About This Paper

Plain-spoken guides to writing a business plan.

Business Plans On Demand publishes free guides for people writing a business plan: founders, small-business owners, and anyone preparing a plan for a lender or an investor. Each guide takes one part of the job and explains it step by step, with examples you can adapt.

How guides are written

Guides are written and edited by the the editorial team. Facts about laws, lenders and government programs are checked against the official source, which each guide links to. When something changes, we update the guide and show the date.

Examples use made-up businesses and are labeled as such. Numbers in examples are for illustration only.

Not advice

The guides are general information, not legal, tax, accounting or financial advice. For decisions about your own business, talk to a qualified professional.

Corrections

Spotted a mistake? We'd like to fix it. Email editor@businessplansondemand.com.