Elements of A Business Plan: New York StartUP! 2025 Business Plan Competition

What is a Business Plan?

The Business Plan is perhaps the most important document an entrepreneur can create. The Business Plan helps guide the direction of the company's first several years in business and gives potential investors an idea of the company structure, goals, and future plans. Companies at all levels of success create business plans. It is a working document that should be updated on a quarterly or yearly basis.

Deadline

Business Plans must be uploaded in PDF format to the competition site no later than 11:59 PM on September 9, 2025.

The following business plan template is adapted from Rhonda Abrams' Successful Business Plan. The Business Center and other libraries have many other business planning resources that you should consult. To learn more about the free resources available at the Business Center, book an online consultation with a Business Librarian.

The Business Plan template linked here should be used as the format for your Business Plan:

• One-pager (Required)

• Business Plan Template (PDF)

• Business Plan Template (Word)

Use the Business Plan Development Schedule to stay on track with your writing your plan.

Visit the New York StartUP! Business Plan Competition site for access to workshop-related resources.

Elements of A Business Plan - New York StartUP! 2025 Business Plan Competition - NYPL Page

Development Schedule