Business Plan Template
Your business plan is your business’ road map. When constructed properly, it will guide you from startup to expansion. A successful business plan is not meant to be written and forgotten. This is a working document . As your business changes, adjustments will need to be made to your plan. Just as you wouldn’t use an outdated map on a road trip, neither can an old business plan be of use in your promising business future.

Business Planning Tips
These helpful hints will have you writing and managing your business plan like a pro!

Cash Flow Forecast
This matrix is used to forecast the cashflow (money in and out) of your business.

Canada Business Service Centre
This website contains excellent information for business startup and expansion. The search engine is particularly useful for specific exploration. For information on rules and regulations, please search only in the Ontario section.  Each provincial page contains different subject specialties (ie: the British Columbia site specializes in Women in Business, while the Saskatchewan site has outstanding information on marketing) so be sure to check out each section.

Marketing Plan
The Marketing Plan is a written statement describing the intentions of an organization in marketing a service, product or brand. The plan should specify the activities, responsibilities, target markets, time-scales, controls and resources over a one year period. There should be a medium and long term goal for the plan, but should focus mainly on the short term since things change, people leave, markets evolve, and customers come and go.