 3^rd ed
• Mail Order Business, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 179-183
• Mail Order Rechargeable Batteries, Guide to Retail Business Planning, 162-180
• Mail Order Returns, Bplans.com 
• 101 Great Mail-Order Businesses
• Start Your Own Mail Order Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success

Mailing Lists  SEE  Direct Mail

Mailing Services:

• Mail Service and Packing/Shipping, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 203-207
• Wrap, Pack, Ship Service, Montana Department of Commerce, NxLevel

Management:

• Management Assistance Firm, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 148-150
• Management Consulting Firm, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 3, 275-283

Manufacturing:

• Aerospace Industry Supplier, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 1, 21-29
• Automotive Parts Manufacturer, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 8, 353-380
• Baby Bottles with Temperature Indicator, Florida State University, Jim Moran Institute
• Barbecue Sauce, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 13, 9-17
• Bottled Water Manufacturer, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 4, 59-75
• Cabinets, Bplans.com
• Cable Connectors, Business Plans Made Easy, 1^st ed, 255-268; 2^nd ed, 299-313; 3^rd ed, 275-290
• Cable Monitoring Device, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 3, 285-303
• Chemical Manufacturer, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 8, 99-130
• Chili Seasoning, Montana Department of Commerce, NxLevel
• Computer Manufacturing, Model Business Plans for Product Businesses, Chap. 1
• Concrete Counters and Tables, Business Plans Made Easy, 3^rd ed, 315-330
• Conveyor Belts, Real Business Plans & Marketing Tools, 99-114
• Counters, Sinks & More, California State University, Sid Craig School of Business
• Custom Bicycle Builder, Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center; Start, Run & Grow a Successful Small Business, 5^th ed, 87-109
• Drapery Fabricator, Bplans.com   
• Drums, Plastic, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 7, 297-322
• Elevator Control System, Business Plans That Work: For Your Small Business, 2^nd ed, 91-138
• Fabric Samples, Moot Corp 
• Food Manufacturer, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 6, 111-132
• Furniture, Canada /British Columbia Business Services Society
• Furniture Manufacturer, smartonline onebiz
• Giant Pencils, Business Plans that Work for Your Small Business, 159-191
• Glass Laser Systems, Chief Executive Officers Club; How to Start, Finance, and Manage Your Own Small Business, 235-274 (complete plan)
• Golf Grip Manufacturer, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 10, 89-108
• Green Fuel Manufacturer, New Venture Management, 293-324
• Heavy Equipment Manufacturer, Bplans.com
• Home Decor Products Manufacturer, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 10, 117-140
• Ladder Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 1, 217-227
• Leather Accessory, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 13, 107-121
• Manufacturer, Generic, The Complete Book of Business Plans, 2^nd ed, 403-441
• Manufacturer's Rep Agency, MANAonline.org
• Manufacturing Business, Owning and Operating, Entrepreneur's Great Big Book of Business Lists, 1061-1171
• Medical Equipment Developer, Bplans.com  
• Medical Equipment for Inflight, Bplans.com
• Medical Equipment Producer, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 10, 197-225
• Metal Fabricating, Finishing, Coating, Drying, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 7, 375-394 
• Musical Instruments Manufacture and Sales, Capital University
• Odor Removal Product, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 139-141 
• Pallet Manufacturer, Bplans.com
• Office Furniture, Bplans.com; CPA's Guide to Developing Effective Business Plans, 231-284
• Optiscope Visual Display, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 114-117 
• Parts Manufacturer, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 5, 281-295
• Powder Coating Manufacturer, Commercial, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 4, 307-318
• Powder Coating Manufacturer, Custom, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 4, 319-337
• Programmable Signs, How to Write a Business Plan, 5^th, 6^th and 7^th ed, Appendix 2; 8^th ed, 222-240
• Promotional Product Manufacturer, Bplans.com
• Protective Athletic Device, Bplans.com
• PVC Pipe Repair Product, Moot Corp 
• Robots, Price Waterhouse Coopers' Entrepreneur Resource Center
• Rubber Adhesive Manufacturer, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 4, 387-397
• Salsa Manufacturer, Bplans.com
• Sign Shop, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 235-240
• Small Manufacturer, SBA Online Library, Management and Planning Series
• Swimming Pool Safety Product, Preparing a Successful Business Plan, 139-151
• Television Childproofer, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 2, 359-383
• Toy Maker, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 129-136

Marketing and Communications:

• Customer Loyalty Program, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 11, 165-173
• Creative Agency, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 8, 143-148
• Marketing, Communications and Public Relations, The Entrepreneur's Guide to Writing Business plans aPd Proposals, 16-19
• Global Marketing, Bplans.com 
• Graphic Design and Marketing Communications, The Business Side of Creativity, 405-408; updated ed., 397-400
• Marketing/Advertising/Public Relations Business, Owning and Operating, Entrepreneur's Great Big Book of Business Lists, on CD
• Marketing Communications, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 4, 205-211
• Marketing Consulting, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 3, 305-311
• Marketing Consulting, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 5, 233-243
• Marketing Group, Model Business Plans for Product Businesses, Chap. 6
• Multilevel Marketing, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 3, 313-323
• Public Relations and Marketing Service, Business Plans Made Easy, 1^st ed, 239-251; 2^nd ed, 285-298; 3^rd ed, 259-273

Meal Service:

• Carry Out Meal Service, The Rule Book of Business Plans, 283-298; Rule's Book of Business Plans for Startups, 2^nd ed, 413-426 
• Carry Out Meals, University of Colorado, Leeds School of Business
• Lunch Delivery at Work, Model Business Plans for Service Businesses, Chap. 6
• Meal Preparation, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 13, 123-141
• Portable Fast Food Hot Dog Carts, Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center
• Snack Service (for drivers), Moot Corp

Media:

• Audio Production Service, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 4, 3-9
• Audio Recording for Profit
• Entertainment Production, Distribution, and Performance Company, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 12, 71-82
• Film Producer, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 2, 123-137
• Film Production Company, Filmmakers and Financing: Business Plans for Independents, 3^rd ed, 161-186
• Film Production Company, Filmmakers and Financing: Business Plans for Independents, 5^th ed, 195-221
• Movie Production, The Producer’s Business Handbook
• Produce and Distribute Hispanic Media, Business Plans That Work: For Your Small Business, 2^nd ed, 139-188
• Sound System for a Church, Business Plans That Work: For Your Small Business, 125-158
• Video Producer, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 2, 81-105; 107-121
• Video Production & Distribution Company, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 9, 419-422
• Video Production and Videotaping Services, Small Business Profiles , Vol. 2, 339-344
• Video Service, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 3, 409-431
• Videocassette Rental Store, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 256-260

Medical Office Services:

• Independent Medical Coding
• Medical Transcription Service
• Medical Billing, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 7, 213-230
• Medical Claims, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 184-187
• Physicians’ Billing and Claims, Bplans.com
• Start Your Own Medical Claims & Transcription Business
• Transcription Services, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 150-152

Medical Practice SEE Health Care

Medical Transcription  SEE  Medical Office Services

Messages SEE ALSO   Telephone Answering

• Pager/Beeper Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 24-28

Microbrewery:

• Brew Pub, Real Business Plans & Marketing Tools, 12-25
• Brewery, Bplans.com
• Brewpub, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 11, 9-45
• Brewpub and Restaurant, Applied Beverage Technologies, Inc.
• Microbrew Bar, Bplans.com
• Microbrewery, Entrepreneur Magazine: Guide to Raising Money, 179-208
• Microbrewery, The Entrepreneur Magazine Small Business Advisor, 151-178; 2^nd ed, 148-174
• Microbrewery, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 2, 163-173
• Microbrewery and Restaurant, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version) Vol. 2, 139-161
• Microbrewery and Restaurant, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 195-200

Mines and Mining:

• Marble Quarry, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 9, 303-316

Mobile Homes:

• Mobile Home Sales, Anatomy of a Business Plan, 5^th ed, 217-258; 6^th ed, 229-270

Money SEE Financial and Money Services

Mortgage:

• Mortgage Brokerage, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 201-204
• Mortgage Brokerage, Yale School of Management-Goldman Sachs Foundation Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures
• Mortgage Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 7, 231-252

Movie Production  SEE  Media

Moving and Storage:

• Moving Services, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 205-210
• Self-Storage Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 229-234
• Self-Storage Start-Up, Bplans.com

Music:    

• Band, Succeeding in Music, 156-164
• Concert Promotions Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 9, 87-120
• Disc Jockey Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 121-124
• Electronic Music, Moot Corp
• How to Start a Record Label
• The IMF Handbook 2000: A Guide to Professional Band Management
• Label Launch
• Making and Marketing Music
• The Music Business, 3^rd rev. ed.
• Music, Money, and Success 4^th ed.
• Music Shop, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 211-216
• Musical Instruments Manufacture and Sales , Capital University
• Record Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 4, 339-371
• Record Store, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 6, 289-302
• Recording Studio, Audio Recording for Profit
• Recording Studio, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 271-276
• Start an Independent Record Label
• Start and Run Your Own Record Label
• Theatrical Music Producers,  Bplans.com

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Newsletters   SEE ALSO    Publishing

• Campus Newsletter, Model Business Plans for Product Businesses , Chap. 3
• Newsletter, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 2, 185-199; 201-209
• Newsletter, Model Business Plans for Product Businesses, Chap. 2
• Starting and Running a Successful Newsletter or Magazine, 4^th ed

Newspapers   SEE ALSO    Publishing

• Newsstand, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 223-228

Nightclubs:

• Nightclub, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 7, 253-266
• Nightclub, Dance Classes, Bplans.com
• No-Alcohol Nightclub, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 193-197
• Teen Nightclub, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 8, 459-470

900 Line Business:

900-Number Telephone Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 229-232

Nursery SEE ALSO Landscaping

• Getting Started in the Nursery Business, Virginia Cooperative Extension
• Greenhouse, Mississippi State University Extension Service
• Greenhouse and Flower Shop, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 14, 41-45
• Landscape Business and Nursery, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 66-68
• Nursery, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 7, 267-296     
• Plants and Flowers Production/Supply, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 13, 143-146
• Secrets to a Successful Greenhouse and Business

Nurses’ Registry  SEE  Home Care

Nursing Home   SEE ALSO    Home Care

• Nursing Home, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 233-238
• Senior Care Facility, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 12, 131-135

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Office Services  SEE  Business and Office Services; Medical Office Services

Online Businesses and Services   SEE  ALSO  Internet

• Business to Business Website, Chief Executive Officers Club
• Business to Consumer E-Commerce, Mississippi State University Extension Service
• Children’s E-Commerce Website, Bplans.com
• E-Commerce Business Profile, Illinois IEN Business Information Center
• E-Commerce Consulting, My Own Business
• E Commerce Mall, California State University, Sid Craig School of Business
• E-Commerce Website Producer, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 12, 65-69
• Electronic Billing Service, Moot Corp
• Electronic Bulletin Board Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 55-60
• Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start an E-Business
• Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Become an Internet Entrepreneur
• Grocery Shopping, Start Up, 5^th ed, 251-280
• Health Care Information for Hispanics, Successful Business Models, 195-221
• Healthy Snack Food, How to Write a .Com Business Plan, 118-1332
• Home Business Portal, The Complete Guide to Home Business, 72-80
• How to DotCom
• Internet Healthcare Service, Moot Corp
• Internet Advertising for Radio Stations, Moot Corp 
• Internet Bid Clearinghouse, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 5, 183-208
• Internet Marketplace, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 8, 253-278
• Internet Recruiting, Moot Corp 
• Internet Travel Agency Business, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 9, 295-302
• 101 Best Dot Coms to Start
• Online Alternative Medicine and Bible Courses, Help-Finance.com
• Online Consulting, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 1, 245-257
• Online Convenience Shopping, Start-Up, 5^th ed, 251-280
• Online Customer Service Support, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 10, 253-274
• Online Game Boy Store, Business Plan Example, 2005
• Online Government Contract Service, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 4, 231-244
• Online Hospitality Service, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 4, 245-255
• Online Job Service, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 8, 295-306
• Online Mapping Service, Leading Edge Business Planning for Entrepreneurs, 154-167
• Online Maternity Clothing, Bplans.com
• Online Merchant, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 8, 307-342
• Online Mortgage Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 11, 223-247
• Online Outdoor Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 8, 343-352
• Online Payment Services, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 12, 100-118
• Online Print Shop, Bplans.com
• Online Publishing System, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 9, 321-324
• Online T-Shirt Sales, The Complete Book of Business Plans, 2^nd ed, 443-482
• Online Woodworking Manufacture and Retail, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 12, 119-123
• Science Information Website Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 9, 375-391
• Securities Broker, Discount & Internet, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 8, 199-214
• Start Your Own E-Business
• Virtual Shopping, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 2, 385-407
• Winning the Net Game

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Packaging:

• Packaging Design/Production, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 125-128
• Software Packaging, Businessplan.com, v.p.

Packing  SEE  Mailing Service

Paint and Wall Paper:

• Paint and Wall Coverings Center, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 243-246
• Paint Distributor, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 4, 279-305
• Paint Products, Leading Edge Business Planning for Entrepreneurs, 168-180
• Painting Contractors, Bplans.com
• Painting Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 10, 275-279
• Painting Contractor, California State University, Sid Craig School of Business
• Residential and Commercial Painting Service, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 14, 97-102

Party:

• Party Planners/Decorators, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 64-66
• Party Supply Store, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 5, 297-311

Personal Care Home  SEE  Nursing Home

Personnel  SEE  Employment

Pets

• Aquarium Cleaning, The Young Entrepreneur's Guide to Starting and Running a Business, 324-334
• Cat Furniture, University of Colorado, Leeds School of Business
• Pet and Pet Supplies Store, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 247-250
• Pet Grooming Business, How to Start a Home-Based Pet Care Business, 41-53; 2^nd ed, 42-57
• Pet Photography, Bplans.com
• Pet Sitting Service, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 14, 93-96
• Pet Sitting Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 251-256
• The Professional Pet Sitter

Pharmaceutical:

• Drug Screening for Pharmaceutical Companies, Moot Corp 
• Pharmaceutical Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 3, 325-351

Photography:

• Aerial Photography, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 62-63
• How to Start a Home-Based Photography Business, 4^th ed
• Mobile Photography Studio, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 2, 175-183
• Pet Photography, Bplans.com
• Photo Processing, Delivery Services, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 10, 55-64
• Photography Studio, Bplans.com
• Photography Studio, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 261-266
• Starting and Succeeding in Your Own Photography Business
• Stock Photographs, Retail, Montana Department of Commerce, NxLevel

Pizzeria  SEE   Restaurant

Plumbing SEE Home Improvement and Repair

Pools  SEE  Swimming Pools

Postal Service  SEE  Mailing Service; Franchises

Printing and Copying Services:

• Business Printing Broker, Bplans.com
• Business Printing Services, Business Plans That Work Includes Actual Business Plans, 159-193
• Photocopying/ Quick Print Shop, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 257-261
• Print Shop, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 197-200
• Printing Company, Full Color, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 1, 277-285
• Printing Supplies and Services, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 1, 259-275
• Stock Certificates, DirectIncorporation

Private Investigation:

• Detective Agency, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 5, 123-136
• Private Investigation Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 216-219
• Private Investigator, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 11, 259-263

Promotional Products:

• Innovative Products Promotion, Moot Corp
• Promotional Product Manufacturer, Bplans.com    

Property Management   SEE  Real Estate

Pubs  SEE  Bars

Public Relations SEE ALSO Marketing and Communications

• Marketing, Communications and Public Relations, The Entrepreneur's Guide to Writing Business plans aPd Proposals, 16-19
• Public Relations and Marketing Service, Business Plans Made Easy, 1^st ed; 239-251, 2^nd ed, 285-298; 3^rd ed, 259-273
• Public Relations Firm, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 2, 245-261

Public Speaking:

• Expanding Your Consulting Practice with Seminars
• Getting Started in Speaking, Training, or Seminar Consulting
• How to Make It Big in the Seminar Business, 2^nd ed
• Motivational Center, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 183-184
• Start Your Own Seminar Production Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success

Publishing  SEE ALSO  Magazines

• Book Development/Production, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 111-114
• Book Publisher, Model Business Plans for Product Businesses, Chap. 6
• Children's Book Publisher, Model Business Plans for Product Businesses, Chap. 6
• The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing, 4^th ed
• Desk-Top Publisher, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 7, 67-86
• Desk-Top Publisher, The McGraw-Hill Guide to Writing a High-Impact Business Plan, 142-177
• Desk-Top Publishing, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 88-91
• Freelance Editor/Publisher, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 2, 11-35
• How to Start a Home-Based Desktop Publishing Business, 3^rd ed
• Online Print Shop, Bplans.com
• Publisher, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 6, 245-258
• Reference Works Publisher , Business Plans Handbook (Online Version) Vol. 1, 287-313
• Self Publishing Made Easy
• Self Publishing , Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 289-294
• Start Your Own Desktop Publishing Business
• Student Guide Publisher, Model Business Plans for Product Businesses, Chap. 4

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Real Estate:

• Agency (Start-up), The Real Estate Agent's Business Planner, 221-228
• Agency (Existing), The Real Estate Agent's Business Planner, 228-234
• Apartment Preparation Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 11-14
• Apartment Reconditioning, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 70-80  
• Campus Apartment Complex, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 13, 19-30
• Construction Development & Real Estate, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 11, 51-58
• Land Development Consulting, The Rule Book of Business Plans for Startups, 227-260; Rule's Book of Business Plans for Startups, 2^nd ed, 343-386
• Real Estate Broker, Bplans.com; Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 7, 323-336
• Real Estate Business, Owning and Operating, Entrepreneur's Great Big Book of Business Lists, on CD
• Real Estate Investment Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 6, 259-270
• Real Estate Management, Bplans.com, The Unofficial Guide to Starting a Home-based Business, 378-400
• Real Estate Renovation Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 6, 271-288
• Realty Office, Building a Successful Business Plan, (online plan accessible with code found on accompanying CDROM)
• Residential Real Estate, The Complete Book of Business Plans, 297-317
• Surveying Company,  Jaxworks

Recording Studio  SEE  Music

Recruiting  SEE  Employment

Recycling:

• Laser Printer and Copier Toner Cartridge Recycling, Model Business Plans for Service Businesses, Chap. 3
• Plastics Recycling, Bplans.com
• Recycling Broker, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 220-223
• Recycling Companies (3), Environmental Protection Agency
• Refrigerant Recovery, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 3, 363-395

Research Services:

• Building and Running a Successful Research Business
• Information Broker, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 167-169
• Information Services for Litigators, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 10, 191-195
• Record Checking Service, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 98-99
• Search Service, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 2, 329-345
• Super Searchers Make it on Their Own

Restaurant:

• Bar BQ, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 7, 337-356
• Barbeque Restaurant, Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center
• Bistro and Wine Bar, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 10, 29-45
• Car Wash/Restaurant, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 7, 411-448
• Coffee Shop and Deli, Oklahoma SBDC
• Deli, Upscale, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 13, 161-171
• Diner, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version) Vol. 1, 315-323
• Diner, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version) Vol. 1, 325-337   
• Dinner Theatre, Bplans.com
• Ethnic Restaurant, Bplans.com
• Family Restaurant, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 4, 373-377
• Fast Food Restaurant, Pasta, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 3, 105-117
• Fast Food Restaurant, Pasta, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 3, 119-133
• Fine Dining, Bplans.com
• Fish Restaurant and Market , Business Plans That Work Includes Actual Business Plans, 275-284
• Full Service Restaurant, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 5, 327-357
• Full Service Restaurants, Industry Snapshot, U.S. Census Bureau Economic Census
• Gourmet Mexican Restaurant, The ABC's of Writing Winning Business Plans, 169-198
• Gourmet Take Out Food, How to Open a Financially Successful Specialty Retail & Gourmet Foods Shop, accompanying cd
• Hispanic Restaurant, James J. Hill Reference Library
• Hot Dog Restaurant,  Maryland, Montgomery County 
• How to Open and Run a Successful Restaurant, 2^nd ed
• Italian Restaurant , Bplans.com
• Italian Restaurant, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 13, 147-160
• Limited Service Restaurants, Industry Snapshot, U.S. Census Bureau Economic Census
• Mexican Restaurant, Cash Flow Projection, Baltimore Small Business Resource Center
• Mexican Restaurant, Bplans.com
• Mexican Restaurant, California State University, Sid Craig School of Business
• Mexican Restaurant, Model Business Plans for Service Businesses, Chap. 2
• Mexican Restaurant, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 44-46
• Microbrewery and Restaurant, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version) Vol. 2, 139-161    
• Microbrewery and Restaurant, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 195-200
• Organic Restaurant, Bplans.com
• Pizza Hut, Inc. Magazine Presents How to Really Create a Successful Business Plan 4^th ed, v.p.  
• Pizzeria, Bplans.com
• Pizzeria, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 6, 235-244
• Pizzeria, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 11, 249-258
• Pizzeria, Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start a Restaurant and Five Other Food Businesses, 39-51;Entrepreneur Magazine’s Restaurant and Five Other Food Businesses
• Pizzeria, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 267-270
• Restaurant, Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start a Restaurant and Five Other Food Businesses, 23-37 ; Entrepreneur Magazine’s Restaurant and Five Other Food Businesses
• Restaurant, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 80-94
• Restaurant, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 277-282
• Restaurant, Virtual Restaurant
• Restaurant & Bar, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 2, 271-275
• Restaurant & Bar/Club, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 2, 263-269
• Restaurant, Diet Counseling and Personal Fitness Training, Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, 639-660
• Restaurant/Hospitality Business, Owning and Operating, Entrepreneur's Great Big Book of Business Lists, on CD
• Restaurant/Pub, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 5, 359-379
• Restaurant/Pub, Chief Executive Officers Club
• Restaurant/Pub, How to Prepare and Present a Business Plan, 223-261
• Restaurant Start-Up Guide
• Restaurant Start-Up Profile, Illinois IEN Business Information Center
• Sandwich Shop, Business Plan Example, 2003
• Sandwich Shop, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 3, 397-408
• Sandwich Shop, The Complete Book of Business Plans, 155-178
• Sandwich Shop, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 82-87
• Sandwich Shop/Delicatessen, Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start a Restaurant and Five Other Food Businesses, 53-65; Entrepreneur Magazine’s Restaurant and Five Food Other Businesses
• Steak Buffet Restaurant, Bplans.com
• Starting a Small Restaurant: How to Make Your Dream a Reality

Resumes   SEE ALSO    Employment

• How to Open and Operate a Home-Based Resume Service
• Resume Referral Service, Business Plans That Work Includes Actual Business Plans, 259-274
• Resume Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 283-288

Retail   SEE ALSO  individual subject term, e.g. Clothing and Accessories, Retail

• Finestkind Seafoods, Inc., SBA Online Women’s Business Center, New Nonprofit Nexus; The Business Planning Guide: 6^th and 7^th ed, 139-167; 8^th ed,131-154; 9^th ed, 149-173; Cash Flow Control Guide, Appendix 1, 43-64; Pennsylvania Small Business Operation & Resources Guide, 23-34
• How to Own and Operate a Retail Cart in a Shopping Mall
• The Guide to Retail Business Planning
• Retail Business, Owning and Operating, Entrepreneur's Great Big Book of Business Lists, on CD
• Retail in Detail, 3^rd ed
• A Shop of One’s Own
• Small Retailer, SBA Online Library, Management and Planning Series
• So You Want to Own the Store
• Specialty Retail, How to Open a Financially Successful Specialty Retail & Gourmet Foods Shop, accompanying cd
• Specialty Shop Retailing, rev. ed.
• Start and Run a Profitable Retail Business
• Theme Retail Store, Small Business Today Guide to Beating the Odds, 65-69

Retirement Living, Assisted

• Residential Care Facility for the Elderly, Business Plans Handbook, (Online Version), Vol. 1, 167-173

Robots:

• Robots, Price Waterhouse Coopers' Entrepreneur Resource Center

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Safety:

• Fire Equipment Retailer, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 5, 137-143

Sandwich Shop  SEE  Restaurant

Seafood  SEE  Fish and Seafood

Secondhand Store  SEE  Consignment and Thrift Stores

Secretarial Services  SEE  Business and Office Services

Security:

• Security Systems Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 224-228

Self-Publishing  SEE  Publishing

Self-Storage  SEE  Moving and Storage

Seminars SEE Public Speaking

Senior Living SEE Retirement Living, Assisted

Service Business, Generic

• Small Service Firm, SBA Online Library, Management and Planning Series

Sewing   SEE  Crafts

Shipping  SEE  Mailing Service

Shoes:

• Athletic Shoes, Moot Corp
• Shoe Repair Shop, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 295-298
• Shoe Store, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 14, 103-106

Shopping Service:

• Personal Shopping Service, Bplans.com
• Personal Shopping Service, Entrepreneurship, 5^th ed, 246-251
• Personal Shopping Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 212-215

Skating  SEE  Sports and Venues

Software:

• Aftermarket Internet Applications, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 8, 23-44
• Business Planning Software, Bplans.com  
• Computer Hardware and Software Sales and Service for Businesses, Starting a Small Business, 96-111
• Computer Training Software, Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center
• Corporate Software Training, Business Plan in a Day, v.p.
• Employee Safety, The Definitive Business Plan 2^nd ed, 303-308
• Healthcare Software, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 7, 155-182
• Internet Software, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 9, 283-294
• Inventory Management Software, Business Plans Made Easy, 1^st ed, 219-235; 2^nd ed, 266-284; 3^rd ed, 239-257
• Investor Trading Software, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 6, 185-196
• IT for Law Offices, Start Up, 5^th ed, 230-250
• Long Term Care Providers Software, Business Plan Store
• Medical Records Software, Moot Corp
• Product Safety Compliance Software, Moot Corp
• Project Management Software, HowStuffWorks Inc.
• Routing/Navigation Software, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 10, 281-317
• Software Company, Bplans.com; CPA's Guide to Developing Effective Business Plans, 325-376  
• Software Developer, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 1, 461-477
• Software Engineering & Management , Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 7, 395-402
• Software Engineering Consulting, Montana Department of Commerce, NxLevel
• Software Packaging, Businessplan.com, v.p.
• Software Publishing, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 299-304
• Software Publishing Corp., Inc. Magazine Presents How to Really Create a Successful Business Plan 4^th ed, v.p.
• Software Sales, Bplans.com
• Structural Genomics Software, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 10, 318-333
• Web-Based Applications for the Construction Industry, Market Remarks

Spa SEE Health and Fitness

Sporting Goods:

• Athletic Shoes, Moot Corp
• Bicycle Dealership, Maine Small Business Development Center
• Bicycle Shop, Bplans.com 
• Climbing Outfitter, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 5, 61-83
• Chest Protector, Bplans.com
• Custom Bicycle Builder, Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center; Start, Run & Grow a Successful Small Business, 5^th ed, 87-109
• Golf Store, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 137-140
• Inline Skate Accessories, Bplans.com  
• Outdoor Sleeping Bags and Tents Entrepreneur Magazine’s Ultimate Small Business Advisor, 3^rd ed, 89-109
• Retail Tennis Store, Bplans.com  
• Rock Climber's Store and Cafe, Bplans.com; Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 8, 381-408; Successful Business Models, 222-250
• Skate Store, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 8, 45-72
• Sporting Goods, The Complete Book of Business Plans, 275-296
• Sports Apparel, Moot Corp

Sports and Venues:

• Alternative Pool Hall, Model Business Plans for Service Businesses, Chap. 4
• Billiard Hall, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 37-42
• Bowling Alley, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 7, 35-50
• Campground, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 12, 15-21
• Campground, First Nations-Canada
• Charity Youth Hockey Tournament, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 8, 73-98
• Go-Cart Designer and Supplier, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 12, 91-94
• Golf Driving Range, Business Plans Handbook , Vol. 9, 207-216
• Motor Sports Organization, Building a Successful Business Plan, (online plan accessible with code found on accompanying CDROM)
• Motorcycle Dealership and Racetrack, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 11, 217-222
• Multisports Complex, Bplans.com
• Paintball Sport Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 6, 223-234
• Roller Rink, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 7, 357-374
• Roller Skating Center, Roller Skating Association International
• Sports and Entertainment Venue, Interior Savings Centre
• Sports Tournament Organizer, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 12, 163-205

Sports Bar  SEE  Bars

Stock Broker  SEE  Financial Services

Storage SEE Moving and Storage

Swimming Pools:

• Swimming Pool and Patio Sales and Service, The Complete Book of Business Plans, 213-228
• Swimming Pool Safety Product, Preparing a Successful Business Plan, 139-151     
• Swimming Pool Sales, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 27-33
• Swimming Pool Services, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 305-310
• Water Filtration for Swimming Pools, Moot Corp

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Tavern  SEE  Bars

Tax Services:

• Financial/Accounting/Tax Services, Owning and Operating, Entrepreneur's Great Big Book of Business Lists, on CD
• Income Tax Practice, Model Business Plans for Service Businesses, Chap. 9
• Tax Preparation and Accounting Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 1-4

Taxi and Limousine Services:

• Limousine Service, How to Start a Limousine Business - A Project Thesis, 15-21
• Limousine Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 174-178
• Taxi Service, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 5, 381-391

Tea  SEE  Coffee and Tea

Teaching   SEE  Education

Telecommunications:

• International Communications Network, New Venture Creation , 386-418
• Telephone Privacy Product, Creating a Business Plan: Expert Solutions to Everyday Challenges, v.p.

Telecommuting

• Teleworking proposal, The Work From Home Handbook: Flex your Time, Improve your Life, 57-62

Telemarketing:

• Telemarketing Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 317-320

Telephone Answering:

• Starting Your Own Home Based Answering Service, PowerHomeBiz Guide
• Telephone Answering Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 321-324

Temporary Employment Service  SEE  Employment

Theatre

• Dinner Theatre, Bplans.com

Thrift Store  SEE  Consignment and Thrift Stores

Tobacco  SEE  Cigars and Tobacco

Toys and Games:

• Amusement Arcade, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 1-4
• Card Game, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 137-139
• Educational Toy Store, Guide to Retail Business Planning, 140-159
• Network Game Centers, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 10, 241-251
• The Toy and Game Inventor’s Handbook
• Toy Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 1, 485-505
• Toy Maker, The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans, 129-136
• Toy Store, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 325-328
• Toys, Therapeutic, Business Plans That Work: A Guide for Small Business, v.p.
• Toys and Games, BizMove.com
• Virtual Reality Video Games, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 1, 517-553

Transcription Service  SEE  Medical Office Services

Translation

• Translation or Interpreting Service, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 2, 329-332

Transportation SEE Taxi and Limousine Services

Travel and Tourism:

• Adventure Tourism, Canada /British Columbia Business Services Society
• Adventure Travel International, Bplans.com
• Adventure Travel Resorts, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 11, 1-8
• African Safari Tours, Business Plans that Work for Your Small Business , 91-123
• Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start a Specialty Travel & Tours Business
• Home-Based Travel Agent, 4^th ed.
• Internet Travel Agency, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 9, 295-302
• Music Tours, The Business Planning Guide, 8^th ed, 155-173; 9^th ed, 174-193; The Real World Entrepreneur Field Guide, 591-606; The Start-Up Guide, 3^rd ed, 119-144
• Outdoor Adventure Travel Company, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version) , Vol. 4, 257-278
• Recreational Tourism, Moot Corp  
• Ski Tours, University of Colorado, Leeds School of Business
• Start and Run a Profitable Tour Guiding Business
• Start Your Own Specialty Travel & Tours Business
• Tours, Business Planning Guide, 9^th ed, 174-193
• Travel Agency, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 4, 399-405
• Travel Agency, Business Plans That Work Includes Actual Business Plans, 195-209
• Travel Agency [Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start a Travel Agency: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success]
• Travel Agency, Small Business Profiles, Vol. 1, 251-255  
• Travel Agency, University of Puerto Rico, College of Business Administration
• Travel Information Service, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 4, 407-417

Trucking:

• Air Freight Forwarder, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 5, 163-169
• General Freight Hauling, Bplans.com
• Start Your Own Freight Brokerage Business
• Truck Stop, Bplans.com 
• Trucking Company, Real Business Plans & Marketing Tools, 115-117
• Trucking Company, Tips and Traps for Writing an Effective Business Plan, 315-350
• Trucking Rental, Bplans.com
• Trucking Services, Arkansas Small Business Development Center 

Tutoring  SEE  Education

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Upholstery Cleaning  SEE  Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning

V

Vending Machines:

• Entrepreneur Magazine's How to Start a Vending Business, 2^nd ed
• Food and Beverage Vending Company, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 14, 33-39
• Vending Machines, Bplans.com 

Video  SEE  Media

W

Wall Coverings, Wall Paper  SEE  Paint and Wall Paper

Waste Disposal:

• Agricultural Waste Conversion, Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 10, 65-77
• Industrial Residue Disposal, Moot Corp  

Wedding  SEE  Bridal

Wholesale:

• Finestkind Seafoods, Inc., SBA Online Women’s Business Center, New Nonprofit Nexus; The Business Planning Guide: 6^th ed, 139-167; 8^th ed, 131-154; 9^th ed, 149-173; Cash Flow Control Guide, Appendix 1, 43-64; Pennsylvania Small Business Operation & Resources Guide, 23-34
• Entrepreneur Magazine's How to Start a Wholesale Distribution Business
• Global Wholesale, The Complete Book of Business Plans, 2^nd ed, 301-377
• Wholesale Company, Home-Based, Real Business Plans & Marketing Tools, 120-122

Windows  SEE  Home Improvement and Repair

Wine and Wineries:

• Vineyard & Winery, Business Plans for Dummies, 301-317
• Wine Merchant/Storage, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 13, 229-236
• Wine Store, Bplans.com
• Winery, Cornell University, AEM
• Winery, James J. Hill Reference Library
• Winery Start-Up and Business Plan Workbook, Illinois IEN Business Information Center

Woodworking:

• Online Woodworking Manufacture and Retail, Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 12, 119-123
• Woodworking Equipment, How to Write a Winning Business Plan, 207-263

Word Processing  SEE  Business and Office Services

Writing   SEE ALSO    Editing; Publishing

• Be a $50/hr Copywriter in 42 Days
• Freelance Writer/Editor , Business Plans Handbook (Online Version), Vol. 2, 37-43
• Grant Writing Service, Montana Department of Commerce, NxLevel
• How to Start a Home-Based Writing Business, 4^th ed
• How to Start and Run a Writing and Editing Business
• Jump Start Your Book Sales
• Start & Run a Copywriting Business

Y

Youth  SEE  Children

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Bibliography

This Bibliography lists the books and web sites that are included in the Business Plans and Profiles Index.    Books are located in our Small Business Collection with call numbers provided to easily locate a book.   Noted are reference copies and additional circulating copies from other EIN libraries in the Pittsburgh area.  Your own local library may own some of these books or provide them through interlibrary loan. URL’s link to either a particular business plan or the index page of a web site that provides more than one plan.

Books

The ABC's of Writing Winning Business Plans, by Garrett Sutton
HD30.28 .S923 2005

Adams Streetwise Complete Business Plan: Writing a Business Plan Has Never Been Easier! by Bob Adams
HD30.28 .A3 1998

Anatomy of a Business Plan, 3^rd ed. by Linda Pinson and Jerry Jinnett
q HD30.28 .P5 1996

Anatomy of a Business Plan, 4^th  ed. by Linda Pinson and Jerry Jinnett
q HD30.28 .P5 1999

Anatomy of a Business Plan, 5^th ed.  by Linda Pinson
q HD30.28 .P5 2001

Anatomy of a Business Plan, 6^th ed. by Linda Pinson
q HD30.28 .P5 2005

Audio Recording for Profit: The Sound of Money by Chris Stone
ML3790 .S75 2000

Bankable Business Plans by Edward G. Rogoff
HD30.28  .R644 2004

Be a $50/hr Copywriter in 42 Days: Accelerated Instruction to Turn Your Basic Writing Skills into a Well-Paying Career by S. J. Peet
HF5825 .P336 2003x

Bridal Consultant [Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Become a Bridal Consultant; Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success]
HD69.C6 B75 1997x 

Building a Successful Business Plan; Advice from the Experts by the Editors of Socrates
HD30.28 .B823 2006x

Building and Running a Successful Research Business: A Guide for The Independent Information Professional by Mary Ellen Bates; Edited by Reva Basch
HD9999 .I492 B38 2003

Building, Buying and Operating a Boarding Kennel: A Guide to Today’s Full-Service Pet Care Centers by James Krack
SF428 .K72 1999x    

The Business of Consulting: The Basics and Beyond by Elaine Biech
q HD62.7 .B865 1999 

Business Plan Example ed. by Max Fallek
q HD30.28 .B844 2003

Business Plan Example ed. by Max Fallek
q HD30.28 .B844 2005

Business Plan in a Day by Rhonda M. Abrams
HD62.5 .A3438 2005x

The Business Planning Guide: Creating a Plan for Success In Your Own Business, 6^th ed. by David H. Bangs Jr.
q HD30.28 .B362 1995

The Business Planning Guide: Creating a Plan for Success In Your Own Business, 8^th ed. by David H. Bangs Jr.
q HD30.28 .B362 1998 

The Business Planning Guide: Creating a Winning Plan for Success, 9^th ed. by David H. Bangs Jr.
q HD30.28 .B362 2002  

Business Plans for Dummies by Paul Tiffany and Steven Peterson
HD30.28 .T575 1997

Business Plans for Dummies, 2^nd ed. by Paul Tiffany and Steven Peterson
HD30.28 .T575 2005x

Business Plans Handbook: a Compilation of Actual Business Plans Developed by Small Businesses Throughout America by Gale Research
rq HD62.7 .B865 v.1- 1995-  

Business Plans Kit for Dummies by Steven D. Peterson, Peter E. Jaret and Barbara Findlay Schenck
HD30.28 .P374 2005

Business Plans Made Easy, 3^rd ed. by David H. Bangs
HD30.28 .H474 2005

Business Plans Made Easy; It's Not as Hard as You Think by Mark Henricks
HD30.28 .H474 1999

Business Plans Made Easy: It’s Not as Hard as You Think, 2^nd ed. by Mark Henricks
HD30.28 .H474 2002 

Business Plans That Work: A Guide for Small Business by Jeffry A. Timmons
HD30.28 .T5766 2004

Business Plans That Work: For Your Small Business by Susan M. Jacksack
HD62.7 .B867 1998  

Business Plans That Work: For Your Small Business, 2^nd ed. ed. by Alice H. Magos and Steve Crow
HD62.7 .B867 2003x  

Business Plans That Work: Includes Actual Business Plans That Successfully Attracted Financing by Joan Gillman and Sarah White
q HD30.28 .G555 2001x

The Business Side of Creativity: The Complete Guide for Running a Graphic Design or Communications Business by Cameron S. Foote
NC998.5 .A1 F66 1996 

The Business Side of Creativity: The Complete Guide for Running a Graphic Design or Communications Business by Cameron S. Foote
NC998.5 .A1 F66 2002x 

Businessplan.com: How to Write a Web-woven Strategic Business Plan by L. Manning Ross
HD30.28 .R664 1998

Cash Flow Control Guide: a Handbook to Help You Manage Your Business' Cash Flow for Profit improvement
q HG4028 .C45 B36 1989x

Car Wash [Entrepreneur Magazine's How to Start a Car Wash]
HD9999 .C272 C37 1996x

Cleaning Up for a Living: Everything You Need to Know to Become a Successful Building Service Contractor by Don A. Aslett
HD9999 .B882 A85 1991 

The Complete Book of Business Plans: Simple Steps to Writing a Powerful Business Plan by Joseph A. Covello & Brian J. Hazelgren
q HD62.5 .C68 1994 

The Complete Book of Business Plans: Simple Steps to Writing a Powerful Business Plan, 2^nd ed. by Joseph A. Covello & Brian J. Hazelgren
q HD62.5 .C68 2006    

Complete Business Plan With Software: Interactive Software to quickly Create a Powerful Business Plan – Plus a Comprehensive Book by Bob Adams
HD30.28 .A3 2002x

The Complete Caterer: A Practical Guide to the Craft and Business of Catering by Elizabeth Lawrence
TX911.2 .L376 1988 

The Complete Country Business Guide by Lisa Rogak
q HD2330 .S5 1999

The Complete Guide to Home Business by Robert Spiegel
HD62.38 .S67 2000 

The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing, 4^th ed. by Tom and Mary Ross
Z285.5 .R67 2002

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Business Plans by Gwen Morran and Sue Johnson
HD30.28 .M6458 2005

The Concierge Manual; How to Start Your Own Business by Katharine C. Giovanni
HD62.7 .G546 2000

CPA's Guide to Developing Successful Business Plans
HD30.28 .C698 2001

The Crafts Business Answer Book: Starting, Marketing, and Managing a Homebased Art, Crafts, or Design Business, rev. ed. by Barbara Brabec
HD2341 .B698 2006 

Crafts Market Place: Where and How to Sell Your Crafts ed. by Argie Manolis
q HF5439 .H27 C 73 1997x

Creating a Business Plan: Expert Solutions to Everyday Challenges
HD30.28 .C73 2007

The Creative Business Guide to Running a Graphic Design Business by Cameron S. Foote
NC998.5 .A1 F663 2001

Creative Cash: How to Sell Your Crafts, Needlework, Designs & Know-How, 5^th ed. rev. by Barbara Brabec
HF5439 .H27 B7 1996x

Crocheting for Fun & Profit by Darla Sims
TT820 .S5274 2000 

The Definitive Business Plan, 2^nd ed. by Richard Stutely
HD30.28 .S796 2002x

Developing a Hotel Business Plan: A How-To Manual, Cornell Hotel & Restaurant Quarterly Jun93, Vol. 34, Is. 3, p. 72

Engineering Your Start-Up: A Guide for the Hi-Tech Entrepreneur by Michael L. Baird
HD62.37 .B35 1992

Entrepreneur Magazine: Guide to Raising Money
HG4751 .E58 1998

The Entrepreneur Magazine Small Business Advisor
HD62.7 .E568 1995  

The Entrepreneur Magazine Small Business Advisor, 2^nd ed.
HD62.7 .E568 1999  

Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Become a Consultant: a Step-by-Step Guide to Success by John Riddle
HD69 .C6 R536 2000x  (includes comprehensive Start-Up Basics for any type of business)             

Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Become an Event Planner: A Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Krista Turner
GT3405 .T87 2001x (includes comprehensive Start-Up Basics for any type of business)      

Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Become an Internet Entrepreneur: A Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Julia Miller
HF5548.325 .U6 M55 1999x     

Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start a Bar/Tavern: A Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Sonya Shelton
TX950.7 .S54 2001x   (includes comprehensive Start-Up Basics for any type of business)

Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start a Child-Care Service: A Step-by-Step Guide to Success, 5^th ed by Jacquelyn Lynn
HQ778.63 .L853 2001x (includes comprehensive Start-Up Basics for any type of business)      

Entrepreneur Magazine's How to Start a Cleaning Service: A Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Jacquelyn Lynn
q HD9999 .B882 L96 2000x (includes comprehensive Start-Up Basics for any type of business)

Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start a Clothing Store: A Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Julie Miller
q HD9940 .U4 2001x   (includes comprehensive Start-Up Basics for any type of business)

Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start a Coin-Operated Laundry: A Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Mandy Erickson
q HD9999 .L382 E75 2001x  (includes comprehensive Start-Up Basics for any type of business)

Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start a Restaurant and Five Other Food Businesses: A Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Jacquelyn Lynn
q TX911.3 .M27 L958 2000x   (includes comprehensive Start-Up Basics for any type of business)

Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start a Specialty Travel & Tours Business: A Step-by- Step Guide to Success by Rob & Terry Adams
q G154 .A33 2001x   (includes comprehensive Start-Up Basics for any type of business)

Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start a Vending Business: A Step-by-Step Guide to Success, 2^nd ed. by Anne Rawland Gabriel
q HF5483 .G33 2001x (includes comprehensive Start-Up Basics for any type of business)

Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start a Wholesale Distribution Business: A Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Bridget McCrea
q HF5421 .M38 2000x   (includes comprehensive Start-Up Basics for any type of business)

Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start an Apparel Business: A Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Julie Miller
HD9940 .U4 M48 2000x (includes comprehensive Start-Up Basics for any type of business)

Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start an E-Business: A Step-by-Step Guide to Success
HF5548.325 .U6 E58 2000x  (includes comprehensive Start-Up Basics for any type of business)

Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start an Import/Export Business : A Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Terry and Rob Adams
HF1416.5 .A33 1999x  (includes comprehensive Start-Up Basics for any type of business)

Entrepreneur Magazine’s Restaurant and Five Other Food Businesses by Jacquelyn Lynn
TX911.3 .M27 L96 2001    

Entrepreneur Magazine’s Start Ups: Child Care Service by Jacquelyn Lynn
HQ778.63 .L85 2001              

Entrepreneur Magazine’s Start Ups: Consulting Business by John Riddle
HD69 .C6 R535 2001 

Entrepreneur Magazine’s Ultimate Small Business Advisor: All You Need to Know, 3^rd ed. by Andi Axman
q HD62.7 .E568 2003

Entrepreneur's Great Big Book of Business Lists: All the Things You Need to Know to Run a Small Business,by Courtney Thurman and Ashlee Gardner
HD62.7 .T488 2006

The Entrepreneur's Guide to Writing Business plans aPd Proposals, by K. Dennis Chambers HD62.5 .C423 2008

Entrepreneurship, 5^th ed. by Robert D. Hirsch and Michael P. Peters
HD62.5 .H577 2002

The Ernst & Young Business Plan Guide, 3 ^rd ed. by Brian R. Ford
HD62.5 .S556 2007

Espresso!  Starting and Running Your Own Specialty Coffee Business by Joe Monaghan and Julie Sheldon Huffaker
T911.3 .M27 M66 1995

Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management by Thomas Zimmerer, Normal M. Scarborough with Doug Wilson
qHD62.7 .Z55 2008

The Everything Home-Based Business Book: Everything You Need to Know to Start and Run a Successful Home-Based Business by Jack Savage
HD62.38 .S327 2000x 

The Everything Start Your Own Business Book by Rich Mintzer
HD62.5 .M555 2002

The Everything Start Your Own Business Book, 2^nd ed. by Judith B. Harrington
HD62.5 .M555 2006

Expanding Your Consulting Practice with Seminars by Herman Holtz
HD69 .C6 H625 1987

Export Import by Joseph A. Zodl
q HF1416.5 .Z63 2002

The Fashion Designer Survival Guide: An Insider's Look at Starting and Running Your Own Fashion Business by Mary Gehlhar
q HD9940 .A2 G44 2005

Filmmakers and Financing: Business Plans for Independents, 3^rd ed. by Louise Levison
PN1995.9 .P7 L433 2001

Filmmakers and Financing: Business Plans for Independents, 5^th ed. by Louise Levison
PN1995.9 .P7 L433 2007

From Kitchen to Market: Selling Your Gourmet Food Specialty, 3^rd ed. by Stephen F. Hall
HD9004 .H25 2000

Getting Started as a Financial Planner by Jeffrey H. Rattiner
HG181 .R278 2000

Getting Started as a Financial Planner, rev. and updated ed. by Jeffrey H. Rattiner
HG181 .R278 2005

Getting Started in Computer Consulting by Peter Meyer
HD69 .C6 M49 2000

Getting Started in Consulting by Alan Weiss
HD69 .C6 W459 2000

Getting Started in Speaking, Training, or Seminar Consulting by Robert W. Bly
PN4193 .L4 B56 2001

Gift Trade Marketing: The Handbook for Developing, Exhibiting and Selling Giftware by Jill Poulsen ford
HD9999 .G492 F668 1997x    

Going Solo: Developing a Home-Based Consulting Business From the Ground Up by William J. Bond
HD69 .C6 B574 1997x  

Gourmet To Go: A guide to Opening and Operating a Specialty Food Store by Robert Wemischner
HD9005 .W45 1998

The Guide to Retail Business Planning by Warren G. Purdy
HD62.5.P797 1997x  

The Harvard Entrepreneurs Club Guide to Starting Your Own Business by Poonam Sharma
HD62.5 .H3739 1999 

High Tech Start Up: The Complete Handbook for Creating Successful New High Tech Companies by John L. Nesheim
HD62.5 .N47 2000

The Home-Based Bookstore: Start Your Own Business Selling Used Books on Amazon, eBay or Your Own Web Site by Steve Weber
Z476 .W43 2006

The Home-Based Business Kit: From Hobby to Profit by Diana Brodman Summers and D-M Boulay
HD62.38 .S86 2005

Home-Based Catalog Marketing by William J. Bond
HF5466 .B678 1993x  

Home-Based Travel Agent: How to Succeed in Your Own Travel Marketing Business , 4^th ed.by Kelly Monaghan
q G154 .M57 2001x

How to Become a Caterer: Everything You Need to Know From Finding Clients to the Final Bill by Susan Wright
TX911.2 .W735 1996

How to Become a Successful Consultant in Your Own Field, 3^rd ed. by Hubert Bermont
HD69 .C6 B47 1997

How to DotCom by Robert McGarvey
HF5548.32 .M3778 2000

How to Make It Big as a Consultant, 3^rd ed. by William A. Cohen
HD69 .C6 C57 2001

How to Make It Big in the Seminar Business, 2^nd ed. by Paul Karasik
AS6.K27 2005

How to Open a Financially Successful Bed & Breakfast or Small Hotel by Lora Arduser
TX911.3 .M27 A734 2004x

How to Open a Financially Successful Specialty Retail & Gourmet Foods Shop by Sharon Fullen and Douglas R. Brown
HD62.5 .B7623 2004

How to Open and Operate a Bed & Breakfast, 6^th ed. by Jan Stankus           
TX911.3 .M27 S6983 2000

How to Open and Operate a Home-Based Antiques Business: An Unabridged Guide by Jacquelyn Peake
NK1133.28 .P43 1995 

How to Open and Operate a Home-Based Resume Service by Jan Melnik
HF5383 .M35 1996

How to Open and Operate a Financially Successful Wedding Consultant & Planning Business by John Peragine, Jr.
HD9999 .W372 P47 2008

How to Open and Run a Successful Restaurant, 2^nd ed. by Christopher Egerton-Thomas
TX911.3 .M27 E34 1995

How to Own and Operate a Retail Cart in a Shopping Mall: A Practical Step-by-Step Guide to Inform and Empower New Start-Up Retail Entrepreneurs by Pat A. Bruner
HF5458 .B78 1995x  

How to Own and Operate Your Home Day Care Business Successfully Without Going Nuts!  The Day Care Survival Handbook and Guide for Aspiring Home Day Care Providers and Working Parents by Dr. Terri Simmons 
HQ778.63 .S56 1999

How to Prepare and Present a Business Plan by Joseph R. Mancuso
HG4027.7 .M35 1986x

How to Produce a Successful Crafts Show by Kathryn Caputo
TT149 .C36 1997

How to Profit From Flower and Herb Crafts by Ellen Spector Platt
HD2341 .P536 1996

How to Start a Business in Pennsylvania , 2^nd ed.
HD62.5 .H68552 2007

How to Start a Faux Painting or Mural Business: a Guide to Making Money in the Decorative Arts by Rebecca Pittman
TT323 .P58 2003

How to Start a Home-Based Antiques Business, 3^rd ed. by Jacquelyn Peake
NK1133.28 .P43 2001 

How to Start a Home-Based Antiques Business, 4^th ed. by Jacquelyn Peake; rev. and updated by Bob Brooke
NK1133.28 .P43 2005 

How to Start a Home-Based Carpentry Business, 2^nd ed. by Charles Self
HD9716 .C32 S45 1997 

How to Start a Home-Based Catering Business, 5^th ed. by Denise Vivaldo
TX921 .V58 5th ed. (2006)

How to Start a Home Based Day-Care Business, 3^rd ed. by Shari Steelsmith
HQ778.63 .S743 2001

How to Start a Home-Based Desktop Publishing Business, 3^rd ed. by Louise Kursmark
Z244.645 .U6 K87 2002

How to Start a Home-Based Event Planning Business, 2^nd ed. by Jill S. Moran
GT3405 .M67 2004x

How to Start a Home-Based Gift Basket Business, 4^th ed.
HD999 .G49 H69 2006

How to Start a Home-Based Housecleaning Business, 2^nd ed.
HD9999 .B883 U655x 2006

How to Start a Home-Based Interior Design Business by Suzanne Dewalt
NK2116.2 .D48 1997x 

How to Start a Home-Based Landscaping Business, 5^th ed. by Owen E. Dell
SB472.5 .D44 2006 

How to Start a Home-Based Mail Order Business, 3^rd ed. (2005)
HF5466 .F57 3^rd ed.

How to Start a Home-Based Pet Care Business by Kathy Salzberg
SF414.7 .S26 2002

How to Start a Home-Based Pet Care Business, 2^nd ed. by Kathy Salzberg
SF414.7 .S26 2006

How to Start a Home-Based Photography Business, 4^th ed. by Kenn Oberrecht
TR581.O24 2003x

How to Start a Home-Based Web Design Business by Jim Smith
HD9696.82 .A2 S64 2001

How to Start a Home-Based Web Design Business, 2^nd ed. by Jim Smith
HD9696.82 .A2 S64 2004

How to Start a Home-Based Writing Business, 4^th ed. by Lucy V. Parker
PN153 .P37 2004 

How to Start a Limousine Business - A Project Thesis by Don Hill
HE5623 .H96 2005x

How to Start a Quality Childcare Business in Your Home: Everything You Need to Know by Melody Carlson
HV851 .C34 1995

How to Start a Record Label: A Step by Step Guide by Darrell Ballard (aka Dink)
ML3790 .B27 2004x

How to Start a Retirement Business by Jacqueline K. Powers
HG4027.6 .P68 1996

How to Start and Build a Law Practice by Jay G. Foonberg
KF300.F66 2004

How to Start and Run a Writing and Editing Business by Herman Holtz
PN153 .H64 1992

How to Start, Finance, and Manage Your Own Small Business by Joseph R. Mancuso
HD62.7 .M365 1984

How to Succeed as a Lifestyle Entrepreneur by Gary Schine
HD62.5 .S3523 2003

How to Write a Business Plan, 2^nded. by Brian Finch
HD30.28 .F562 2006

How to Write a Business Plan, 5^thed. by Mike McKeever
q HD30.28 .M3839 1999

How to Write a Business Plan, 6^thed. by Mike McKeever
q HD30.28 .M3839 2002

How to Write a Business Plan, 7^thed. by Mike McKeever
q HD30.28 .M3839 2004

How to Write a Business Plan, 8^thed. by Mike McKeever
q HD30.28 .M3839 2007

How to Write a .Com Business Plan: The Internet Entrepreneur’s Guide to Everything You Need to Know About Business Plans and Financing Options by Joanne Eglash
HF5548.32 .E33 2001

How to Write a Great Business Plan for Your Small Business in 60 Minutes or Less by Sharon L. Fullen
HD62.7 .F855 2006x

How to Write a Winning Business Plan by Joseph R. Mancuso
HG4027.7 .M36 1992x

Hurdle: The Book on Business Planning by Tim Berry
HD30.28 .B4567 2000x

Inc. Magazine Presents How to Really Create a Successful Business Plan, 4^th ed. by David E. Gumpert
HG4027.6 .G86 2003x

The Imf Handbook 2000: A Guide to Professional Band Management
ML3795 .I5 1999x

Independent Medical Coding by Donna Avila-Weil
RB115 .A95 1999

The Instant Business Plan Book: 12 Quick-and-Easy Steps to a Profitable Business, 3^rd ed. by Gustav Berle and Paul Kirschner
q HD30.28 .B455 2000

The International Instant Business Plan Book: 12 Quick-and-Easy Steps to a Profitable Business by Gustav Berle and Paul Kirschner
q HD62.4 .B47 1996

Jump Start Your Book Sales: a Money-Making Guide for Authors, Independent Publishers and Small Presses by Marilyn and Tom Ross
Z471 .R67 1999  

Kennels & Kenneling by Joel M. Mcmains
SF428 .M25 2001 

Label Launch: A Guide to Independent Record Recording by Veronika Kalmar
ML3790 .K264 2002

Leading Edge Business Planning for Entrepreneurs by James Arkebauer and Jack Miller
q HD62.5 .A738 1999

Maid Service [Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start a Maid Service: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success]
HD9999 .B882 M35 1996x

Making and Marketing Music: The Musician’s Guide to Financing, Distributing, and Promoting Albums by Jodi Summers
ML3790 .S84 1999

Marketing Your Arts & Crafts: Create Ways to Profit From Your Work by Janice West
NK805 .W45 1994

McGraw-Hill Guide to Writing a High-Impact Business Plan: A Proven Blueprint for Entrepreneurs by James B. Arkebauer
HD30.28 .A75 1995

Medical Transcription Service [Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start a Medical Transcription Service: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success]
R728.8 .M445 1995x  

Model Business Plans for Product Businesses by William A. Cohen
q HD30.28 .C627 1995

Model Business Plans for Service Businesses by William A. Cohen
q HD9980.5 .C64 1995

The Music Business: Career Opportunities and Self Defense, 3^rd rev. ed by Dick Weissman
ML3790 .W4 2003

Music, Money, and Success: The Insider's Guide to Making Money in the Music Industry, 4^th ed. by Jeffrey Brabec
ML3790 .B72 2004

New Venture Adventure: Succeed With Professional Business Planning by Ueli Looser and Bruno Schlapfer
HD30.28 .N4885 2001x

New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship for The 21^st Century by Jeffry A. Timmons
rq HD62.5 .T55 1995x

New Venture Management: The Entrepreneur's Roadmap by Donald F. Kuratko and Jeffrey S. Hornsby
HD62.5 .K853 2009

101 Best Dot Coms to Start: The Essential Sourcebook of Start Up Wisdom, Financial Tips, and Inside Secrets for Building a Business on The Internet by The Philip Lief Group
HF5548.32 .A17 2000

101 Great Mail-Order Businesses: The Very Best (and Most Profitable!) Mail-Order Businesses You Can Start With Little or No Money by Tyler Hicks
HF5466 .H555 2000x

Pennsylvania Small Business Operation & Resources Guide
HD2341 .P4 1990 

The Perfect Business Plan Made Simple by William Lasher
HD62.5 .L37 2005

The Personal Trainer Business Handbook: How to Make Money Running Your Own Personal Training Business by Ed Gaut
q GV428.5 .G38 1994bx 

The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of Model Business Plans by Wilbur Cross and Alice M. Richey
rq HD30.28 .C76 1998

Preparing a Successful Business Plan, 4^th ed. by Rodger D. Touchie
q HD62.7 .T68 2001x

Preparing Effective Business Plans : an Entrepreneurial Approach by Bruce R. Barringer
HD30.28 .B36837 2009

The Producer’s Business Handbook by John J. Lee
PN1993.5 .U6 L39 2000      

The Professional Pet Sitter: Your Guide to Starting and Operating a Successful Service by Lori and Scott Mangold
SF414.34 .M35 1994x

Real Business Plans & Marketing Tools: Including Samples to Use in Starting, Growing, Marketing, and Selling Your Business ed. by Anne McKinney
qHD30.28 R41825 2003x

The Real Estate Agent's Business Planner: Practical Strategies for Maximizing Your Success by Bridget McCrea
HD1385 .M68 2005

The Real World Entrepreneur Field Guide: Growing Your Own Business by David H. Bangs Jr. and Linda Pinson
HD62.5 .B362 1999  

The Restaurant Start-Up Guide: a 12 Month Plan for Successfully Starting a Restaurant by Peter Rainsford and David H. Bangs, Jr.
TX911.3 .M27 R36 2001 

Retail In Detail , 3^rd ed. by Ronald L. Bond
HF5429 .B6116 2005

The Rule Book of Business Plans for Startups by Roger C. Rule
q HD30.28 .R85 1999

Rule's Book of Business Plans for Startups: Create a Winning Plan that You Can Take to the Bank, 2^nd ed. by Roger C. Rule
q HD62.5 .R85 2004

Secrets to a Successful Greenhouse and Business: A Complete Guide to Starting & Operating a High-Profit Organic or Hydroponic Business That Benefits the Environment, 7^th ed. by T.M. Taylor
SB415.T34 1999x        

Self-Employment: From Dream to Reality! An Interactive Workbook for Starting Your Small Business by Linda D. Gilkerson and Theresia M.Paauwe
q HD62.5 .G537 1998  

Self-Employment: From Dream to Reality! An Interactive Workbook for Starting Your Small Business, 2^nd ed.  by Linda D. Gilkerson and Theresia M.Paauwe
q HD62.5 .G537 2003x  

Self Publishing Made Easy by William Carroll
Z285.5 .C37 1999

Selling Your Crafts by Norbert N. Nelson
HF5439 .H27 N4

Seven Step Business Plan by Sheila Holm
HD30.28 .H6725 2007

Sew to Success!  How to Make Money In a Home-Based Sewing Business by Kathleen Spike
HD9942 .A2 S65 1997x

Sew Up a Storm: All The Way to The Bank!: How to Succeed in a Sewing-Related Business by Karen L. Maslowski
HD9940 .A2 M37 1995

A Shop of One’s Own by The Editors of Victoria Magazine
HF5429 .S527 2002

The Six-Figure Consultant: How to Start (Or Jump- Start) Your Consulting Career and Earn $ 100,000 + a Year by Robert W. Bly
HD69 .C6 B574 1998

The Small Business Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Succeed in Your Small Business by Steven D. Strauss
HD62.7 .S875 2005

Small Business Management: An Entrepreneur's Guidebook, 5^th ed. by Leon C. Megginson et al.
HD62.7 .S5943 2006

Small Business Profiles: A Guide to Today’s Top Opportunities for Entrepreneurs by Suzanne M. Bourgoin, Ed.
q HD2346 .U5 S638x (2 Volumes)

Small Business Today Guide to Beating the Odds by Hattie Bryant
HD8037 .U5 B79 1996

Smartstart Your Pennsylvania Business
q HD62.5 .S623955 1997

So - You Want to Be An Innkeeper: The Definitive Guide to Operating a Successful Bed-and-Breakfast or Country Inn, 4^th ed. by Susan Brown et al.
TX911.3 .M27 S62323 2004

So You Want to Own the Store by Mort Brown and Thomas Tilling
q HF5429.3 .B754 1997

The Special Events Advisor: the Business and Legal Guide for Event Professionals by David Sorin
GT3405 .S67 2003

Specialty Shop Retailing: How to Run Your Own Store, rev. ed. by Carol L. Schroeder
HF5429 .S35566 2002

Start a Business in Pennsylvania, 4^th ed. by Desiree A. Petrus
q KFP205.Z9 P482 2006

Start an Independent Record Label by J. Scott Rudsenske
ML3790 .R83 2005

Start and Run a Catering Business, 2^nd ed. by George Erdosh
TX921 .E73 2001x

Start & Run a Copywriting Business by Steve Slaunwhite
q HF5825 .S56 2001x

Start & Run a Craft Business, 7^th ed. by William G. Hynes
HD2341 .H96 2001x

Start & Run a Handyman Business, by Sarah White and Kevin Pegg
HD8039 .R469 W45 2005x

Start and Run a Profitable Catering Business: From Thyme to Timing: Your Step-by-Step Business Plan by George Erdosh
q TX921 .E73 1994x

Start and Run a Profitable Consulting Business by Douglas A. Gray
HD69 .C6 G68 1996x

Start and Run a Profitable Gift Basket Business by Mardi Foster-Walker
HD9999 .G492 F67 1999x

Start and Run a Profitable Home Cleaning Business by Susan Bewsey
q HD9999 .B882 B49 1995x

Start and Run a Profitable Home Day Care by Catherine M. Pruissen
HQ778.5 .P78 1999

Start and Run a Profitable Retail Business by Jim Dion and Ted Topping
HD62.5 .D56 1998x

Start and Run a Profitable Tour Guiding Business by Barbara Braidwood
G154.7.B726 2000x  

Start and Run Your Own Record Label by Daylle Deanna Schwartz
ML3790 .S37 2003

Start, Run & Grow a Successful Small Business, 5^th ed.
HD6.7 .S778 2005

Start Up: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Launching and Managing a New Business, 5^th ed. by William J. Stolze
HD62.5 .S755 1999

The Start-Up Guide: A One-Year Plan for Entrepreneurs, 3^rd ed. by David H. Bangs, Jr.
q HD62.2 .B36 1999

Start Your Own Automobile Detailng Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Eileen Figure Sandlin
TL152.15 .S26 2005

Start Your Own Cleaning Service: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success, 2^nd ed. by Jacquelyn Lynn
HD9999 .B882 L96 2006

Start Your Own Clothing Store: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Julie Miller
HD9940 .A2 M55 2003

Start Your Own Coffee & Tea Store 
HD9195 .A2 S73 1996x

Start Your Own Computer Business: the Unembellished Guide by Morris Rosenthal
HF5439 .M37 R67 2002x

Start Your Own Desktop Publishing Business
Z244.6 .U5 S73 1994

Start Your Own E-Business: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success by Robert McGarvey
HF5548.32 .M37785 2005

Start Your Own E-Learning Business: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success by Entrepreneur Press and Mike Hogan
HF5549.5 .T7 H5963 2003

Start Your Own Freight Brokerage Business by Entrepreneur Press and Jacquelyn Lynn
HE199 .A2 L96 2006

Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Entrepreneur Press and Eileen Figure Sandlin
TT96 .S26 2005

Start Your Own Herbs and Herbal Products Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Rob and Terry Adams
HD9019 .H472 A33 2003

Start Your Own Home Inspection Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Claire Ginther
HD1387 .G56 2003

Start Your Own Import/Export Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Rob and Terry Adams
HF1416.5 .A33 2003

Start Your Own Law Practice: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Entrepreneur Press and Laura Valtorta
KF300 .V35 2005

Start Your Own Lawn Care Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Eileen Sandlin
SB433.27 .S26 2003

Start Your Own Mail Order Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success, by Terry and Rob Adams
HF5466 .A2173 2003

Start Your Own Medical Claims & Transcription Business
R728 .8 .S73 1999

Start Your Own Personal Concierge Service: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Lisa Addison
TX911.3 .C63 A34 2002

Start Your Own Secretarial Service Business
H 5547.5 .S7745 1994x

Start Your Own Seminar Production Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Terry and Rob Adams
LC6519 .A35 2003

Start Your Own Senior Services Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success, by Jacquelyn Lynn and Charlene Davis
HQ1064 .U5 L95 2006

Start Your Own Specialty Travel & Tour Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Rob and Terry Adams
G154 .A34 2003x    

Start Your Own Staffing Service: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Krista Thoren Turner
HF5549.5 .E425 T87 2004

Start Your Own Wedding Consulting Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success, 2^nd ed. by Entrepreneur Press and Amy Jean Peters
HD9999 .W372 S26 2007

Starting a Small Business: a Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Plan and Start a Small Business by Richard E. Hall
q HD62.5 .H3495 2003x

Starting a Small Restaurant: How to Make Your Dream a Reality by Daniel Miller
TX911.3 .M27 M54 2006

Starting & Managing Your Own Physical Therapy Practice by Samuel H. Esterson
RM705 .E815 2005

Starting and Running a Successful Newsletter or Magazine, 4^th ed. by Cheryl Woodard
Z479 .W66 2004

Starting and Succeeding in Your Own Photography Business by Jeanne C. Thwaites
TR581 .T48 1984

Streetwise Business Plans with CD: Create a Business Plan to Supercharge Your Profits by Michele Cagan
HD30.28 .C32 2006

Succeeding in Music: A Business Handbook for Performers, Songwriters, Agents, Managers, & Promoters, by John Stiernberg
q ML3790 .S74 2001

Successful Business Models: Surefire Ways to Build a Profitable Business by Don Debelak
HD30.28 .D397 2003

The Successful Business Plan: Secrets and Strategies by Rhonda Abrams
q HD62.5 .A344 2003x  

Success Business Planning in 30 Days: A Step-by-Step Buide for Writing a Business Plan and Starting Your Own Business by Peter J. Patsula
HD30.28 .P38 2004x

Successful Freelancing: The Complete Guide to Establishing and Running Any Kinds of Freelance Business by Marian Faux
HD62.5 .F38 1996

Successful Independent Consulting: Turn Your Career Experience Into a Consulting Experience by Douglas Florzak
HD69.6 F596 1999x

Super Searchers Make It on Their Own: Top Independent Information Professionals Share Their Secrets for Starting and Running a Research Business by Suzanne Sabroski and Reva Basch
HD9999 .I492 S23 2002

Tips and Traps for Writing an Effective Business Plan by Greg Balanko-Dickson
HD30.28 .B335 2007

The Toy and Game Inventor’s Handbook by Richard C. Levy and Ronald O. Weingartner
HD9993 .T692 L483 2003x    

Travel Agency  [Entrepreneur Magazine’s How to Start a Travel Agency: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success]
G154 .T66 1997x   (includes comprehensive Start-Up Basics for any type of business)           

The Unofficial Guide to Starting a  Home-based Business, by Steven D. Straus
HD62.38 .S77 2000x  

The Unofficial Guide to Starting a Small Business, 1^st ed. by Marcia Layton Turner
HD62.5 .T873 1999

The Unofficial Guide to Starting a Small Business, 2^nd ed. by Marcia Layton Turner
HD62.5 .T873 2004

The Weekend Small Business Start-up Kit by Mark Warda
KF1659 .Z9 W37 2007

Whoops! I'm in Business: a Crash Course in Business Basics by Richard Stim and Lisa Guerin
HD62.5 .S753 2005

Winning The Net Game: Becoming Profitable Now That The Web Rules Have Changed by Caroline Howard
HF5548.2 .H69 2002

The Work From Home Handbook: Flex your Time, Improve your Life by Diana Fitzpatrick and Stephen Fishman
HD2333 .F59 2008

Write a Business Plan - In No Time, by Frank Fiore
HD30.28 .F567 2005

Writing a Convincing Business Plan, 2^nd ed. by Arthur R. De Thomas and Lin Grensing-Pophal
HD30.28 .D477 2001

You Can Make Money From Your Hobby: Building a Business Doing What You Love by Martha Campbell Pullen
HD62.5 .P79 1999

The Young Entrepreneur's Guide to Starting and Running a Business by Steve Marlotti et al.
HD62.5 .M3357 2000x

Your Crafts Business: A Legal Guide by Richard Stim
q KF390 .A69 S75 2003

Your First Business Plan: A Simple Questions and Answer Format Designed to Help You Write Your Own Plan, 4^th ed. by Joseph Covello and Brian Hazelgren
HD62.5 .C685 2002

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