BizPlan Builder 8 for Windows and Mac
Everything you need to launch a winning business intoday's climate!
Build a plan you can take to the bank.With the release of version 8.1, Jian has made planning much easier, and expandedyour planning options to 5 master plans, fully flexible editing capability, withplan elements you can drag/drop, mix and match from any of the plans.
The ultimate business planning tool BizPlanBuilder helps you build a solidfoundation for your business, with an intuitive, well-thought-out plan thatincorporates the 10 secrets of building a successful business; gives you 3levels of financial models to establish feasibility; and dozens of tools tomanage and support your continuing success.Nothing is more important to building a profitable business than a thoroughbusiness plan. BizPlanBuilder helps you process your ideas and choreograph everymove, with an intuitive, seasoned and artfully designed system incorporatingmany years of experience in almost every industry with countless customers andfinancial backers.
- Organize your ideas, focus your team
- Prove to investors that you have a real business
- Cover all the bases from market size, demographics, financing...
- Forecast your costs, profits, cashflow...
- Calculate your 'deal' and ROI
If you have an older version of BizPlanBulder (or any other business plansoftware), and you want to write a the best plan possible for today's market,then yes it would be worth it to upgrade to BizPlanBuilder 2003 (v8.1).The word "jian" (jee'-on) has its rootsin the martial arts and means "the master of every art". For more than14 years, JIAN has provided tools to help smart business people everywhere buildtheir businesses and get essential projects completed -- in a fraction of thetime it would take to start from scratch.
BizPlanBuilder includes a new, easy-to-use system,and five different types of plans you can shape to the specific needs of yourbusiness, including:
- Concept Plan - explore the merits of an idea
- Service Plan - sole-proprietor/service
- Retail Plan - storefront or home
- Product Plan - new invention
- Internet Plan - web business
NEW: DRAG & DROP customization letsyou take sections from any plan type and build a custom plan for your business.NEW: Edit/add text anywhere.NEW: Fully formattable in Word/Excel/Office.NEW: Turn Expert Comments On/Off with aclickNEW: Easily tab from variable to variable toquickly fill in the blanks.NEW: Three levels of financial models. Covereverything you need to include as you finance your business. (You can also usethem as a cash forecasting/management system.)
A quick look at your financial picture
NEW:Cover letter templates to: Investors,Lenders, FriendsNEW: How to prep & present your plan
The experts at JIAN have taken the best of hundredsof business plans and incorporated them into models you can use. Proven time andagain like no other.With over 700,000 customers and hundreds of millions raised through venturecapitalists, investors, banks, the SBA and corporate management, BizPlanBuilderis the proven tool for developing your business concept and presenting it topeople who can back you.
- Start a business from a raw idea
- Launch a new product or service
- Evaluate a business for purchase
- Pull a business out of bankruptcy
- Secure bank/SBA loans, and lines of credit
- Support private stock offerings
- Attract angel/venture capital funding
- Successfully merge or sell your company.
Straight-Forward Financial ToolsThe financial models are already built and tested, so you don't have to be aspreadsheet or financial expert. (If you are, you can customize everything inExcel.) Just enter your sales, expense, growth and other assumptions andvariables... It automatically calculates totals, percentages and ratios to showat a glance how much money you'll need, when you'll need it, and how soon you'llmake a profit. See "what-if" when you change scenarios. (Exclusive onepage 'Sensitivity Analysis' shows best and worst cases.) It's easy toupdate-if you change a number, all spreadsheets automatically recalculate.Automatic Assembly & Complete CustomizationOnce you've completed the selected sections, BizPlanBuilder can automaticallyassemble your plan, ready for review and final printing. The unique JIAN processassures that you'll be prepared -- ready to face even the toughest audiences andable to answer every question.Hundreds of sample plans are already integrated for you.You may be tempted by programs offering databases of faceless places to sendyour plan (very risky!), silly fonts and graphics (do not appeal to intelligentpeople), or sample plans written by people with little or no business orfinancing knowledge (QA?) Think of BizPlanBuilder as a carefully compiledcollection of sample plans providing you the very examples of what to say. Onlywe make sure it all makes sense and that you can rely on it. When the smokeclears and the dust settles, who you are, and what you say and show in yourbusiness plan are what really count.
Complete. Focused. Clear. Concise. Professional.Believable. Realistic. Achievable.These are the responses countless customers have told Jian that theyve heardfrom bankers, investors, prospective partners and senior management, when theypresented their plans created using BizPlanBuilder.
New & Revised Financial ModelsMarket PotentialIt's important to demonstrate clearly the magnitude of your opportunity. The new"Comprehensive" model let's input the entire universe of potentialcustomers for 3 categories, then you project your market share. Building onthat, you estimate the % of customers who will buy at a given price...believable numbers add up and compound into a potentially greater business sizethan some might otherwise imagine--the key is that you can explain and justifyyour numbers.
ValuationThis is a big part of any financial model and we use several methods totriangulate a respectable valuation for your business as well as provide acredible explanation that you can use.
- Harvard Model
- 1st Chicago Method
- Discounted Future Cashflow
Given a certain amount of investment, how many shares would your investor(s)get? What % of the company would they own? (We included a calculation to helpyou see that you will still become wildly wealthy even when your investor(s) getrich too!) What might round 2 and 3 look like. If you went public, what doesthat look like? Also, included (a la carte) is a separate spreadsheet that helpsyou calculate your return/profit if you were to sell you business.
Print WizardsNow we've enabled you more printing flexibility with simple buttons for printinga variety of scenarios with just one click.
Other AdditionsNew Financial Models Basic Financial Statements Intermediate Financial ModelComprehensive Financial Model: for New or Ongoing Businesses
New Pre-Planning Tools
- Business Assessment Questions
- Executive Team Bio Template
- Personal Assessment Questions
- Personal Mission Statement
- Vision Statement
Writing About Your Business
- New Plan Presentation Tools
- Cover Letters to Your:
- - Banker (for Loan/Line of Credit)
- - Leasing Agent
- - Angel Investor
- Venture Capitalist
- Non-Disclosure Agreements for:
- Banker
- Leasing Agent
- Investment Banker
- Business Plan Distribution
- Deal Summary
- Elevator Pitch
- Email Introduction
- Service Business Start-Up Cash Requirements
New Resource Materials
- Believable Projections
- Business Topics of Interest w/Internet Links
- Developing Your Management Team
- Things to Think About
- What Investors Look For
Supporting Documents
- Articles of Incorporation
- Core Values & Core Practices
- Executive Summary Template
- Executive Team Responsibilities
- General Partnership Agreement
- Investor Tracking
- Personal Financial Statement
- Press Release--Announcement
- Stock Options Tracking
Tools to Manage Your Business
- Application for Business Credit
- Business Start-Up Checklist
- Commercial Lease
- Due Diligence Checklist
- Independent Contractor Agreement
- Investor Game Plan
- Invitation to Board of Advisors
- Invitation to Board of Directors
- Management Notebook
- Lehman Formula Calculator
- Lehman Formula (Finder's Fee) Agreement
- Private Offering Disclaimer
- Proceeds of Sale of Business
- Service Feedback Survey
- Service Invoice Log
- Services List
- Space Requirements Planning
- Trademark Instructions
- Trademark Overview
- Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, NT, XP, Vista
- IBM-compatible PCs with Pentium processor or better, 166MHz or faster
- 32 MB of RAM (64MB or more recommended)
- 24MB Hard Disk space
- 4X CD-ROM drive or faster
- Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
- 24-bit/true color display recommended
- Requires a word-processing software and spreadsheet software (Microsoft Office, Word or Excel AppleWorks 5+, ClarisWorks 4+ WordPerfect, AmiPro, WriteNow Lotus 1-2-3, Quattro Pro, file formats: .doc, .xls, .cwk, .rtf)
- System 8, 9, or X
- G3 (350 MHz) or better processor
- 32 MB of RAM or more
- 10 MB free Hard Disk space
- 4X CD-ROM drive or faster
- Mouse and Printer for printing
- Requires a word processing software and spreadsheet software (Microsoft Office, Word or Excel AppleWorks 5+, ClarisWorks 4+ WordPerfect, AmiPro, WriteNow Lotus 1-2-3, Quattro Pro, file formats: .doc, .xls, .cwk, .rtf)
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