Business Planning Advice

To complement the Business Plan Guide, we offer access via our main PlanWare site to a range of white papers, on-line planning tools and planning software.

Freeware Business Planner

	Free-Plan - 150-page Business Plan Guide & Template
	Requires: Word + Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP Price: Free
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White Papers

For further advice on specific business planning matters, refer to the following white papers at PlanWare:

• Getting New Business Ideas
• Devising Venture Strategies
• Developing a Strategic Plan
• Writing a Business Plan
• Insights into Business Planning
• Preparing Financial Projections
• Making Cashflow Forecasts
• Managing Working Capital

On-line Tools

PlanWare contains several free on-line business planning tools including the following:

1. On-Line Financial Planner
2. On-Line Strategic Planner
3. On-Line Business Forum
4. On-Line Surveys & Results
5. On-Line Business Plan Advice

Planning Software

Finally, PlanWare offers an extensive range of software tools to assist the preparation of business, strategic, marketing and financial plans for businesses of all sizes and types. These can contribute substantial "know-how" to planners and, by speeding up the planning process, save time and money. These packages are available as freeware, trial versions and commercial software.

1. Exl-Plan for preparing fully-integrated financial projections for business plans, raising finance etc.
2. Business Planner for writing a complete business plan.
3. Expert Business Planner for writing a business plan and evaluating a business proposal.
4. Marketing Planner for preparing a detailed marketing plan.
5. Quick Insight for assessing business proposals and ideas.
6. Business Insight for evaluating business strategies and marketing plans.
7. Cashflow Plan for preparing regularly-updated, monthly cashflow projections.
8. Free-Plan, a 150-page business plan guide and template (Word-based).
9. Business Plan eGuides, a downloadable compilation of white papers.

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