Business Planning

Business Planning (Video Duration 21 minutes)
This interview-driven film takes a comprehensive look at important aspects of business planning.
Creating a Business Plan (Video Duration 1 hour 11 minutes)
Looking to build a business or expand one you're already running? You'll need to build a business plan before you do.
The 45-Minute Business Plan (Video Duration 40 minutes)
In this course, learn how to create a simple and effective business plan you can take to investors, share with cofounders, or just start executing.
First Five Things You Have to Do to Start a Business as a Creator (Video Duration 36 minutes)
This brief course gives you an overview of what you need to get your business started.

Business Plan Guide
Business Plan outline with links to samples, templates and business essentials.
Business Plan Writer
Interactive Business Plan Writer designed to simplify the business planning process.
Create your Business Plan
Source: Small Business Accelerator, UBC
Links to sample plans, templates and general business planning help.
Hamilton Business Centre
The Hamilton Business Centre (formerly Small Business Enterprise Centre) provides information, tools, and resources that entrepreneurs need to start and grow their businesses.
Hamilton Chamber of Commerce: Small Business
Resources on how the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce can support your small business.
Innovation Factory
Through workshops, programming, 1-on-1 mentoring and aiding with access to funding, Innovation Factory help startups commercialize their ideas and small/medium enterprises innovate within their organizations.
Prepare a Winning Business Plan
Source: BDC
Links to tools for writing business plans in general and in particular, the section on marketing.
Starting a Business - Small Business Services
Get an overview of the steps needed to start a business in Ontario.