Palo Alto Business Plan Pro Premier 2007 [OLD VERSION] by Palo Alto Software, Inc.

Description

Design your own loan documents, summary memo, product descriptions, marketing plans and more
Create your own Investment Analysis Table, and calculate valuation based on sales or earnings and calculate IRR and NPV
Plan & track investment amounts, ownership, shares, share prices, and stock dilution — important information for any prospective investors
Print out sales forecasts and all kinds of what-if scenarios to present to possible investors — have every possibility covered
Advanced collaboration tools — assign portions of the plan to team members and then combine it all into a complete plan

Platforms

Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP

Product Features

• Design your own loan documents, summary memo, product descriptions, marketing plans and more
• Create your own Investment Analysis Table, and calculate valuation based on sales or earnings and calculate IRR and NPV
• Plan & track investment amounts, ownership, shares, share prices, and stock dilution — important information for any prospective investors
• Print out sales forecasts and all kinds of what-if scenarios to present to possible investors — have every possibility covered
• Advanced collaboration tools — assign portions of the plan to team members and then combine it all into a complete plan

Editorial Review

With Palo Alto Business Plan Pro Premiere 2007, you get the newest, most complete business planning tool available all in one package. Business Plan Pro Premiere is more than just software that creates a business plan. It is a complete business planning package that will help you improve and grow your business for years to come.

View the Business Plan Pro 2007 demo.

Create forecasts visually with a “drag and drop” graphic forecaster. The Graphic Forecaster is a simple and powerful tool to streamline the forecasting process. View larger.

Create a PowerPoint presentation quickly and easily. Export charts, financials, and text directly to PowerPoint. View larger.

You can't get stuck with the automatic row-by-row help system. It provides advice, information, and answers for every step of every spreadsheet. View larger.

Visual cash planning with Cash Pilot allows you to create what-if scenarios by testing the key variables that affect your cash flow. View larger.

Impress sophisticated investors with an investment analysis and valuation. Calculate valuation based on sales or earnings and calculate IRR and NPV. View larger.

The Business Plan from Start to Finish
Business Plan Pro Premiere 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 process and generates a complete, professional and ready to distribute plan with a proven formula for success. With the program's proprietary EasyPlan Wizard, writing a business plan is easier than ever, making it a snap to get started.

But creating a business plan is not just for startups. You can take your business to the next level with easy-to-use, powerful, “Plan vs. Actual” financial tools. You can also track your results and manage your business better by comparing your actual numbers to the figures you projected in your plan. These tools help you better manage your profits, expenses and cash flow.

With Business Plan Pro Premiere you get the newest, most complete business planning tool available all in one package. An EasyPlan Wizard asks you simple questions, then determines the next steps based on your unique answers. Not only does Business Plan Pro Premiere walk you through the entire planning process with instructions throughout, but you also have access to detailed examples from over 500 sample business plans from hundreds of different industries. Whether you are planning a new business or simply revising your business strategy, the step-by-step guides and resources will make the planning process simple and easy.

Every page you create is automatically organized and collated to produce a bulletproof business plan, in the preferred format of banks, investors and the SBA that gets results. You can customize your plan by easily importing your own graphics, logos, photos, and even fonts and layouts. Once you're done, it's easy to distribute your plan by exporting to Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint, or Adobe PDF. You can even upload your completed business plan to a secure password-protected web site.

500 Sample Business Plans and 9,000 Industry Profiles
You never have to worry about writer's block with Business Plan Pro Premiere. With an extensive library of over 500 sample plans, you can select the plan that mirrors your general business concept, and use it as a guide to help you write your own. These plans can be viewed from our Sample Plan Browser as an example while you write your plan, or can be edited directly using Business Plan Pro Premiere. You can sort the plans by industry type, view a summary paragraph of the plan, and skim the plan in a printable format.

The program also includes market research on virtually every industry so you can match your numbers to industry averages for an accurate business plan. This comprehensive collection of data is based on your Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC code) and the information is integrated automatically into your plan. Need to know what others in your industry are spending? What you should spend on marketing? What is your initial cost per unit? It's all just a click away.

Advanced Premier Features
If you already have financial data in Microsoft Excel, you can easily import it directly into Business Plan Pro Premier and link it to your forecast. You can name, format and include these tables as part of your plan, or use them behind the scenes for advanced financial analysis. The Premier Edition will help you impress sophisticated investors with advanced investment analysis and valuation. You can both calculate valuation based on sales or earnings and calculate the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Net Present Value (NPV).

Planning your cash flow is not intuitive, yet it is one of the most important aspects of managing a business. By creating what-if scenarios, you can test the key variables that affect your cash flow. And Cash Pilot is a graphical tool which provides a visual representation to help you better manage three key components in your balance sheet that affect your cash flow — accounts receivable, accounts payable, and inventory / stock management.

Are you meeting your goals and keeping expenses under control? Successful entrepreneurs don't just plan, they follow through and then track how well their actual business results match their original plan. The Premier Edition includes an additional tracking tool in the “Profit and Loss” table for “Plan vs. Actual” comparison. This functionality lets you quantify the areas where you are succeeding, and identify parts of the business that may need more attention. Watching these issues closely can help you correct your course as you go.

The Business Plan Pro Premier features many advanced financial forecasting options. For instance, you can divide your expenses and payroll into functional categories such as General and Administrative, Production, Marketing, etc.; forecast personnel salaries in more detail; and forecast two years in a monthly format. In addition, you can add an unlimited number of custom spreadsheets or import directly from Microsoft Excel. You can also print your numbers in a quarterly view, making this the must-have program for any entrepreneur.