1. Free Library of Philadelphia - Business, Science & Industry Department
Parkway Central Library – 1901 Vine Street, 19103 – 215.686.5394 – erefbsi@freelibrary.org
The Business Plan Series
Additional Resources
Following your industry
Yahoo Groups: http://groups.yahoo.com/ - Find an email listserv of likeminded people
Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/ - A search engine for groups, finds non-yahoo groups
Twitter:www.twitter.com – Useful even if you don’t “tweet.” Stay on top of the most recent
trends by seeing what others are reading and talking about.
www.Facebook.com and www.linkedin.com – Build your social network
Your Financial Plan
Examples from SCORE: http://www.score.org/template_gallery1.html
Help with Financial plans: http://www.allbusiness.com/business-planning-
structures/business-plans/1729-1.html
Instructions for your financial plan:
http://entrepreneurs.about.com/od/businessplan/a/financialproj.htm
http://sbinfocanada.about.com/cs/businessplans/a/bizplanfinanc.htm
Finding Additional Help
SCORE Philadelphia, “Counselors to America’s Small Business” offers one-
on-one business counseling with a professional. www.scorephila.org
Pennsylvania’s Small Business Development Centers offer a variety of
services to entrepreneurs including education, workshops, and information
on funding. http://pasbdc.org