BizPathways Improves Free Web-Based Services to Small Businesses

BizPathways (www.bizpathways.org), a free, web-based service that connects entrepreneurs who are starting or growing a business with resources that can help, has recently upgraded their services.

(PRWEB) May 27, 2004 -- BizPathways (www.bizpathways.org), a free, web-based service that connects entrepreneurs who are starting or growing a business with resources that can help, has recently upgraded their services. To access advanced services, business owners are asked to register and provide a profile that will be used to match resources to that user and his specific needs. (Registration is free but donations are encouraged.) There is a tremendous amount of information available on all aspects of business development, from writing a business plan to creating an exit strategy.

BizPathways also provides interactive business plan templates where registered users can securely create, save, and store their plans. The following plan templates are currently available: business plan outline, marketing plan outline, financial plan outline, and technology plan outline.

Recently BizPathways has added tools that will help users connect with real people. Specifically, there is an Ask-an-Expert feature where visitors can ask a real person a business-related question and expect an answer within three working days. There is also a new email discussion list for registered members, where members can start conversation or ask questions of the peers on how to start or run a small business.

Currently, BizPathways focuses on providing resources to entrepreneurs in Minnesota (www.bizpathways.org) and North Dakota (www.ndbizpathways.org) -- however much of the information and the interactive business plan templates are valuable to business owners in any location. For more information, please visit the BizPathways web site (www.bizpathways.org).