Great site/place to become educated on triple bottom line ventures and find out what is going on in the local entrepreneurial community. Also a great place to get connected with if you are considering a socially-minded strategy. The mission of Bull City Forward is “to enable entrepreneurs to create positive change.”
The University of Colorado has an excellent site for business plan writing. Templates and sample plans are included, as well as lecture and spreadsheet tools for business plan creation.
A bank of sample business plans from a variety of industries, though some are not well-written. A good source of data, however, as you research your specific industry.
The US Small Business Association is a governmental agency that is dedicated to promoting economic growth through small businesses. They have helpful advice for startups at their website, including how to register your business.
The Wall Street Journal has made a website just for entrepreneurs, offering insightful articles and interviews with frequently updated content.
Well-equipped resource center with articles on how to craft a fantastic executive summary, business plan, marketing strategy, and entrepreneurial team.
This website is rich with streaming and downloadable videos of well-known speakers on entrepreneurial topics, generally technology related. The videos are keyword searchable. Some highlights are Guy Kawasaki, Larry Page, Mark Zuckerberg, Vinod Khosla, and Jeff Hawkins.
A free consulting service with a Chapel Hill chapter. The SCORE website has many helpful resources for aspiring entrepreneurs.
An excellent site with resources for starting a business and ratings based on utility to students. Includes documents about how to successfully launch a business, business plan checklists, and financial calculators.
A comprehensive source of information and analysis on industries. It provides 30-40 reports covering industry conditions and performance, key sensitivities and success factors, segmentation, size, and outlook. (Off-campus access for UNC students, faculty, and staff only).
Detailed directory information for millions of U.S. businesses. This directory allows you to search more than 12 million business listings. You can even use this tool to find similar businesses in a specific geographic radius.