Business plans for 40 industries

Zarla now has a free business plan template, a complete sample plan and the real startup numbers for 40 industries. The twenty newest — car detailing, catering, car washes, flower shops, event planning, barbershops, med spas, moving companies, pressure washing, day spas, insurance agencies, law firms, roofing, interior design, dance studios, auto repair, painting, pest control, tutoring and plumbing — each get their own page: typical startup costs, monthly costs, what owners charge, the licenses you need in the US, and a sample business you can read end to end.

Pick your industry in the generator and the checklist, services and numbers arrive prefilled. Every page says when its figures were last checked; the Word and PDF templates download free, no email address.