Every entrepreneur needs a business plan.
It doesn’t matter if you’re Mr methodical or a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants kind of person – it’s an absolute must.
You’ll be laughed out of the bank if you don’t have one, and you won’t truly know whether your business idea will work until you’ve done some market research.
It’s tricky to know where to start though. There’s so much to consider that working out how to create a business plan can be a bit of a headache.
Be thankful then for Business Plan Pro, the bestselling business plan software for eight years straight.
BPlans, which provides free business plans to aspiring business owners, is offering a 10% discount on its latest business plan software. Business Plan Pro UK 11.0 is available for £70.16.
If you buy Marketing Plan Pro, which is powered by Duct Tape Marketing, then you can make a saving of £57.01, with the package coming in at £69.99. And you can upgrade to Business Plan Pro Premier for only £49.
Business Plan Pro aims to give you a framework for researching the market and planning your strategy through the following benefits:
- 500+ sample business plans
- Use multiple formats to save your startup business plan, such as Word, Excel, PDFs or PowerPoint
- Save thousands on consultant fees; this software shows you how to do a business plan, negating the need for hiring an expensive professional
- Comes with useful free business books, such as Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan, written by Tim Berry, the small business expert who created the software, and Guy Kawasaki's Art of the Start books, a one-year subscription to Inc. magazine, research data for thousands of industries and localities, a free company logo from HP Logoworks, special discounts on incorporation services, and more
- Models the differentials between sales and cash flow, the flow from sales to accounts receivable to cash, collection days, etc. Integrates and updates everything seamlessly, saving you hundreds of hours
