Although not a "business plan" guide, try Starting Right: A Basic Guide to Museum Planning, by Gerald George and Cindy Sherrell-Leo, published by AASLH/Altamira. It covers the "museum stuff" that regular business planning doesn't. Deborah Thomas Collections Manager/Registrar Atlanta History Center [log in to unmask] ________________________________ From: Museum discussion list on behalf of Tufani Art & Design Sent: Fri 1/27/2006 2:23 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] museum business plan assistance I am interested in developing an art museum and would like assistance finding those gory details needed to construct a viable "business plan". Sincerely, Mr. Tufani Mayfield [log in to unmask] - Blog: Get to know Tufani through Tufani: http://tufani.blogspot.com - Buy unique neo-traditional artifacts directly from a cultural and spiritual artisan: http://www.cafepress.com/tufani - Get updates from Tufani: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tufaniartnetwork - Mailing Address PO BOX 491, Crestone, Colorado, USA ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).