Finance

The Business Expenses Survey (BES) was created originally to compile statistics on business operating expenses for Retail Trade, Wholesale Trade, and Service Industries. Expense data are key components of the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) input-output (I-O) accounts, which are a critical element in the calculation of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Your business plan is the foundation of your business. Learn how to write a business plan quickly and efficiently with an SBA business plan template.

How to Estimate Startup Costs

Bplans offers more than 500 free sample business plans in a wide variety of industries.

Writing a Successful Business Plan by faculty from the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
in the Graduate School of Business at University of Colorado

This guide to writing a business plan will outline the most important parts and what should be included in an effective plan.

The most commonly cited reason to write a business plan is to acquire funding. Whether you want to get an SBA(7)(a) or look towards venture capitalists, you’ll need a solid business plan. The business plan is an outline of what your business is about, what your value proposition is, how you intend to market your business, the target demographic, and how you intend to spend the acquired funds.

Research reports on popular small business ideas, including data, trends, associations, related sources of information and links to other small business web resources.