Oh, don't get me wrong. Creating a business plan is still hard work.

But we've collected in one place links to probably 90% of the information you'll need.

Over the years we've assembled annotated links to hundreds and hundreds of profiles of all kinds of online businesses, successful ones and not-so-successful. These are some of the categories.

Of course, the "miscellaneous" category is the biggest. Your business probably will incorporate a hybrid of ideas.

We've selected these profiles from various kinds of online publications. We avoid press release hype. Rather we've looked for an analysis of what makes the business tick, what problems face it, and the shape of its industry competition on the Web.

Read in the topic related to your business, or search the entire database by keywords you need to learn more about. You'll find a ton of information.

Our section on Shopper Behaviors and Demographics you'll find especially helpful. Here we link to the surveys and studies that analyze existing and emerging shopping patterns from various demographic groups. You'll need to make some projections for your business plan. Here's where you start.

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