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+-------------------------------------------────────-----────────----+ | This VENDINFO Product Information File contains both readable text | | and tools-accessible data about a product. See the last text | | section, below, for more information about VENDINFO and its tools. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------────────-----────────----+ | This VENDINFO.DOZ file is a specialized VENDINFO file intended for | | such uses as CD-ROM front ends, electronic press kits, etc. It | | may include information and compressed files not ordinarily found | | in a VENDINFO.DIZ file. This DOZ version is not appropriate for | | use INSIDE a distributed product package, for reasons of size and | | file-format compatibility with the wide range of existing tools. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ VENDINFO standard v1.04, produced by VendEdit v1.30, 23-Mar-1997 ===== Product Information ============================== Product: Business Plan Master Fast and easy business plan maker Version: 3.1 Version Date: 25-Mar-1997 Product Type: Software Basic Distribution Policy (see License, below, for details): Shareware, freely distributable by all channels Product Description: Business Plan Master is a set of document and spreadsheet templates that help you create a professional business plan quickly and easily, as most of the work is already done. All you need to do is "plug in" the information that is pertinent to your business. Reviewed as 1 of the top 42 business shareware products in PC World, and received a 5-star TROPHY rating from Ziffnet on CompuServe - their highest rating! Reason for version: Updated Spreadsheets and Documents Category: Business; Business finances Keywords: Business Plan Master Finance Templates Entrepreneur Shareware ASP Required Packages: BPM31 This Package: BPM31 Registration Fee: 34.00-44.00 (U.S. dollars) Required Configuration Processor Family: Intel 80x86 (minimum 80386) Clock Speed: 33 MHz Minimum OS: Windows 3.1 Standard RAM: 1024K Hard Drive Space: 2048K Required: Parallel Keyboard Printer (specific types may be shown below) Won't Work With: Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA) Postscript printer Plotter Orders: Address: Versatile Software Solutions Post Office Box 147 Fairborn, OH 45324 Phone: 937-878-0315 FAX: 937-879-1326 AmOnLine: VersatileS CompuServe: 71155,614 Internet: versatiles@aol.com Support: Address: Versatile Software Solutions, Post Office Box 147 Fairborn, OH 45324 Phone: 937-878-0315 FAX: 937-879-1326 AmOnLine: VersatileS CompuServe: 71155,614 Internet: versatiles@aol.com ===== Information for Users ("READ-ME") ================ ------------------------------------- B U S I N E S S P L A N M A S T E R ------------------------------------- Version 3.1 Welcome! Thanks for trying Business Plan Master! To follow on the next couple of pages of this Readme file will be an overview of Business Plan Master. Please take the time to read this information, as it describes the product and gives you "Quick Start" instructions. It may take a couple of minutes now, but it will save you a lot of time overall. Please make sure you use the User's Guide when working with the temp- lates. It is designed to guide you in "plugging in" the info needed to complete the business plan. Business Plan Master will: * Help you create a highly professional business plan. * Save you many hours (even days!) of work. * Let you compare your business with others in your industry. * Give you buckets of money, Shangri-La, a Rolls-Royce in your driveway, the perfect spouse, wonderful children, world peace and intergalactic harmony. (just kidding!) Requirements ------------ * Any IBM PC or compatible with a word processing and spreadsheet program. These files are designed for use by those with a basic (not advanced) knowledge of word processing and spreadsheets. By distributing BUSINESS PLAN MASTER as Shareware we are expressing our confidence in the public to "Do the Right Thing". We would like you to evaluate BUSINESS PLAN MASTER for as long as 10 days before deciding whether you want to keep it. If you do decide to keep it, you MUST register (pay for) your copy. Full details on registration can be found in the REGISTER.TXT file. If you use BUSINESS PLAN MASTER to help develop your business plan and don't pay for it, you are already starting your business out on a bad note. PLEASE NOTE: The complete product you'll receive when you order Business Plan Master will contain the Proforma, Historical, and Breakeven spreadsheets, as well as the actual business plan document file (BIZPLN31). All these files together are what it takes to produce a complete business plan. (Of course, if you order the Professional version, you also get a printed manual and some excellent "bonus" files - see below for a description of the extra files you get. Some banks REQUIRE a Personal Financial Statement.) This evaluation copy of Business Plan Master includes the main business plan spreadsheet (Proforma), and the main business plan document (BIZPLN31). These two files that are included allow you to fully evaluate the product before purchasing it, as the other files you receive when you order are used in the same way, and (as indicated above), when put together they comprise the complete business plan. Also, the entire text of the User's Guide (this file) is provided to show the functionality of the other templates that make up the complete Business Plan Master product as well as the ones that are included with this evaluation copy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- WARRANTY DISCLAIMER BUSINESS PLAN MASTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED PROGRAMS AND DOCUMENTATION ARE PROVIDED "AS IS". VERSATILE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS INC. MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THESE PROGRAMS AND DOCUMENTATION, THEIR QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. IN PARTICULAR, BUSINESS PLAN MASTER IS NOT GUARANTEED AGAINST ERRORS IN THE TEMPLATES, DOCUMENTS, FORMULAS, OR ANY OF THE FILES PROVIDED. IN NO EVENT SHALL VERSATILE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS INC. BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS FOR LOST PROFITS OR ANY DAMAGE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR OTHER DAMAGE. IF YOU USE BUSINESS PLAN MASTER, YOU ASSUME EXCLUSIVE RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE PROGRAM. IN NO CASE SHALL VERSATILE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS INC.'S LIABILITY EXCEED THE LICENSE FEES PAID FOR THE RIGHT TO USE THE LICENSED SOFTWARE. THE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND WARRANTY DISCLAIMER SHALL BE CONSTRUED, INTERPRETED, AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * Preferred programs for use with Business Plan Master: Document Files: WordPerfect Microsoft Works Word for Windows Spreadsheet Files: Lotus 1-2-3 Microsoft Works Microsoft Excel The text files are in WordPerfect (*.WP), Microsoft Works 3.0 (.TXT files, which Works will import) and Word (*.DOC) formats. The spread- sheet files are in Lotus (*.WK1), Excel (*.XLS) and Microsoft Works (*.WKS). Also, many other competitive programs such as WordStar, or Quattro Pro should be able to import these files. Laser printers are best, but are not a requirement UNLESS you are planning to present this plan to venture capitalists or other sophisticated investors. A Macintosh version is also available. It is located on CompuServe, Ziffnet, America OnLine, BMUG, BCS-Mac, and is also available from the Internet, several shareware vendors and direct from us. Please Note: Business Plan Master was originally designed and developed by David A. Works. Mr. Works has turned over the distribution of Business Plan Master to Versatile Software Solutions, Inc. (us) in order to pursue other interests. We have intentionally left in much of the original comments, humor, and dialogue that Mr. Works put into the documentation (including the text to follow in this file), as it lends a better feel to the development and history of Business Plan Master. We do this also to continue to give him credit for the original development of the product, as he put a tremendous amount of effort into it. Purpose: Every business needs to have a plan in order to track its progress. There is no business too small, too large, too complex or too simple to avoid having a business plan. I found that many businessmen assume that the usefulness of their business plan is over once the business is up and running. I have been successful using business plans not only to start businesses, but as important management tools in an on-going business. This program is designed for use by any size (small, medium or large) or type (product or service) of business. It also includes all the necessary information which most lenders or investors are seeking. I didn't write this program in an ivory tower some place, but out of my own business experiences. For seven years, I imported cuckoo clocks from the Black Forest of Germany, so this is definitely a "cuckoo" program! I have been involved in many other business ventures. I'd be lying if I said I made money with all of them. But I can truthfully say that all were successful, mainly because I wrote a plan and stuck to that plan. Business Plan Master supplies you with complete template files. I give you professional formats (footnootes, tables of contents, some simple graphics), some excellent sample text and several spreadsheet files for you to use. Alone these could save you many hundreds of hours of work. Because of the wide diversity of businesses and business ideas, I have tried to make these files as universal as possible. Over time, you will incorporate your own language into the text and make modifications to the worksheets. Please keep clean copies of these files in case you trash one. It happens to all of us! ----------- QUICK START ----------- If you want to get started quickly, just read these few lines: FIRST, take a look at what is here. SECOND, take a look at the User's Guide (GUIDE.TXT). (If you order the *PROFESSIONAL* version of Business Plan Master, you receive a full-size 100+ page printed User's Guide with all the spreadsheets printed out to show how they work.) THIRD, open the BPMPROF.* spreadsheet in your spreadsheet program. This is the Proforma Financial Statements. If you purchase Business Plan Master, we highly recommend that you do your spreadsheet work first. Make sure your business idea is going to be financially worthwhile before trying to write the text portion. FOURTH, Get into your word processing program. Open one of the BUSINESS PLAN MASTER files, either BIZPLN31.WP (WordPerfect), BIZPLN31.TXT (Works) or BIZPLN31.DOC (Word). This is the main BUSINESS PLAN MASTER file which will contain the text you will use. -------------- List of Files: -------------- BPMPROF.WK1, BPMPROF.XLS and BPMPROF.WKS BPM Proforma Financials A large worksheet which will chart your cash flow, generate income statements, balance sheets, ratio analysis, asset use, chart EPS, and technical analysis. BPMBREAK.WK1, BPMBREAK.XLS and BPMBREAK.WKS BPM Breakeven Analysis (not included in this evaluation copy) A spreadsheet to determine your breakeven point. Either contains macros (Lotus) or has an accompanying macro sheet (Works, Excel). BPMHIST.WK1, BPMHIST.XLS and BPMHIST.WKS BPM Historical Statements (not included in this evaluation copy) A way to compare your performance to your planned future performance. BIZPLN31.WPS, BIZPLN31.DOC and BIZPLN31.WP Business Plan Master This is the main template document. A ready-to-go form which will help you have a business plan in print in just a few hours. The files are identicalin every format. REGISTER.TXT Registration Information This is an evaluation copy of Business Plan Master. This file has the information you need to order the complete product. ORDER.TXT Order Form Use this form for ordering Business Plan Master by mail. GUIDE.TXT User's Guide This text file can be viewed using any word processor or text editor. Use this information to help you fill out the documents and spreadsheet files. Or, you can order the **PROFESSIONAL** version and we will send you a printed User's Guide designed to fit nicely next to your computer. -------------------------------- How to Obtain Technical Support: -------------------------------- All users can obtain Technical Support either by U.S. mail or CompuServe E-Mail (7115,614). We will try our best to fully support unregistered users during their evaluation period, but we will give priority to registered users, if necessary. ------------------ What SHAREWARE is: ------------------ Shareware describes a method of distributing copyrighted software in which a user is allowed to fully evaluate the software before purchasing it. After an evaluation period, the user is REQUIRED to register the product if he decides to keep using it. Shareware distribution addresses most of the legitimate complaints that users have with commercial software distribution. o Shareware allows a user to fully evaluate a product, free of charge, in his or her home or business, BEFORE deciding to buy it. o Shareware programs can circulate freely on Bulletin Boards, through Shareware disk distributors, or through user groups. o Because Shareware distribution reduces the need to advertise, Shareware is less expensive than commercial software. In short, Shareware is a user's dream come true. In return, users show their appreciation to the shareware developers for this extremely flexible distribution scheme by registering their software. Without user registrations, shareware software would gradually disappear. It is not sufficient to simply let the "other guy" pay the registration. You are the other guy's "other guy". ---------------------- What SHAREWARE is not: ---------------------- Shareware is not "free" software. Shareware is not Public Domain software. The fee that you may have paid to receive a Shareware program does not mean that the software has been paid for. This money was paid to a Shareware disk vendor, User Group, Bulletin Board Service or retailer to cover their cost of getting the program to you. Shareware software is paid for by registering your copy with the author. Trial Use License: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Business Plan Master is NOT a public domain program. It is Copyright 1997 by Versatile Software Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. This software and accompanying documentation are protected by United States Copyright law and also by International Treaty provisions. Versatile Software Solutions, Inc. hereby grants you a limited license to use this software for evaluation purposes for a period not to exceed ten (10) days. If you intend to continue using this software (and/or its documentation) after the ten (10) day evaluation period, you MUST make a registration payment to Versatile Software Solutions, Inc. Using this software after the ten (10) day evaluation period, without registering the software is a violation of the terms of this limited license. All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to Versatile Software Solutions, Inc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IF YOU LIKE BUSINESS PLAN MASTER, PASS IT ALONG TO FRIENDS AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, BBS'S OR USER'S GROUPS. Good luck and we wish you the best in your business endeavors. Versatile Software Solutions, Inc. Post Office Box 147 Fairborn, OH 45324 CompuServe: 71155,614 Phone: 937-878-0315 Fax: 937-879-1326 ===== Packing List ===================================== As released by the author or publisher, this package contained the following files in addition to this VENDINFO.DIZ: Filename Size Date Time CRC32 FILE_ID.DIZ 455 25-Mar-1997 03:10p F138A91E BIZPLN31.DOC 72704 25-Mar-1997 03:10p 19000FEA UNINSTAL.EXE 60112 25-Mar-1997 03:10p 5E8BFA31 BIZPLN31.TXT 40658 25-Mar-1997 03:10p 6A3FCAE8 GUIDE.TXT 59868 25-Mar-1997 03:10p 62FF5292 INVOICE.TXT 2384 25-Mar-1997 03:10p B28D3946 ORDER.TXT 2287 25-Mar-1997 03:10p 9C960CD6 README.TXT 15808 25-Mar-1997 03:10p E0CD6166 REGISTER.TXT 4957 25-Mar-1997 03:10p F3E3E741 BPMPROF.WK1 99777 25-Mar-1997 03:10p D6B18283 BPMPROF.WKS 126998 25-Mar-1997 03:10p 7AA1224A BIZPLN31.WP 56105 25-Mar-1997 03:10p 23B4AA0B BPMMACRO.XLM 2894 25-Mar-1997 03:10p 6CFB1156 BPMPROF.XLS 127978 25-Mar-1997 03:10p CCF5CF6D ===== Installation ===================================== Unzip the file (if zipped). Use File|Run (in Windows 3.1) or Start|Run (in Windows 95). Enter "SETUP.EXE" in the input box and click OK. ===== License for Use and Distribution ================= BUSINESS PLAN MASTER Version 3.1 This file contains information for anyone who wishes to distribute BUSINESS PLAN MASTER. Restrictions: Shareware versions of BUSINESS PLAN MASTER may be freely distributed, subject to the following restrictions: * BUSINESS PLAN MASTER must be distributed without modification, in its entirety. * BUSINESS PLAN MASTER may not be listed in advertisements, catalogs, or in any other manner which describes it as "FREE SOFTWARE". Shareware is "Try-Before-You-Buy" software, it is not free. * BUSINESS PLAN MASTER is not to be used as an enticement to purchase another product without the explicit consent of the Versatile Software Solutions, Inc. * BUSINESS PLAN MASTER is not to be packaged for sale with its reference manual, or other supporting documentation pre-printed for the end-user. * BUSINESS PLAN MASTER is not to be "rented" or leased. These distribution restrictions apply to anyone who wishes to distribute BUSINESS PLAN MASTER, whether they be commercial vendors, user groups, BBS operators, or individuals. --------------------------------------------- Notes to BBS Sysops: Please post BUSINESS PLAN MASTER using the following keywords: BUSINESS PLAN MASTER SHAREWARE ASP TEMPLATE EXCEL WINWORD WINDOWS ENTREPRENEUR FINANCE File Name: BPM31.ZIP If the program is compressed using some other file compression method, then please use the name "BPMXXX" with the appropriate extension (LZH,ARC,etc). -------------------------------------------- Suggested One Line Description: ------------------------------- Templates for developing a professional business plan. Suggested Medium Description: ----------------------------- Gives you a structured framework for developing your own professional business plan. Most of the work has already been done for you! Choose from sample formatted text. Spreadsheets generate reports and analysis. Suggested Long Description: --------------------------- Gives you a structured framework for developing your own professional business plan. Jump start your thinking! Most of the work has already been done for you. Fill in the blanks or edit the text you want from these formatted templates. Enter your projections and the spreadsheets generate full financial reports and analysis (income statements, balance sheets, cash flow, ratios, etc.). Save days of work and have a comprehensive business plan to show your company's growth! Registration Information: ------------------------- Upon registration, registered users will receive the following: - STANDARD version - 1. The most recent version of Business Plan Master. 2. Notice of all updates. 3. Minimum three months support via the online services. *** PROFESSIONAL version *** The above, PLUS: 1. Additional "bonus" files such as a Personal Financial Statement, a Non-Disclosure Form, and Amortization Forms. 2. A 100+ page full-size (8.5 x 11) printed User's Guide ---------------------------------------------------------------- What customers have said about BUSINESS PLAN MASTER: "A life saver!" - B.C., Colorado Springs "I really like your 'Business Plan Master', it really helped me formulate my ideas and put them in order on paper. I've looked at other Business Plan software, both commercial and shareware types, and yours is the best of the lot." - M.K., Brookline, MA ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Product Information: Name: BUSINESS PLAN MASTER Version: 3.1 ASP member: Yes Category: Business Registration: $34 (tech support, upgrade notices S&H: $4 US/$10 Intl) $44 (above + manual, S&H: $4 US/$10 Intl) registered users also BONUS spreadsheet, document and graph files. Requirements: Word processor and spreadsheet program. (Files are included for Word for Windows, Excel, Lotus, Wordperfect, and Works for Windows.) Company: Versatile Software Solutions, Inc. Post Office Box 147 Fairborn, OH 45324 Phone: 937-878-0315 Fax: 937-879-1326 CompuServe: 71155,614 A Macintosh version is also available. ===== About VENDINFO Files ============================= Each VENDINFO.DIZ file contains extensive information about a product. This "human-readable" section is followed by a compressed data record useable by automated tools. The data record allows BBSes and other distributors to automate package handling, and provides users with a wealth of product information. VENDINFO tools (free viewer for users, free or inexpensive processors for distributors, editors for authors) are available from many sources, including the originators of VENDINFO: Rams' Island Software Voice: 303-841-2848 CompuServe: 76244,324 7644 E. Lakecliff Way BBS: 303-841-6269 FidoNet: 1:104/333 Parker, CO 80134-5904 USA FAX: 303-841-6269 RIME: 1235 ===== Compressed Data Record Follows =================== DS Business Plan Master 14010000 3.1 τ BPM31 @ Business Plan Master is a set of document andspreadsheet templates that help you create a professional business plan quickly and easily, as most of the work is already done. All you need to do is "plug in" the information that is pertinent to your business. Reviewed as 1 of the top 42 business shareware products in PC World, and received a 5-star TROPHY rating from Ziffnet on CompuServe - their highest rating! Business Plan Master is a set of document and spreadsheet templates that help you create a professional business plan quickly and easily, as most ofthe work is already done. All you need to do is "plug in" the information that is pertinent to your business. Reviewed as 1 of the top 42 business shareware products in PC World, and received a 5-star TROPHY rating from Ziffnet on CompuServe - their highest rating! Also received excellent reviews in Computer Shopper and the Boston Herald, among others. Files are included in Lotus, Excel, Word for Windows, Works for Windows, and Wordperfect formats. Most other "major" word processing and spreadsheetprograms will import one of these formats. 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