The Small Business Institute (SBI®) was established to meet the needs of ethnically diverse small businesses. We are here to help you develop your personal business plan. We hope that our suggestions on how to prepare a business plan together with specific examples of plans will be helpful to you.

The major purpose of this web site is to help you prepare a preliminary business plan so you can test the feasibility of your idea. You will find specific suggestions and a sample business plan at the link, Writing A Business Plan. If your idea looks promising, you can develop your preliminary plan into a more comprehensive plan to meet the requirements of a bank or other funding source. The links in this site will provide examples and sources of information to help answer all of your questions.