Palo Alto Business Plan Pro 2006

List Price: $99.99

Features:

• Browse over 500 different Sample Business Plans accepted by banks, the SBA, angel investors, and venture capitalists all around the world
• Design your own loan documents, summary memo, product descriptions, marketing plans and more
• Advanced collaboration tools -- assign portions of the plan to team members and then combine it all into a complete plan
• Print out sales forecasts and all kinds of what-if scenarios to present to possible investors -- have every possibility covered
• New Wizard-driven Financials that can be exported to Microsoft Word and Excel, PowerPoint, or to Adobe PDF documents

Customer Reviews:

Palo Alto Business Plan Pro 2006-Great Software Package [Posted on 2006-03-09]
Began the process of developing my business plan. Business Plan Pro 2006 is user friendly and extremely in depth in regards to developing a sound business plan. Good Product.

Samples are old and not useful [Posted on 2006-03-16]
I think this product is way over rated <

If anyone knows of a good business plan that has a lot of marketing information and asks great questions etc...

and up to date samples of business plans with details about strategy and marketing etc...please inform me < Thanks <

Great tool for a new business owner! [Posted on 2006-04-25]
As a new business owner I found the Business Plan Pro the perfect tool to get started. It is extremely thorough and contained invaluable information, including a detailed expense check list that has helped me forcast and budget for every situation. For those of us who studied political science instead of business in college, Business Plan Pro's simple step-by-step process is truly appreciated. I would recommend this program to any new business owner, especially those who are going out on their own for the first time.

Not bad, but no substitute for experience [Posted on 2006-05-09]
I was trying to save a little time by using this software and I was a little disappointed. The sample business plans leave much to be desired. Still, its gives many examples of different types of businesses, which is ok if you are going into a business that is common (i.e. a retail store or food service). Just don't think you can create a business plan in a few hours that will attract investors.

Good luck!

It saves on typing and has examples.  [Posted on 2007-02-28]
If you don't mind a lot more typing go to the SBA site and take the course on business plan writing. This system is not flexible enough and can be a hindrance when you are "inventing" your business.

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