14 business plan examples

Introduction

Creating a business plan can be very difficult. Nevertheless, it is absolutely recommended if you are starting your own business. It will give you a better idea of the opportunities you have and problems you will encounter. Fortunately, there are many templates available online. Many are even free to use (often in exchange for your information). Good templates save you a lot of time, so they can be well worth it. Below we collect examples of business plan templates. These can be downloadable business plan templates in Dutch and English, but also international examples of a business plan and we have also collected articles that give a good roadmap on how to write a business plan.

Free 14 business plan examples

For your convenience, we have divided the links into three categories. This way you can quickly find the right information you are looking for, whether it is a sample template of a business plan, or maybe you are looking for inspiration/ideas for what to fill in at certain steps.

Downloadable Dutch business plan examples/templates

• Rabobank: At Rabobank you can download an empty fill-in business plan template, as well as industry specific. Business plan examples for services, retail (store), hospitality, zzp - interim, zzp - construction and zzp- care
• ING: At ING you can download a business plan example, in addition ING offers explanations for all 6 steps.
• Qredits: At Qredits, in addition to downloading a free business plan sample, you can also read sample case studies on the business plan, business plan and business plan in beauty salon, hospitality and retail to get inspiration.
• Microsoft: At Microsoft, you can download a business plan for business services for free. In it, all the steps are also clearly explained.
  • Extra at Microsoft: In addition, you can also download a free PowerPoint template for your business plan, and they offer for another standard business plan for those who have a Microsoft 365 subscription.
• Firmfocus: At Firmfocus you can download a sample business plan. You can then translate this data to the industry your company is in.
• Example business plan: A sample business plan is available for the hospitality industry. This also explains per section what can be mentioned for a hospitality business per section.
• CrediNord: At CrediNord you can download the template for a business plan, and they provide information on the website about smart things to include in your business plan.
• Planviewer: At Planviewer, you can download a completed business plan sample. You can get inspiration from this and fill it out for your own business.

Downloadable international (English) business plan examples/templates

• Business model canvas: Business model canvas is used by many companies to visualize your business model in a structured way.
• Wise: At Wise, you can download a business plan in English in which information is also shared by section.
• Hubspot: At Hubspot, there is a download available for a business plan template. Please note that with Hubspot, you will need to fill in some information about yourself and your business.
• StartUpLoans: At StartUpLoans you can download business plan as Excel/spreadsheet file. They also offer a comprehensive explanation of all the steps in a business plan.
• Shopify: With Shopify, you get a free business plan template in exchange for your email address. This clearly explains what needs to be included in each step.
• Smartsheet: At Smartsheet, you can choose between many different business plan templates: simple, one-page, fill-in-the-blanks, lean business plan and more.

Step-by-step plan: what needs to go in and in what order

• Tasmanic: Read about everything that should be in a business plan with us.
• KBC
• Zzp-Nederland: How to write a business plan especially for zzp'ers, explained in 4 steps.

We hope you can move forward with all these business plans and roadmaps!