The U.S. Small Business Administration site to business planning. Contains instructions for writing and using business plans as well as numerous examples of real plans.

SBDCNet is the official National Information Clearinghouse of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Includes Small Business Snapshots which provide market research reports covering industry trends, market statistics, customer demographics, recent business articles, and links to industry trade associations.

Links to various economic statistics and data. Special Topics links are listed on the left hand side of the page.