The BDC Business plan templates let you prepare a professional business plan - a necessity when seeking financing for your project.
Please note:
The plans are offered free, on an as-is basis, and technical assistance is not provided. Certain cells in the documents are locked to preserve their integrity and passwords are not distributed. The plans contain macros, but are guaranteed safe from viruses and are designed to work with Office 97 and greater.
Blank templates to complete:
The plan contains 2 sections with a glossary and a user guide to help you along the way. Completing both sections will take quite some time, especially if you're starting a business. You may need assistance from your accountant for the financial section (section 7).
Instructions: To ensure that the documents are fully functional, they must be downloaded to your hard drive and opened with Word and Excel. To do so, right-click the links and select Save Target As… (or Save Link As…). (Mac users: click and hold the mouse button down until the menu appears.)
Sections 1-6 (Word)
Section 7 - Financial appendix (Excel)
Example plans:
These are provided only as an example to provide you with ideas. Use the templates above to create your own business plan. (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open these files.)
Section 1-6 (PDF format)
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Section 7 - Financial appendix (PDF format).
Also recommended:
For start-ups, we recommend the interactive business planner by Canada Business.
Legal issues:
BDC is providing access to this business plan template to BDC's Web site visitors as a tool to aid in their business planning process. Use of the template should not be construed as an endorsement or verification by BDC of the accuracy of your business plan or financial information. Software used to prepare the template has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but BDC does not guarantee its completeness and accuracy. The BDC is not responsible in any manner for direct, indirect, consequential or special damages, however caused, arising from your use of this template. By proceeding to use it, you are deemed to have read, understood and agreed with the foregoing.
Any other use or reproduction of the template is prohibited and constitutes an infringement of BDC's copyright.
