Here are a selection of online resources that you may find helpful when creating a business plan and starting your own business.
Business Plan Guides
- Business Plan Guide (33Kb MS Word)
A guide to the sections and content a business plan should include.
- Financial Template (132Kb MS Excel)
A useful template for creating yearly financial projections.
Legal Documents
Hints & Tips
A selection of Hints and Tips that you may find useful when writing a business plan and presenting your business idea.
Practical Support & Advice
from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
Giving An Effective Presentation
by Professor Clare Morris, University of Gloucestershire
BUG Library
A selection of enterprising books can be found in the BUG Library and are available for you to borrow.
Useful Links
A number of Useful Links to external websites where you may find more help, resources and potential funding for all areas of your business.
Other Business Plan Competitions
If you decide to enter your business plan into any of the other competitions please keep the BUG Team informed of your progress. We would love to offer you help and support!
NUE2012 - Deadline: 31 March 2012
The National University Entrepreneur business plan competition, open to students, graduates or current university incubation entrepreneurs.
Marketest Business Start-Ups Competition - Deadline: 30 April 2012
Open to anyone 18 years and above who has a new business idea!
EnterprisingU Business Plan Competition- Deadline: 1 June 2012
EnterprisingU is a nationwide student business plan competition for universities across the UK.