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These free business plan template downloads give you 16 Word documents on US Letter and A4: a one-page business plan, a business proposal, a project plan and a statement of work, each in colour and in black and white. I’m Patrick Elliott, a teacher and Inclusion Lead. I built these so a new idea fits on one page first: short, clear sections that make you decide what matters before you write anything longer.

In this guide, you’ll find which template suits each stage of a business idea or project, what to write in each section, and how to keep it short and clear.

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What’s in the Business Plan Templates

Paper	Version	Best for
A4	One-Page Business Plan	Mission, customers, competitors, marketing, goals and money needed
A4	Business Proposal	Overview, scope, timeline, pricing, terms and acceptance
A4	Project Plan	Goal, tasks with owners, dates and status, and risks
A4	Statement of Work	Purpose, scope, deliverables, payment milestones and sign–off
US Letter	One-Page Business Plan	Mission, customers, competitors, marketing, goals and money needed
US Letter	Business Proposal	Overview, scope, timeline, pricing, terms and acceptance
US Letter	Project Plan	Goal, tasks with owners, dates and status, and risks
US Letter	Statement of Work	Purpose, scope, deliverables, payment milestones and sign–off

👉 Every section is a click-and-type box that grows as you write, so you can draft on screen and print a clean copy to share.

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What Is a One-Page Business Plan?

A one-page business plan sums up a business on a single sheet: what it does, the problem it solves, who its customers are, how it is different from competitors, how it will find customers, its goals and the money it needs. It is quick to write, easy to share, and a good first step before a full plan.

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Which Business Plan Template Should You Use?

• One-page business plan: mission, the problem, products and services, target customers, competitors, marketing, first-year goals and money needed.
• Business proposal: the client’s need and your solution, scope of work, a timeline, a pricing table with a total, terms and an acceptance line.
• Project plan: the goal, twelve tasks with an owner, start and end dates, status and a done box, and a table of risks.
• Statement of work: purpose, scope, deliverables with due dates and how each will be accepted, payment milestones and signatures.
• Black and white versions: every template also comes in a printer-friendly black and white version with grey headings, to save ink.

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How to Write a One-Page Business Plan

1. Write what the business does in one sentence.
2. Describe the problem it solves and the customers who have that problem.
3. Say what makes you different from competitors and how customers will find you.
4. Set three goals for the first year and list the money you need and what it is for.

Keep every answer short: if a section needs a page, it belongs in a full plan. Use plain numbers you can check, and review the plan every few months. These are planning templates, not legal or financial advice.

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Black and White Versions

Every template on this page also comes in a black and white version with the same layout: grey headings and an outlined title, so it prints clearly on any printer and saves ink. In the download box, choose Colour, Black and white or All, then your paper size: A4, US Letter or both.

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How to Print at the Right Size

Print at 100% on US Letter or A4, or save as a PDF to share. Each box grows as you type, so check the page before you print.

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FAQs

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Conclusion

These business plan templates turn an idea into a clear plan on one page, human-made by a teacher and ready to type into or print from Word.

Choose your paper size above, download the ZIP, and to test the idea first, try the swot analysis templates.

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