Business Plan Writer (Older version)

Complete Business Planning Software



Successful business planning requires more than an innovative idea. It requires tools you can trust!  The entire process has just become a whole lot easier with Business Plan Writer Deluxe 8.0. It combines powerful new features with proven techniques to cast your vision in terms that bankers and prospective investors understand and expect. By answering a series of questions in an "interview format," you'll be able to express your ideas cohesively and concisely — and win the praise and support of your readers.

Build a plan that gets you noticed!

• Build a plan that inspires confidence.
• Include illustrations from the highest quality business graphics library.
• The promise of your business' success comes alive in 3D charts and graphs.
• Get funded by selling your dream more effectively.
  

	Set-up Your Business: Answer questions about your business by going through a simple interview. Then let the Plan Wizard customize your plan to your distinct needs. Describe your management team, your product or service and your marketing plan with help every step of the way. Choose from professionally written text examples that can often be used without modification.
	Run the numbers: Get the resources you need and meaningful data you can include in your plan. Choose one of 15,000+ industry profiles with important information on the financial results of businesses in your industry. Or tap into hundreds of included sample business plans. Enter basic financial data, and let Business Plan Writer Deluxe automatically generate your balance sheet, P&L, statement of cash flows, sales forecast and more.
	Publish Your Plan: Print your business or marketing plan with available illustrations from our business graphics library. Add a color cover with your company logo. Post your plan to the Web with our easy-to-use web page creation feature or export relevant data and charts to Microsoft PowerPoint and milestones to Microsoft Project. Even output to PDF format!

Easy to Use

• Step-by-Step Interview
• Video Help – Expert Advice in Every Section
• Audio Help
• Integrated Marketing Plan Features

World Class Resources

• 250+ Real Plans from Virtually Every Industry
• 400+ Marketing Campaign Case Studies
• Access to One of 15,000+ Industry Profiles
• Resource Center – Information and Forms
• Venture Capital Database
• Directory of Business Planning Consultants

Automatic Financials

• Calculates Sales Forecasts, Working Capital Requirements, Loans and Payments, Ratios and More
• Dynamic Tables Update Automatically
• 2D and 3D color charts
• PlanAudit Feature Finds Mistakes Before Investors Do

Unparalleled Flexibility

• Import Financial Data from QuickBooks Pro*
• Export to Microsoft® Word and Excel
• Use Milestones in Microsoft Project
• Automatically Add Data to PowerPoint Presentations
• Create PDF Files
• Multi-User Plan Collaboration**

Create a Plan that Gets Noticed!

• Format Investors and Bankers Expect to See
• Professional Layout
• 10,000+ Graphics for Illustrated Plans
• Available Hard-bound Business Plans†

Order Business PlanWriter Deluxe Edition today and you'll get Kiplinger's Business Attorney Software and the Guidebook to Better Business Planning. A valuable addition to this software collection!  And it’s yours absolutely FREE!


Kiplinger's Business Attorney software

75+ professionally drafted legal documents††, including:

• Articles of Incorporation
• Bylaws
• Checklist for Buying a Business
• Distribution Agreement
• Employee Non-Compete Agreement
• Partnership Agreement
• and Many More!

Guidebook to Better Business Planning

Includes the new book by author and entrepreneur Kent Ochel, unlocking the secrets of successful business planning.

• Hundreds of real business plans
• 400+ case studies for virtually every kind of business.

• Windows 98, 2000, Me, XP or Vista