Business Plan Pro Premier

Editor's Review

A professional business plan can be the difference between bagging that investor and launching your business, or looking completely unorganized. It can be the difference between a cohesive and focused team, and an unproductive office where goals are unclear and rarely met.

With these stakes in mind, Business Plan Pro's newest Premier edition software makes developing a clear, in-depth and attractive business plan easier, and, we found, even enjoyable.

Obviously the first thing a potential investor for your business will want to see is a clear, organized statement of intent, confidence that you have both the resources and the focus to put their investment to good use.

Software.Com Labs found the range of tools provided in the Premier edition of Business Plan Pro puts the right sources at your disposal to find key information to impress: built-in market research, visual representation of financial details (current ins and outs, impact of potential changes), and over 500 professional templates in which to lay out your work.

We found Business Plan Pro Premier software to be both visually impressive and data-dense, the right combination to keep you in step with the professional market.

You won't just save money using the Premier edition of Business Plan Pro to produce a professional business plan rather than a consultant, you'll save time. In big business and particularly new, small business, time is one of your most valuable resources and whether you just want to be shown how to make your business plan, or you want to import a custom plan from Excel or Word, Business Plan Pro's Premier edition is indeed the premier option.

Business Plan Pro Premier: What We Liked

The benefits of using the Premier edition of Business Plan Pro compared to either the bulk of similar software on the market or a consultant are huge.

Costs - a business planning consultant would charge far beyond the small outlay for Business Plan Pro Premier. One session would indefinitely turn into two, or five, and the outcome would be a generic business plan created on the consultant's terms.

Customizable - We particularly enjoyed the freedom of Business Plan Pro Premier. You are at complete liberty to follow the step-by-step template instructions to completion, shift them slightly, or import your own layouts from word or excel and use Business Plan Pro to jazz them up.

Unique tools set Business Plan Pro Premier software apart from the competition: Cash Pilot for visualization and prediction of all your cash concerns including business evaluation, multi-year planning, and built-in eBooks for more advice.

Business Plan Pro Premier: What We Didn't Like

Although the Premier edition of Business Plan Pro software has been leading the market nearly a decade, no program is infallible.

There have been some complaints that the model plans are too basic, though users are able to create fully customizable versions to suit their needs.

Palo Alto Software Support

Palo Alto provide a direct phone line for technical support and customer care. They also offer online support via email contact, FAQs, blog and user forum.

About Palo Alto Software

Palo Alto Software is the worldwide leader in business plan software and marketing plan software. The company was founded in 1983 by Tim Berry, a business planning expert, Stanford MBA, and co-founder of Borland International with a long history of technology sector leadership in the Silicon Valley. Despite the company's name, Palo Alto Software is now headquartered in Eugene, Oregon, with international offices in London and Ireland.

Business Plan Pro software by Palo Alto has been recommended by critics all over the world, from the Wall Street Journal and Entrepreneur Magazine to PCWorld and Accounting Today. Palo Alto is headquartered in Oregon, USA.