Business Resources
We have referred to it enough times – the Top Shelf Groceries Business Plan. You can use this plan and refer to it to see how the steps in this guide have been used to produce a business plan. Or, you can use it as a sample business plan to help you develop your own – it’s up to you.
Download the Top Shelf Groceries Plan. It is a PDF document, so you will need Adobe Reader to view it. To download your copy, click here.
Market Research Links
These links are to access the istes we have mentioned when doing your market research. They are great for gathering secondary market research.
Industry Codes Websites
Internet Research and Marketing
- Learn Effective Writing skills with Make Your Content Pre Sell
- Starting Out on the Net - Insider Secrets to Marketing Your Business on the Internet
- The complete SiteSell System
- Website Templates - Template Monster can help you chose a template and get started.
- Web hosting accounts for $7.95 US per month
- Sales Letter Templates and software
Outsourcing design and writing
SPAM Guides
Australia
SPAM ACT Overview
SPAM ACT Guide
Australian eMarketing Code of Practice
Spam & e–Security
United States
Spam Laws
A Complete list of SPAM policy for other countries:
Global Spam Laws.
List Brokerage companies
Australia
Impact Lists
The Prospect Shop
Australian Direct Marketing Association
United States
UPS Direct Mail Service
SRDS Media Solutions
Direct Marketing Association
American Marketing Association
How To Write Your Own Sales Letter – This PDF with audio files will take you from start to finish in writing and putting together your sales letter. The techniques are useful for hard copy and email direct mail, as well as sales pages for websites. Please be patient while downloading - it is a large file – 53 mb.
The 17 Parts of Every Money-Making Ad, Sales letter, and Website - A well written and concise PDF guide about writing for the Internet, by Mark Hendricks.
Other Free Business Resources referred to on the site
SurveysSample Questionnaire (doc)
Buyer Behaviour Survey (doc)
Customer Satisfaction Survey (doc)
Potential Customer Survey (doc)
Worksheets
Business Goals Worksheet - 12 months
Business Goals Worksheets – 12 months to 3 years
Business Goals Worksheets – 3-5 years
Customer Aspects Worksheet
Industry Performance Worksheet (xls)
Templates
Budget Template (xls)
Promotional Timeline template (xls)
Direct Marketing ROI Calculator (xls
Business Calculators
The following business calculators are ideal for finding out what your investment will be to start a business, to assess what the ROI is for a marketing campaign, small business loan calculator and and others to help you. They are all free to access.
Discounted Cash Flow Calculator
Hopefully, the business resources provided here will help you develop your own successful business plan.