Business Plan Pro 11 Standard

For the new business owner, the hassles of trying to sort out the logistics of a new venture are troublesome enough without the added stress of an unorganized, unprofessional business plan for investors and staff.

The Standard edition of the Business Plan Pro software takes the edge of that stress, giving you access to hundreds of ready-made templates and professional examples which are extremely strong visually, making financial forecasts, expenses, sales and cash flow (those tricky details) interpretable, and are capable of holding large amounts of data.

Software.com Labs were particularly impressed with how intuitive the business planning software was, after outlaying your initial needs (the in-built market research will help you establish these) the EasyPlan Wizard almost works by itself, bringing you along with it through detailed step-by-step instructions.

It seems that Palo Alto have realized that most new business owners, whilst often new to the business planning world, still desire some form of control and personalization in a business plan. The efficient set of tools provided in the Standard edition of Business Plan Pro give you a good level of customization, giving you a range of spreadsheets and numerous methods of visualizing your data.

Though not packed with the features and power of the Premier edition, for basic business planning that is stress free and professional, Business Plan Pro Standard is a cut above its competition.

Business Plan Pro Standard: What We Liked

There are many benefits to using the Standard edition of Business Plan Standard Pro compared to the bulk of similar software on the market:

• Efficiency - With a streamlined user interface and instructions that get you straight to the point, you will waste no time or money planning the complicated details of your business proposal. The Standard edition Business Plan Pro asks you what you need to show, and leads you through to completion. Usability, for us, is the undisputed highlight of the Business Plan Pro 11.0 Standard software.
• Customizable - The freedom of Business Plan Pro Standard edition compares well to the Premier software. You can follow the step-by-step template instructions to completion, shift them slightly, or use your own graphics, logos, photos, and even fonts and layouts to make it your own. Software.com Labs even had fun defining what the business will sell, who its customers are, reasonable sales forecasts and other gritty details with these options.
• Add-ons - Built-in market research that gives you the information used by the professionals, accessible eBooks on successful business planning, legal plans, and industry profiles among other extras made for an impressive set of bonuses in the Standard edition.

Business Plan Pro Standard: What We Didn't Like

• Without the features of the Premier edition of Business Plan Pro, the complexity of your visualizations and the movement of information importing and exporting to and from the software is limited.
• Print-outs of the plans were often a bit shaky. We recommend you reveal you plan online or from file before printing it off.
• No tool for business valuation or visualizing cash planning.

Palo Alto 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

Business Plan Pro Premier software by Palo Alto has been recommended by critics all over the world, from the Wall Street Journal, to PCWorld and Accounting Today.

Palo Alto is headquartered in the Oregon area, U.S.

  

Retaining its throne as the top-seller in the business planning software market for eight years straight, and currently being used by over 1 0000 000 business owners and entrepreneurs worldwide, there is no doubting the credentials of the Business Plan Pro software.

With advocates from a variety of industries, the latest Standard edition of the Business Plan Pro software caters to the essential needs of an entrepreneur or new business owner looking for investment, organizing finances, or establishing company aims. The path to a professional business plan proposal is covered by step-by-step instructions through hundreds of professional templates.

Business Plan Pro 11.0 Standard features:

The latest Business Plan Pro Standard software has been rebuilt for the new year, and is geared towards generating business plans that are as professional as they are simple, focusing on the key information both you and your investors will want to see and understand. The improvements to this year's version are concentrated on usability, making your business planning quicker and easier.

Efficiency

• Over 500 templates to get you started, step-by-step instructions that work intuitively to establish your needs and execute a plan accordingly.
• One-click chart customization.
• Each page is collated automatically into.
• Easier progress tracking.
• Improved error checking.

Usability

• Specific tools to guide you through forecasting expenses, sales and growth to see when you will break even or start making money.
• Streamlined user interface - all the unnecessary tabs and extras from previous versions have been cut for easier navigation.
• Support for plans in Spanish
• One-click management dashboard - all your key information laid out in a single window.

Customization

• Follow the pre-made templates, which automatically visualize your data into the format preferred by banks, investors and the Small Business Administration.
• Alternatively import your own graphics, fonts and logos for a personal touch.
• Export your business plan to Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, an Adobe PDF document, or a password-protected website for diverse distribution.

Research

• Built in market-research giving you access to the information used by the professionals when creating selling targets, sales forecasts and business growth.
• Legal plans and industry profiles to keep you ahead of your competitors.
• Bonus business planning eBooks on successful business planning for extra assistance.