Michigan State University

Entrepreneurship and Small Business: Business Models & Business Plans

This guide highlights the most useful entrepreneurship resources available through Michigan State University Libraries.

Entrepreneurship Librarian

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Terence O'Neill
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Contact:
Law College Building
648 N. Shaw Lane, Room 50
(517) 884-6685
Subjects: Business

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Business Model Canvas and Value Proposition Canvas

Business Models are now being used by many people before Business Plans. The Business Model Canvas emphasize Product-Market fit and adjusting elements of your business to work together to support product-market fit. 

A popular tool for creating business models is the business model canvas:

 

Business Financials

Business Plans

A business plan is a document that companies and prospective companies create to project how they will create and grow their business in the upcoming 3 to 5 years.