Top 4 Free or Affordable Business Plan Creation Software Tools.
There may never have been a better time to become self employed or start your own business. I mean, it seems like the workplace is broken, that is if you believe the findings of the Gallup Global Engagement survey which shows that just 13% of the global workforce are actually engaged at work. The other 87% are disengaged or actively disengaged from work, meaning they are bored, disinterested, and demotivated. Work does not sound like a great place to be at the moment. The situation is compounded by the fact that even though we are coming out of the global recession – with most economies growing – low pay rises continue and are expected to continue into 2015.
There must be another way. And of course there is. You can do what increasing numbers of the brave and enlightened are doing and that is starting their own business and/or working for themselves. Now, this is of course something not to be taken lightly and if you do decide you want to get out of the corporate rat race and go it alone you’ll need to do proper due dilligence and plan it carefully by developing a business plan.
And one of the most cost effective and efficient ways to advance your small scale business ideas into a concrete business plan is to use one of the free business plan creation, software apps that I have listed below.
1.Poindexter. State of the art business planning software, enabling to you quickly develop powerful forecasts and projection that can be easily modified, manipulated and updated. Free for 1 project with pricing starting at $9.99 a month for professional packages.
2.Enloop. This is a powerful and easy to use business plan creation tool which includes a step by step wizard to help you prepare your plan. There are data tools included to help you develop projections and the system can also generate forecasts and charts. This is free to use, but you can pay anything from $6 to $24 a month if you want advanced features.
3.Freebizplansoftware.com. This free business plan software system comes in 3 forms. There is one for developing business plans, another for marketing plans and another for strategic business development for when you are looking for large investments.
4.Business Plan Pro. This is another business plan software tool which enables you to build investor ready business plans, and create and manage forecasts. It also includes access to expert advice and 500+ sample plans. It has a money back guarantee of 60 days and starts at £11.00 a month in the uk and $11 a month in the US.
5.Plan Write. This is a one-time purchase,business plan software tool costing $129.95. It’s a comprehensive tool with a library of sample business plans, a business plan wizard, step by step instructions, lots of examples, quick books interface and much more. It’s feature rich.
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