Well-known software for business proposal writing software is the Business Plan Pro. So far, it is one of the most popular and also useful software to write a business proposal.

The major advantage of using this software comes from the huge libraries of proposals in addition to the number of financial institutes contact.

Business plan pro is priced at $99.95 and is being sold online straight from the development website. A better upgraded version is also being sold in the same website under Business Plan Premiere. The upgraded version contains a couple more features that are extremely beneficial.

Supported OS

This software requires IBM compatible Pentium or better. It will work on Windows 2000 to Windows 7. However, it does not support any Mac OS. The only way for Mac user to use this program is by using a windows emulator.  Hard disk requirement for this software is roughly about 100 MB.

Major Features

Business Plan Pro comes with a revolutionary double checking system. This feature is built in and will review your proposal and ensure that your business proposal is realistic. And whenever you need it, customers of Business Plan Pro have an advantage of getting a business proposal review from professional business writers.

The software features a no hassle charts and graph. This feature supply all the color graph and charts you will need in creating a business proposal. The software will automatically create your charts and graphs based on the number of your financial forecast.

And when you need to do a presentation on your proposal, all you need to do is to use one of the software easy tool to export your business proposal. All you need to do is to export the data into Microsoft Word, Excel, or to Adobe PDF. Additionally, this function also allow user to export to Microsoft Power Point.

The software has more than 500 sample proposal included. Therefore, you will have example on every step of your business proposal. In case when you are not so sure what you should include in your market needs section, you could just click on the examples tab and view a few descriptions of market needs. You will then be able to copy and paste from the example, or you could write your own using the example provided.

This software is authored by a recognized authority on business proposal. An expert on business planner, Tim Berry will give you advices and guides you through steps of creating business proposal. When using Business Plan Pro, it is like having the author next to you guiding what to and how to write your business proposal.

Whenever you purchase a copy of the software, you will receive an e-book edition of The Plan-As-You-Go Business plan. This book describes to new entrepreneur the author’s no nonsense approach to business proposal for both growing and small business.

Additionally, you will also receive a copy of e-book about classic business proposal guide. This book will cover all the basic on how to make a good business proposal starting from what to include in the proposal, where to find information, and simple guide to business proposal.

Pros

The software offer the user the ability to print and publish professional looking charts, graphs, and reports. Additionally, the software has built in formulas so the user does not have to worry about missing number data and making the wrong forecast. Tables are linked so user knows exactly where the data is going.

Business Plan Pro has an address books containing more than 1200 profile of capital firms worldwide. This makes it easier for user to find funding. There is also an option for user to obtain resources for entrepreneur seeking funding backed by the Small Business Administration.

The software has more than 500 sample business proposal included. User could compare and get inspiration from other successful proposal or just edit a sample business proposal and be guaranteed that you are starting on the right path. In addition, there is more than 9000 industry profile included with all the real number data about the industry.

Business Plan Pro uses format that meets the most stringent requirement of SBA, banks, lenders, venture capitalist, and angel investor. The software also provides a step by step expert guidance and simple interface. Detailed explanations and instructions will help user to build a solid proposal.

Using Business Plan Pro, user can easily print just the data they need whether it’s one of the financial tables or charts or even the entire business proposal. This saves a lot of time and improves efficiency when needing a specific part of business proposal printed into hard copy.

Cons

When using Business Plan pro, there is a slight learning curve before the full potential of the software can be unlocked. Additionally, if you are using the basic version, you will not have the feature to import data from Microsoft Excel.

Business Plan Pro does not come with full feature. To get the access to all features, you will need to purchase an upgrade to the premier version.

Since it is really popular software, expect competitor to use the exact same software and therefore market prediction may not be as accurate as a result. Often times, competitor will have the exact same ideas due to using the same software and formulas algorithm when making proposals.

Developer’s Website: www.businessplanpro.com

PS. This post was written in 2011. Since then, the concept of web-based program  greatly changed the software industry and proposal writing software is not an exception. Check my recent post on the best proposal writing software for updated information.