Notable features in Business Plan Pro

Now in its eleventh major version, Business Plan Pro has the right mix of time-saving features and easy-to-use design to meet your needs.

Step-by-step guidance

Creating a plan is easy in Business Plan Pro. Our proprietary EasyPlan Wizard® simplifies the business planning process:

  • Guides you through the plan
  • Asks you questions about your business needs
  • Automatically customises your plan
  • Creates a plan which meets your needs
  • Provides resources at every step

Forecast your expenses, sales, and growth

Forecast Expenses, Sales and Growth

Create a foundation for your cash flow projections with our start-up wizard. Business Plan Pro then guides you through completing the forecasts that form the basis for an accurate cash flow and balance sheet. Our break-even analysis tool helps you:

  • Understand your break-even point
  • Make realistic projections
  • Determine your date of profitability

In addition to this our Forecaster tool helps you:

  • Add data to the income and expense tables.
  • Quickly forecast your sales and expenses

Industry and market research tools

Show your investors, partners and others who read your business plan the details of your specific target market using the built-in market and industry research tools. From wizards and charts to research and tables, Business Plan Pro can make you look like a pro in any industry.

Print and publish your business plan

Exporting your business plan

You can conveniently distribute your plan by exporting your final plan to:

  • Microsoft® Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Adobe® PDF
  • Upload your plan to a secure password-protected website

See an example of a finished business plan document

Get funding with your business plan

Business Planning Resources

Business Plan Pro has everything you need to create a custom business plan so you can get the money needed to execute on your idea. Funding resources include:

  • Venture capitalists database in the UK
  • Funding information and advice
  • Lending tools
  • A guide to financing with friends and family

The Premier Edition of the software adds:

  • A business valuation worksheet
  • An investment offering table
  • Additional funding tools

Get great ideas with sample business plans

Are you looking for a good sample business plan to help you get started? The 500-plus sample plans which come with Business Plan Pro cover a wide range of industries, ensuring that you will find a suitable plan for your needs.

Business Plan Pro 2007Use the Sample Plan Browser to easily find a sample plan which matches your business. You can use these plans to see how other people approached similar businesses, or you can edit the sample plan within the software.

New features in Business Plan Pro

Business Plan Pro is now in its eleventh generation of development. Here is a quick look at what's new in the current release:

Manage your business better with Business Plan Pro Premier

Business Plan Pro Premier

Take your business to the next level with our easy-to-use, powerful, plan vs. actual financial tools in the Business Plan Pro Premier Edition. Implementation depends on tracking and following up, and that's where plan vs. actual analysis is critical. You can't track results and follow up with management unless you know how your actual numbers compare to the figures you projected in your plan. Now you can track business performance by monitoring the variance between the financial plan and how your company actually performed.

See all Business Plan Pro Premier features