BizPlan Builder 8.0 Interactive

by JIAN

Product Features

• Brand new in factory sealed retail jewel case. Fast shipping.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005KJJ2
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 22, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,564 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #12 in Software > Business & Office > Presentation > Marketing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Manufacturer Description

BizPlan Builder V8 is the quick, easy way to bring your business vision to life, leading you step-by-step through the process of building a comprehensive business plan. Now, in just a weekend or a few evenings, you can create your initial business plan and get a clear view of where you're headed. Fine-tune your plan and you're ready to make an impressive presentation to your banker and potential investors.

BizPlan Builder includes master plans for product, service, retail, and e-commerce ventures. Work with the exact documents relevant to your situation, and get helpful suggestions for other aspects of your busines you may not have considered.

Whether you're asking relatives for a loan or going after venture capital, BizPlan Builder gives you everything you need to impress even the most skeptical of audiences.

Product Description

Planning on starting your own business or know someone who is? This program teaches you how to build a solid foundation for any business, new or old with an intuitive, well-thought-out plan that incorporates the 10 secrets of building a successful business!

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Novice - user from Phoenix, May 20, 2002

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"[e-mail]" (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: BizPlan Builder 8.0 Interactive (CD-ROM)

I am suspicious of most of the 8 users who wrote the reviews. I bought this product and it is not user friendly. It seems to be WORD, with categories for a business plan and types of business plans and a book on writing business plans. I am planning on returning it ASAP. When I looked at the written recommendations that were part of my decision to purchase this item, they are all written on one date and seem to be from one person! All of them with similar titles, ie, "software user from "city" and thecomments are all great. I think this might have been a promotion- GASP! Only one author of a review sounds like a real person and he rated it low. I too feel burned and will return this software and try another approach.

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What a lousy software!, October 29, 2001

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"organizationalchange" (Canandaigua, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: BizPlan Builder 8.0 Interactive (CD-ROM)

Bought it. Tried it. Absolutely hated it. I have purchased and used many packages from CAD to photo manipulation. This is one of the most difficult to use.

I had a unique hang up in the software so I called their tech support. No call back. So I searched the website (most user unfriendly). Downloaded and installed a patch. No go. To make a long story short, I had three calls without answer and I am returning the package to the company. The best thing about the software is that they back it up with a money back guarantee for 60 days. If you buy it, you may need it!

Poor software. Terrible support. The box has a tag line "From vision to plan in a weekend." Not in this lifetime.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Somebody's Stuffing The Ballet Box, June 28, 2002

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Dave (West Orange, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: BizPlan Builder 8.0 Interactive (CD-ROM)

The last reviewer was correct in saying there's something fishy about the other reviews, especially those written by Burke Franklin. He gives all the products from JIAN 5 stars. Could it be because they published his book? (See "Business Blackbelt," by, you guessed it, Burke Franklin) As far as BizPlan 8 is concerned, it's okay if you happen to have a business that resembles their sample plans, but if you have a unique product or service, it's only marginally beneficial.