Our mission is to be the number one provider of business planning resources for the serious entrepreneur. Our books and products are based on years of real-world experience, sharing insight and advice-secrets and strategies-from entrepreneurs, funding sources, CEOs, strategic partners and more-with our readers.

Since 1991, our flagship product, The Successful Business Plan: Secrets & Strategies has been the leading business plan guide. It's widely adopted by business schools; tens of thousands of MBA students have used it to create business plans and to enter business plan competitions.

At The Planning Shop, now and in the future, you'll find a range of business planning products-books, electronic templates/software, downloadable guides, and more.