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Step 1

Resources

Skill 1
Enhance Your Writing

Here are some Web sites and publications that you might find useful.

Web Sites

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Brevity, Bullets and No B.S.
http://www.fortune.com/fortune/smallbusiness/financing/articles/0,15114,360274,00.html
Tips on writing an effective executive summary.

Business Writing
http://lancefuhrer.com/business_writing.htm
Persuasive writing tips.

Courting Capital: Preparing a Winning Investment Proposal
http://www.smallbizinfocenter.com/expertcolumn.asp?ID=6
Article by Gregory Phipps, Investment Manager at BDC Venture Capital.

Sample Business Plan
http://www.cbsc.org/osbw/session4/sample.cfm
It has been prepared as a sample which can be used as a reference or guide when preparing your business plan.

Publications

Basics of Business Writing (Worksmart Series)
Stuckey, Marty
Amacom, 1992

Better Said and Clearly Written: An Annotated Guide to Business Communication Sources, Skills, Samples
Belanger, Sandra E.
Greenwood Publishing Group, 1989

The Business Writer's Handbook (6th Edition)
Alred, Gerald J. et al
St. Martin's Press, 2000

Business Writing: What Works, What Won't
Davidson, Wilma
St. Martins Press, 2001

The Building Blocks of Business Writing the Foundation of Writing Skills
Swenson, Jack
Crisp Publications, 1991

Le plan d'affaires : suivez le guide! (In French Only)
Doucet, Carole; Paquin, Gilles, and Poirier, Claire
Centre de développement d'entreprises, 1996

Un plan d'affaire gagnant (In French Only)
Delle'Aniello, P.
Éditions Transcontinentales (Montréal), 1994

Raising Capital: How to Write a Financing Proposal
Flanagan, Lawrence
Publishing Services, Inc., 1994

Write with Confidence: Tools for Financial Business Writing
The Institute of Financial Education, 1990



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