Entrepreneurship: Business Plans

Step-by-step guide to planning, registering and operating a business in Canada.

Downloadable business plan templates provided by the Business Development Bank of Canada

Small Business BC provides a concise article outlining the sections required when writing a business plan. The site also links to further resources and examples to help with writing your plan and getting your business started.

Business plan resources provided by the Small Business Accelerator

The Financial Performance Data tool can help you understand how your company compares to competing businesses in a specific industry. This tool provides over 30 benchmarks to compare the performance of your business to its competitors and shows the breakdown in costs for various aspects including wages, rent, and utilities. This can help you with the financial components of your business plan and give you a sense of how costs are structured in similar businesses within your industry. The reports can also show how many small and medium-sized businesses are profitable in your chosen industry and include statistics for net profits and losses, financial data, and much more.