Reference Books in Regenstein Reference -- First Floor Reading
Room
Shupe, Angela, ed. Business Plans Handbook, Gale:
New York, 1997. Call number: HD62.7. B865, located in RR.
This 4 volume work is a compilation of real business plans from
around the country.
Volume 1 and 2: arranged in alphabetical order by their subject.
Volume 3 and 4: emphasize current trends and the fastest growing
industries, including Internet startups.
Pinson, Linda. Anatomy
of a business plan : a step-by-step guide to building a business
and securing your company's future Chicago, IL : Dearborn
Trade Publishing, 2001. HD30.28 .P5 2001
Walton, John B. Business Profitability Data,
Weybridge Publishing: Dallas, 1998. Call number: HD62.7.B8
1998
This book compares different kinds of businesses, listing them in
order of decreasing profitability.
Web Sites
FindLaw Small Business Center : excellent starting point, with
articles on b-plan essentials including "Why you need to write a
business plan," "Essentials of a business plan" and "How to
describe your business".
Business Plan
Archive : business plans and related documents from the dot com
era. Free registration required for access.
Searching for Books at Regenstein
We recommend doing a subject alphabetical browse for
"business planning". Currently the University of Chicago libraries
have almost 200 books on business and strategic planning listed in
our
Online Catalog.
Selected Books
Blackwell, Edward. How
to prepare a business plan London : Kogan Page, 2002.
Regenstein, Stacks: HD62.5.B55 2002
Coke, Al. Seven steps
to a successful business plan New York : AMACOM, 2002.
Regenstein Stacks: HD30.28 .C6422 2002
Shepherd, Dean A. Attracting equity investors :
positioning, preparing, and presenting the business plan
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1999. Regenstein Stacks:
HD30.28 .S429 1998
