How to Write a Business Plan in a Few Hours
Part 7: Business Plan Software
"There are more fools among buyers than among sellers." ~ French proverb
 Buyer, beware. Rather than face a case of shopper's remorse, tread carefully in selecting pricey software that promises to solve all your business planning goals and needs.
Below is a list of online resources touting business plan software. Each website makes it easy to pay and download their plans.
Many parlay so-called free offers into upgrades that involve purchasing software to formulate business plans for specific businesses—from auto detailing services to cake decorating.
Palo Alto Software has 500+ versions of its Business Plan Pro—from setting up restaurants to cleaning businesses. Free templates are parlayed into spiffed up software packages from @ $99.95 on up. SBA-endorsed.
Business Resource Software, Inc. (BRS) is a leader in providing business plans software for startups to conglomerates such as IBM and educational institutions like Harvard University. Prices begin at $49.95 for startups. Newsweek magazine calls this company's PlanWrite 2009 release, "our top choice."
www.businessplans.org BRS also sponsors business plan writing competitions called Moot Corp® Competition at the University of Texas in Austin. Judges are venture capitalists. This website showcases award-winning samples worth learning from. It has insightful articles from business experts on this subject.
[Internet Nugget: BRS founded PRWeb in 1997 to help small businesses disseminate press releases. PR Web was acquired by Vocus in 2006, which pioneered SEO (Search Engine Optimization) marketing visibility for search engines such as Google and Yahoo.]
PC magazine's top pick is Jian's BizPlanBuilder®, the first business plan software hitting the market in 1989. It's still garnering rave reviews, including endorsements from Entrepreneur magazine and Hewlett Packard. $129.95.
www.smallbusinesspoint.com/sampleplans.aspx As advertised, Small Business Point caters to modest enterprises. Their business plans start @ $9.99.
www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/index.html The SBA (Small Business Administration) has an excellent free online tutorial. SBA's definition for small businesses are enterprises grossing $5 million and under annually.
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