Business plans in Canada don't differ materially from those created in the United States. Aside from the obvious difference in the currency used in the financial model, the major sections of the business plan and the core function of the document both remain the same. While the United States government uses the Small Business Administration (SBA) as its operational arm for entrepreneurs, the sort of document required to seek this sort of lending is workable just the same at financial institutions in Canada. If you are writing your own business plan, the bigger differences come into play when it comes to the market analysis. The U.S. Census Bureau's interface for data sorting and selection is dramatically different from the Canadian version, and if this is your source for market or industry figures critical to your plan, you may need to seek out another resource to obtain solid data sets for your Canadian enterprise. Other market research tools, including Business Analyst Online's ESRI program, also exclude non-U.S. data sets, so you will need to seek out other information online to create a market table showing your target audience.
Of course, another option is to hire a freelance business plan writer or a plan writing company that has deep experience writing international plans. Not all consultants have worked on documents for non-U.S. entities, but most of the larger players have probably encountered something along the lines of your project. That is certainly the case at MasterPlans, the industry's leading business plan writing firm and the U.S. leader in business plans for Canada. We have worked with hundreds of overseas entrepreneurs on projects as complex as uranium mines in Africa and as simple as retail shops in Mexico. Whatever your needs are for your Canadian venture, our consultants have seen it before. From Scotland to Tanzania, Japan to Spain, we've helped international clients get the business plan documents they need to seek out funds from lenders or private equity firms. Call 877-453-2011 to speak with a consultant today!
