The following list contains additional resources that may be helpful in your writing process:

• Business Plans - LibGuide listing online resources with information on the Introduction and Marketing Plan sections of a Business Plan.
• LinkedIn Learning - Video tutorials and training resources about business, technology and creative skills.
  • Free to Rutgers students - just log in with NetID and password.
  • Type "business plan writing" in the search box and you'll find a list of courses specific to business plan writing. 
• Rutgers Graduate Writing Program - supports graduate students from across the Rutgers community in their scholarly writing goals.
• LEADERSHIP LAB: The Craft of Writing Effectively - YouTube video by Larry McEnerney, Director of the University of Chicago's Writing Program which communicates helpful rules, skills, and resources that are available to graduate students interested in further developing their writing style.

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)
• 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

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 try:
  • Career Profiles Job Salaries 
  • Glassdoor
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook
  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Wage Data

  • FirstHand (formerly Vault Career Intelligence)

• For Supply Chain pricing try:

  • Business Source Premier - Business database that includes articles from thousands of scholarly and professional publications, academic journals, and trade magazines. Try searching "price or cost" AND the industry or subject you are seeking. 
  • CAS SciFinder-n - comprehensive resource for chemical substance and reaction information. It covers chemical structures, reactions, chemical suppliers, biosequences, and experimental and predictive retrosynthetic analyses for known and novel substances. New users, please create an account by registering with your Rutgers email address. Then, log into CAS SciFinder-n with your account.
  • 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 - reports covering thousands of commercial and industrial products and services, including pricing trends, market share concentration, supply market characteristics, and more.
  • Producer Price Index - measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by U.S. producers for their output.
  • ThomasNet - online platform for supplier discovery and product sourcing in the US and Canada.

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. 

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