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BizPlanBuilder Reviews

Showing all 11 reviews
Overall
4.9
Ease of Use
4.8
Customer Service
4.6

About BizPlanBuilder

You Have a Promising Concept, Need Funding, a New Strategy, or You’re Ready to Exit… It’s Urgent, a Big Deal is at Stake, Competitors Are Looming… Are Your Goals, Direction & Priorities Clear and Compelling for Everyone Working With You? Whether you're developing your growth strategy or raising $5,000-$50 million, BizPlanBuilder produces an investment-grade business funding plan and roadmap quickly and effectively. With 35+ years of evolution, 2.3+ million copies sold and Billions raised, here's the fastest, surest way to turn your ideas into a compelling plan for a successful company. Secure dashboard manages editable sample plans, customizable financial models, and a proven investor pitch deck. Learn more about BizPlanBuilder

Pros

  • Terrific tool I wish more people knew about. Writing a business plan and the various docs you need to effectively run your business can be mind numbing.

  • Ease of use, comprehensive explanations and suggestions how to best write individual sections of the business plan, organization of the plan to look professional.

Cons

  • Frustration cause I didn't do any training or prep. Not sufficiently intuitive and doesn't do everything for me.

  • I had no real criticisms of the plan when I bought it (before subscription service).

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Lion G. avatar
Lion G.
Founder and CEO
E-Learning, 1-10 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
May 30, 2024

"An essential tool for every entrepreneur"

Overall: I met [sensitive content hidden] in the early days of BizPlanBuilder and Business Power Tools, and I've watched him grow and develop the platform, deepening it and broadening it as a universal tool-set for any business owner. [sensitive content hidden] has been excellent at customer service, always available as one of my best business consultants. And his Power Tools are like having a dozen experts built into your computer.

Pros: If you're an entrepreneur like me, you missed out on getting an MBA or an education in business management. I've used very expensive consultants to guide me along the way, but BizPlanBuilder is like hiring a team of experts to both educate you and guide you through your business journey. I can't recommend it more highly. [sensitive content hidden] is an absolute genius, and he makes himself available to his customers.

Cons: Nothing to dislike. Nothing to dislike at all.

Patrick M.
Founder
Non-Profit Organization Management, Self-employed
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
June 7, 2024

"BIZPLANBUILDER is the security for your business investments."

Overall: It's one of the little known business software,but one among the best of the time.

Pros: Is the easiest to use researching,thinking,planning modelling and presentation systems to put in place today that time ,energy,expense and missed opportunities

Cons: It is the little known business app that is standard for running businesses than none.

Switched From: Microsoft Project
Reasons for Switching to BizPlanBuilder: Ready written templates and can incorporate large amount of details without using drilldowns and etc
Verified Reviewer
Director
Alternative Medicine, Self-employed
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
4.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Customer Service
3.0
Features
4.0
Value for Money
3.0
Likelihood to Recommend
3/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
June 6, 2024

" so-so but unfair"

Overall: frustration cause I didn't do any training or prep not sufficiently intuitive and doesn't do everything for me Brilliant system but I'm a dim bulb

Pros: Very little exp with it bc my ADD, always shifting.

Cons: It did not sufficiently hold my attention

Byron W.
President-CEO
Management Consulting, 1-10 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
May 30, 2024

"Best full featured strategic tool I have used for business plan development development, planning, and documentation! It is an invaluable tool!"

Overall: I am a comitted user as evidenced by my longevity using BizPlanBilder!

Pros: Full featured for all aspects of business planning!

Cons: No complaints about the product. I have used [sensitive content hidden] products for over 40 years.

Reasons for Choosing BizPlanBuilder: It has everything that is needed whatever type of business plan needed.
Switched From: Microsoft Word
Reasons for Switching to BizPlanBuilder: BizPlanBuilder is the best product out there!
Karen R.
Owner
Capital Markets, 1-10 employees
Used the software for: 1-2 years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
4.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
June 3, 2024

"A tool that really works and provides great value to founders"

Overall: Terrific tool I wish more people knew about. Writing a business plan and the various docs you need to effectively run your business can be mind numbing. This tool is a REAL productivity boost.

Pros: I like that there is a modular approach to subscribing to the different features and functions to meet the needs of businesses at different stages. I like that you can have multiple logins to collaborate at no additional charge. I like how it prompts the user for answers and then gives them the flexibility in the narrative to modify, and download in to word doc for additional fine tuning

Cons: Last I used it, the financial documents section for creating a forecast and the income statement and balance sheet was GREAT in that it made it simple to get started because of the prompts and default fill-in. However, I did not like that I could not download and continue to modify in an excel spreadsheet if I needed to add non-traditional expenses or revenue sources.

Reasons for Switching to BizPlanBuilder: I felt more in control of the content and I could make it my 'own' story and vision vs someone else's that asked me some questions, did a google search, and created a plan for me that I still had to go and revise heavily.
Ganga R.
President
Publishing, 1-10 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
4.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
June 3, 2024

"PRIVATIZATION OF A CARIBBEAN ELECTRICITY CORPORATION "

Overall: The software was intuitive and easy to use.

Pros: The templates were quite general to allow customization

Cons: Transferring spreadsheet data. Data files could not be imported from my spreadsheet. There were field size issues in movind data from a spreadsheet environment to a text environment. Plain text data dropped all of the formulae characteristics.

James A.
President
Marketing and Advertising, Self-employed
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
9/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
May 30, 2024

"Excellent, essential tool for startups and business owners"

Overall: I utilize it, even to this day, as a guide to write business plans, and guide clients who write their business plans. If they want to write them on their own, I recommend the software to them.

Pros: Ease of use, comprehensive explanations and suggestions how to best write individual sections of the business plan, organization of the plan to look professional.

Cons: Honestly, NOTHING. I had no real criticisms of the plan when I bought it (before subscription service).

David D. avatar
David D.
CEO
Consumer Services, 1-10 employees
Used the software for: 1-2 years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
May 30, 2024

"Ready, Set, Grow"

Overall: Easy to use, logical sequencing, overall great tool kit.

Pros: The sequencing of the template pages. No effort to know where you left off, where to go next,

Cons: No issues to bring up as a negative. This platform is a breeze

Reasons for Choosing BizPlanBuilder: Knowing [sensitive content hidden] it was an easy decision. He always backs up what he offers, and have been using his tools for many years
Michael M.
CEO
Management Consulting, 1-10 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
4.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
June 7, 2024

"Fun and easy to use. Satisfied with my finished product."

Overall: Didn't get frustrated with complications or unclear messaging.

Pros: Uniquely thorough and has great ease-of-use. Walks you through the process.

Cons: Like any comprehensive software, took time to get it done. And was quite satisfied when I completed my Business Plan with BizPlanBuilder.

Michael C.
R&D
E-Learning, 1-10 employees
Used the software for: Less than 6 months
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
December 19, 2022

"Complete Business Strategy & Planning Solution"

Overall: Amazing

Pros: Comprehensiveness - The template and tools address every dimension needed and then some!

Cons: The product is so comprehensive, it might scare some folk who do not understand the jewel this is

Reasons for Switching to BizPlanBuilder: BizPlanBuilder has much more functionality than any other product in the marketplace, and I did the research!

Vendor Response

By Business Power Tools on December 26, 2022
Thank you very much!!
mpho D.
managing
Used the software for:
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
December 12, 2015

"so easy"

Overall: This service helps me understand the value of having your own business that you are building and managing it. I like the information given in this website because everything has been put in the open and easy to access

Vendor Response

By Business Power Tools on December 26, 2022
Thank you very much!