i need help on sample business plans for limousne services and how to start a small limousine service?

Hi my name is dale and i want to start a small limousine service in horseheads, new york. If anyone could help me in info it would help me out alot i have been planing this for 3 years and plan on opening in 2007 any info. you may have would be very helpfull. thank you dale simons

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1. Palo Alto software has a sample business plan for the limousine service, but it is not included in the free samples they provide. It is only available when you buy their product:

   http://www.paloalto.com/ps/bp/samplebusinessplans/limousine_taxi_business_plan.cfm

   Here are some resources that can help you write your business plan:

   - SBA Business Plan Basics http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html

   - PowerHomeBiz.com Creating a Business Plan section http://www.powerhomebiz.com/startup/businessplan.htm

   - Entrepreneur.com Writing a Business Plan section http://www.entrepreneur.com/bizplan/0,7253,,00.html

   You may also want to review some sample business plans to see how it actually looks like:

   - Bplans.com http://www.bplans.com/sp/businessplans.cfm

   - MOOT Corp Business Plan competition winners

   http://www.businessplans.org/businessplans.html

   - VFinance - View hundreds of real business plans in pdf format. http://www.vfinance.com/home.asp?bps=1&ToolPage=bps_main.asp

   - Business Owners Toolkit Sample business plans and information on how to create a plan. http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/buspln_m.asp

   - PlanWare Planning software and information. http://www.planware.org/

   - Virtual Business Plan Walk through the design of a business plan. http://www.bizplanit.com/vplan.html

   -SBA Business Planning Guide http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html

   - Small Business Advancement Center http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/business_plan/businessPlan.pdf

   - Sample Business Plan General planning guide created by the Canadian Business Service Center. http://www.cbsc.org/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=CBSC_FE/display&c=GuideFactSheet&cid

   - Business Plans Index - A subject guide to sample business plans and profiles for specific business types from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. http://216.183.184.20/subject/business/bplansindex.html

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   Some recommended books are :

   - Business Plans Kit for Dummies

   - The Complete Book of Business Plans : Simple Steps to Writing a Powerful Business Plan

   - Writing Business Plans That Get Results : A Step-By-Step Guide

   - Business Plans For Dummies®

   - Your First Business Plan : A Simple Question and Answer Format Designed to Help You Write Your Own Plan

   To give you more information on starting a limousine service, here are some resources:

   National Limousine Association http://www.limo.org

   How to Start and Operate a Limousine Service (Plastic Comb)

   by Randell Nyborg http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/187776714X/102-8688497-6893719?v=glance&n=283155

   Wheels of Gold: A Complete How-To Guide for Starting a Million Dollar Limousine Business -- by William J. Goerl http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0974580503/qid=1144619824/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-8688497-6893719?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

   How to Start a Limousine Business -- by Don Hill http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0805981055/qid=1144619824/sr=2-3/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_3/102-8688497-6893719?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

   Hope that the above resources help