Collaborative for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization (CTEC)

A variety of business plans and marketing plans are available on the Internet. Here are some sites to visit:

• * Free Sample Business Plans (Palo Alto Software)
• Sample Business Plans (MasterPlans)
• Business Plan Template (Purdue University)
  • See also the other documents on the Purdue Institute for Family Business site.
• Business Plans & Financial Statements Template Gallery (SCORE NYC)
• Business Plans Handbook (Gale)
• Business Plans (Inc. Startup) 
• Create Your Business Plan (U.S. SBA)
• Developing Your Business Plan (BizMove.com)
• Grow Think Business Plan Template for Entrepreneurs
• How to Write a Business Plan (Discover Business)
• How to Write a Business Plan (U.S. SBA online tutorial)
• Sample Marketing Plans (Palo Alto Software)
• The Ultimate Guide to Business Plans (Shopify)

You might consider this business loan checklist to Gather the Info You'll Need from the Small Business Administration and this link to SBA Funding Programs.

And here's a few articles on business funding/financing:

• Writing the Funding Request of Your Business Plan
• How to Write the Funding Request Section of Your Business Plan
• Small-Business Financing 102: The Latest Updates and Options Available for Funding a Business Venture

Eclipsing the Competition: The Solar PV Industry Simulation

In this live web-based simulation from MIT Learning Edge, experience pricing and strategy challenges in a market with significant learning curves, knowledge spillovers, and the potential entry of new competitors.

It is important to develop a pricing strategy for your product or service to determine your competitive position within the market. The following resources can help with your research: 

• For personnel salary ranges:
  • Career Profiles Job Salaries 
  • Glassdoor
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook
  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Wage Data

  • Vault's Career Intelligence

• For Supply Chain pricing:

  • Mergent Online - profiles of over 6,000 U.S. public companies, including competitors, suppliers, partners, and corporate customers (accessible via the Supply Chain tab at the top).
  • ProcurementIQ - collection of over 1,000 commercial and industrial product and service procurement reports covering price drivers and pricing trends, total cost of ownership, supply market characteristics, supply chain risks, and the buying-decision process.
  • ThomasNet - over 500,000 detailed supplier profiles and insights.

Refer to the page on Microfinance for sources of information and links to crowdfunding sites. 

Also, Crowdfunding for non-profits is a brief but useful guide for not-for-profit organizations.