Business Plan Pro 15th Anniversary Edition

Business Plan Pro 15th Anniversary Edition

February 2nd, 2010

Palo Alto Software, Inc.

Business Plan Pro 15th Anniversary Edition

Customer Rating: Rating 4.5 out of 5

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Product information Brand: Palo Alto Software, Inc.
Publisher: Palo Alto Software, Inc.
Category: Software
Release Date: November 15, 2007
Format: Cd-rom
Model: BPP112CDSN

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Features

Over 500 editable sample business plans included for all sorts of businesses; find a sample plan and use it as a guide to write your own
Easy step-by-step instructions and expert guidance every step of the way; get from start to finish in less than 15 steps
Built-in market research for 9,000+ industry profiles; compare your projections to industry averages
Printed and electronic document output options in SBA and lender-preferred formats; export to Microsoft Word or Excel, or to Adobe PDF format
Includes streamlined plan setup, new options for simpler business plans, Spanish language support, certification for Windows Vista, and an improved user interface

Editorial Reviews

Product Description:

Everything you need to create a winning plan!

Product Information

With Business Plan Pro 2008, you get a complete businessplanning tool. Business Plan Pro is more than just software that creates a business plan. Business Plan Pro 2008 Version 11 is a complete business planning package that will help you improve and grow your business for years to come! Perfect forexperienced entrepreneurs or individuals who have dreamed about starting a completely new venture. You can't move your business forward without a roadmap for success. Start planning today!

Manage your business better withBusiness Plan Pro 2008!

Business Plan Pro is based on a business plan format recognized by leading banks, lenders, investors, and the Small Business Administration (SBA). Business Plan Pro walks you through the entire planning processand generates a complete, professional and ready to distribute plan with a proven formula for success. With the proprietary EasyPlan Wizard, writing a business plan is easier than ever, making it a snap to get started!

Creating a business planis not just for startups. Take your business to the next level with our easy-to-use, powerful, Plan vs. Actual financial tools. Track your results and manage your business better by comparing your actual numbers to the figures you projected in yourplan. These tools help you better manage your profits, expenses and cash flow.

Includes

Palo Alto Software offers two free books with your purchase of Business Plan Pro 2008to receive free of charge by simply visitingthe Web site or calling the contact number provided within the product box.

The Art of the Start Book, by Guy Kawasaki
The Art of the Start by best-selling author, venture capitalist and entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki. The Time-Tested,Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything, th

Amazon.com: Need a business plan to start or grow your business? Business Plan Pro software is the fastest, easiest way to create a business plan. With prebuilt spreadsheets, SBA-approved document output, and expert guidance at every step, Business Plan Pro enables any business owner or entrepreneur to produce a complete, accurate plan with a minimum of time and expense.

Produce a complete, accurate plan with a minimum of time and expense.

View a demo of Business Plan Pro.

Write your business plan quickly and easily
Business Plan Pro has everything you need to create a plan today, all proven and error free. The software automatically customizes your plan outline to match your business type. Just answer a few simple questions and you're on your way to creating a professional business plan that gets results. The software automatically creates the spreadsheets, charts and graphs that investors are looking for. Business Plan Pro allows you to focus your time on executing your business strategy and growing your business.

Simple or detailed, it's your choice
Business Plan Pro has a "keep it simple" option to get from start to finish in less than 15 steps. No other software offers a faster way to get your business plan done. If you need more, you can expand your plan at any point to provide the financial and strategic details you want, including SWOT analysis, marketing strategy, and web site plan.

Get from start to finish in less than 15 steps.

Includes the most commonly needed data for virtually every industry.

Expert guidance at every step.

Recommended by experts, trusted by entrepreneurs
Business Plan Pro is the most popular business plan software on the market for nearly a decade, outselling all others combined. It is the recommended choice of:

The Wall Street Journal
Entrepreneur Magazine
PC World
Inc.com
PC Magazine
Guy Kawasaki
and other experts

Not only is it the experts' choice, but it has been used by thousands of successful entrepreneurs and business owners.

Get started quickly with 500+ sample business plans
Say goodbye to writer's block. Business Plan Pro comes with over 500 real business plan examples to give you inspiration. You can browse the sample plan library by industry type, view a summary of each plan, or skim plans in a printable format. Find a sample plan that mirrors your business concept, and you can use it as a guide to help you write your own – or even edit it directly in Business Plan Pro.

Market research for over 9,000 industries included
Having trouble finding reliable market research information for your business? Business Plan Pro has you covered. The software includes the most commonly needed data for virtually every industry, so you can compare your projected numbers to industry averages for an accurate business plan. Need to know what others in your industry are spending? What you should spend on marketing? How your initial cost per unit compares? The answers are provided automatically.

Impress your audience using the SBA-preferred document format
Need a professional plan document to get funding or inspire your partners? Business Plan Pro produces a complete, easy-to-read document enlivened with colorful charts, tables, and more – all in the format preferred by banks, venture capitalists, and the Small Business Administration. In addition to the printed document, you can also export your plan to PowerPoint for presentations, to Microsoft Word or Excel, or to Adobe PDF format. You can even upload it to a secure website maintained by Palo Alto Software and share it with your contacts for collaborative review and discussion.

What's new
Business Plan Pro adds new options for simpler business plan outlines, Spanish language support, an updated and even easier-to-use interface, certification for Windows Vista as well as XP and 2000, and much more.

Available in two powerful editions
The Standard Edition of Business Plan Pro has everything you need to create a successful business plan. For advanced features such as integration with custom Excel content, ongoing tracking of your business plan against actual results, and business valuation tools, take a look at the Premier Edition.

All the spreadsheets you need
The software's EasyPlan Wizard guides you through the creation of your business plan with instructions and examples at every step of the way. All the tables you need in a business plan are already linked together, financially and mathematically correct, and surrounded by easy-to-follow instructions and explanations. Just plug in your numbers and let Business Plan Pro do the rest.

Key business plan tables available in Business Plan Pro include:

Balance sheet
Break-even analysis
Cash flow
General assumptions
Inventory detail
Market analysis
Milestones
Past performance
Payables detail

Personal net worth
Personnel
Profit and loss
Ratios
Receivables detail
Sales forecast
Startup requirements
Startup funding

Get the numbers right with an automatic Plan Review feature
After you create a business plan, the software automatically checks your numbers for common planning mistakes and offers tips and suggestions on ways to improve your plan. Present your plan with confidence knowing that you've got the numbers right.

Customer Reviews

Good Product, great support.

by Spam Hater 2008-01-30, 29 people found this review helpful

I have had several versions of Business Plan Pro over the years, and have loved it. The new user interface in Version 11 has made it much easier to keep my business plan upt to date. I especially like that it gives you an estimate on how long each of the steps should take. It makes the whole process less daunting.

I read one of the reviews about the Tech Support at Palo Alto Software, and that made me want to post this message. I have had to call tech support in the past and they have been really good at helping me troubleshoot the issues I have come up with. I had a problem similar to the other poster in an older version, where it looked like nothing was typing into the program, and all my menus were blank. Tech Support help me find that this issue was caused by a high contrast window setting on my PC, and not something in the software. Changing my desktop appearance resolved the issue.

Necessity for Starting Any Business

by N. Britton 2008-05-13, 11 people found this review helpful

This product was recommended to me by someone that started their own business about 5 years ago! It is very easy to use! It allows you to move through and skip around to areas you'd like to work on at specific times.

Couldn't have had better help!

by Lady Entrepreneur 2008-01-17, 18 people found this review helpful

I have used Business Plan Pro in the past, and I am thrilled with the new version. I have had no problems and in fact love the new charting features.
I fell like the UI is improved and the software is a god send to my small business. I don't know what I would do if I had to struggle through business planning on my own!

WinXP Service Pack 3

by Thomas A. Brinzer 2008-09-29, 9 people found this review helpful

If, like me, you buy this software CD from Amazon.com, you may have problems installing it on Windows XP Service Pack 3 (the most recent at this time).

Luckily, as long as you have the product key from the CD, you should be able to download the latest version, which will install on SP3, from Palo Alto's site.

From Palo Alto's website:

"The latest version of Business Plan Pro 11.0 will install and run in Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (SP3).

If you're installing the software from a CD, you may not have the latest version and could encounter a message during the installation that indicates you need Windows XP with Service Pack 2 installed. Downloading the latest installer from our website will resolve that problem."

Great tool for my consulting business

by Pete Whalen 2008-01-30, 13 people found this review helpful

I have used Business Plan Pro for 5 years both for starting my own business and for consulting with clients who are starting businesses. The sample plans are superb - a wide variety and a solid support for anyone who may be intimidated by the process of writing a business plan.

Great jump start for writing your business plan

by Diana De Avila 2010-04-05, 5 people found this review helpful

Having written several different business plans (and having used several different versions of Palo Alto's BP software) I have to say that Business Plan Pro has always been a great way to create business plans on the fly. It offers many different types of templates for different types of businesses. These templates are wonderful starting points for creating business plans. The Standard Edition of Business Plan Pro provides great flexibility for creating simple business plans that don't involve things like Quickbooks or Excel integration. For more complex financial tasks, you may have to spring for the Premier version.

I have recommended this software to friends and would definitely never fail to use it for any future business plans that I may have to create.

I love it. My only caution to the customer is that these templates are great jumping off points and not meant to be taken as-is. Writing a business plan is still a project ... but with the help of the BP software, it's a heck of a lot easier!

Great program for the money!

Huge Time Saver

by Citizen John 2010-01-31, 5 people found this review helpful

Not too long ago, I wrote a 20-page business plan just from scratch. Maybe that was a good exercise but I'll never do it again. It was too time consuming. This software makes the job easy and dramatically reduces the time versus writing from scratch.

The time saved and professionalism in using this software even once will justify the investment. After all, one does not write a business plan without intending to invest money in startup costs.

Another advantage is the completeness of a work product from Business Plan Pro 15th edition. It's doubtful one would independently design a business plan that covers as much ground without this software.

I had always thought writing business plans was tedious and therefore many people simply have it in their heads. It's mush wiser to generate a bone fide business plan, but use a software tool to save an incredible number of hours. The interview process makes the job relatively painless although you still have to make decisions.

Still Needs Work

by M. D. Driscoll 2009-03-12, 4 people found this review helpful

I was using a friends copy of the old version (BPP 2007 Premier). I wanted my own copy and purchased this. I should have bought BPP 2007 Premier for myself. During the upgrade, BPP ignored the sections that are in Premier but not in standard. I ended up adding them myself.

The new version moves some things around, but is functionally the same as the old version. The sample plans are the same. I found printing the plan from the new BPP to be scary. The fonts don't look good and the formatting gets destroyed. Export and fix before showing your plan to anyone.

Overall, I like the program because it really helped me to make a plan. A thousand times better than looking at an outline from the SBA.

Excellent product

by golfer 2010-02-28, 2 people found this review helpful

I read 1 review that said it was not a good product and the final product is lacking. This could not be more false. This is such an impressive business plan that you can use for your own use, for investors, or for sale of your company. This product exceeded my expectations. A must buy.

Business Plan

by Nancy A. Guenther 2009-09-25, 2 people found this review helpful

The ability to write a business plan for most people would be impossible the program guides you through the entire process and it looks great. It takes you step by step through each part of a business plan from beginning to end and guides you on what to put in each segment. I highly recommend this product especially if you just started a small business and would like investors this is the first thing they want to see is a Business Plan.