Business Plan Resources for Oasis Members

Welcome
Download the RiskBuster Business Planner

Install the RiskBuster Business Planner
Installation of the RiskBuster Business Planner takes a few moments and a few clicks, and you are then ready to begin writing your business plan or projecting a financial forecast for your business. Note: This assumes you have already downloaded the RiskBuster Business Planner which is part of your Oasis Membership (previous paragraph).

Set Up A Business Plan Folder
This seems simple but is key to staying organized while planning your business- no has time to spend searching for misplaced files – Set Up A Business Plan Folder to keep your business planning files handy, organized and together.

Start a New Business Plan
The process for getting a new business plan started from the RiskBuster Business Planner main menu.

Start a New Financial Forecast
The process for getting a new financial forecast started from the RiskBuster Business Planner main menu.

New Business Plan First Set-up Steps
Once you’ve set up business plan file/document, these few processes will help jump start your business plan and get you on the road to writing.

Updating The Table of Contents
One of our most asked questions! The Table of Contents in The Business Plan Shell template takes it’s information from the formatted headers throughout the document. This simple process enables you to quickly and easily update the page numbers and any changes made to headers in your business plan document.

Changing Your Business Name in the Footer
Customize The Shell template to your business name by changing the footer information in any page, and the changes are applied to all pages in the section or document.

Copying Tables
Once you’ve projected your financials using the Biz4Caster you will need to copy your financial tables from your spreadsheet into your business plan document.

Worksheets
Get started on your business planning right now! These Sixty-six business planning worksheets will get you moving towards opening day wherever you are, right now. You can view and access all 66 worksheets here.

Survey Examples
Launching into your Market Research? We’ve put together 4 Simple survey examples to get you started. You can use them, adapt them or copy from them to survey your potential customers. Downloadable in both PDF and DOC formats.

Glossary
More than 500 business terms explained.

Researching  a Business Idea
Researching an international business or industry? Gain perspective through these links to international sources of information.

International Research Links
Link directly into information websites to get different perspectives on your business idea, from About.com to Blogs to E-zines and the world’s largest database of magazines.

Search Engines
A number of the most popular search engines, all linked from a jump page for your convenience.