Links

I have selected these links because I feel they provide answers to many of the questions you will need answers to during the class. What's an elevator pitch? An executive summary? How does an advisory board work? How do I structure my eBusiness plan? Where can I get a price
quote for a website?

eBusiness Plan

Interactive Business Planner (IBP)
A great free online business plan tool from the Canadian government

Business plan writing
Hints, tips and resources for writing a business plan from the US Small Business Administration (SBA)

Business plan writing
Hints, tips and example business plans from My Own Business


Executive Summary

Executive summary writing
Hints and tips for an executive summary. Entertaining video!

Executive Summary Examples
From a vendor of software that helps you to create business plans. Thank you Sarah Vefghi.

Executive Summary and Related How-Tos
From About.com on Canadian Small Business. Thank you Sarah Vefghi.

Comparison of Good and Bad Executive Summaries
From UniLearning, an Austrailian website dedicated to good writing. Thank you Sarah Vefghi.


Other Useful Resources

Elevator Pitch
Hints and tips for perfecting your elevator pitch

Investor Pitch
Hints and tips for honing your investor pitch

Advisory Boards
Hints and tips on how to structure a Board of Advisors

Advisory Boards
Don't Go It Alone: Create an Advisory Board from Business Week.

Your best research tool
If in doubt, ask Google. Save time by learning how to use advanced searches

Technology and Evaluation

Compare technologies
This site offers help with comparing and evaluating eBusiness technologies.  Thank you Don McIntosh.

Business Networking in Vancouver

Vancouver Angel Forum
Forum for Angel investors. Got money and want to invest in early stage companies? Need money to finance your business?

Vancouver Enterprise Forum (VEF)
A good resource for things financial in British Columbia

eBC / Small Business BC
Downtown Vancouver resource for help with eBusiness and startup issues.