The first step of any great idea is to determine its value and worth. These sites are great resources to help you compose a realistic business plan.

This information was taken from the MIT Enterprise Forum at:
http://enterpriseforum.mit.edu/mindshare/planning/.html.
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Business Plans

Bplans.com
The single largest source of sample business plans online, as well as tools to help manage a business.

Business Plan Archive at the University of Maryland
An archival collection from the dot-com boom and bust era, collected to help future entrepreneurs learn from the mistakes of the past.

Money Hunt Business Plan Template
A downloadable business plan template.

SBA Business Plan Basics
A step-by-step overview of developing a business plan courtesy of the Small Business Administration.

Venture Capital & Other Financing Information

Entrepreneurs need to know where the money is. The following links are excellent resources for start-ups looking for funding.

AngelDeals
A global network of entrepreneurs seeking funding and growth, investors seeking deal flow, business professionals seeking visibility and job seekers / employers.

Capital Growth Interactive
A news collection, publishing and consulting business featuring a monthly publication on news in private equity markets and information on growth company financing.

Capital Venue
Access to sources of early and later stage - local, national, global, and regional - capital ranging from angel, venture, corporate, bank, and structured business acceleration programs.

National Venture Capital Association
NVCA provides information to help entrepreneurs build a plan for launching a company or that can make an existing small business more successful.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Money Tree Survey
The MoneyTree Survey is a quarterly study of venture capital investment activity in the United States.

Thomson Financial Venture Economics
A source for global private equity intelligence featuring daily news and statistics that offer a snapshot of the US, European and Asian private equity markets, as well as in-depth research and analysis.

Venture Capital Institute
The foundation for venture and private equity professionals worldwide.

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