Business

This guide from the Small Business Administration outlines the essential elements of a business plan and how to make your business plan stand out. It also includes business plan templates.

Templates for each part of your business plan.

BLNC or Business Link North Carolina, a service of the NC Department of Commerce, is your access to an extensive network of experts who can help your business succeed. Everything you need to know from licenses, government contracting, business plans, tax information to marketing and access to capital.

This site offers a guide to preparing your business finances.

AICPA guide on financial literacy topics.

Search for key company information, including annual reports for public companies.

The business law tab is especially helpful for business information. This page also includes a guidance on searching the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for information on patents, trademarks, and intellectual property.

NOLO has a section devoted to businesses, LLCs, and corporations. The articles answer such fundamental new-business questions as "How do I form an LLC?" and "How much should you charge for your services?" Check out the online legal forms section. It's free to register for an account, but there is a charge for many of the legal forms.

Located in the Reference section of Hunter Library, and it contains various legal forms for both nonprofit and for-profit entities. The call number for this volume is KFN 7468.D62

Forms such as the minutes of the annual meeting of shareholders and board of directors. This is an electronic book available through the library's catalog, and can be used by one person at a time.

In it you’ll find forms for all types of corporate meetings and written consents, including shareholders meetings, hiring, appointment, tax, and business resolutions, employee benefits, stock dividends and issuance resolutions, and more.