Palo Alto Software Offering Business Plan Workshop to Lincoln County Business Owners – Oregon

It’s not a secret that Oregon is a great state to start a business. If you are a business owner in Lincoln County you know the challenges of staying open and staying solvent. Do you have a plan to thrive in this changing economy? Palo Alto Software can help you develop a solid business plan for your business. This software company, based in Eugene Oregon is following up on this past summer’s Small Business Boost by offering a workshop on their Business Plan Pro software. This workshop is being held in conjunction with the Small Business Development Center at Oregon Coast Community College, which is dedicated to the success of businesses on the Central Oregon Coast.

The workshop will be held at Oregon Coast Community College, Newport campus in South Beach. It will be a three hour workshop starting at 6:30 p.m..

Please call for reservations at 541-867-6200  Ext 202

Palo Alto Software’s head of Training and Education, Sean Serrels, will be leading the workshop. The evening will focus on existing businesses using Business Plan Pro to manage operations. The first part of the workshop will demonstrate the power of computerized business planning.  The second part will focus on regular financial forecasts and comparing this data to actual performance and then proactively maintaining a roadmap for business success.

There will be an attendance fee of $25. For attendees of this workshop, Business Plan Pro Premier Edition will be available for $100 (50% off the retail price).
Local business owners looking to for that helpful nudge to develop your business plan are encourage to attend. You will get an overview of the nuts and bolts of the Business Plan Pro software in addition to greater fundamental understanding of the benefits of continuous business plan development.

What: Business Plan Pro Workshop
When: December 2, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Where: Oregon Coast Community College, Newport Campus in South Beach
Space is limited. Call 541-867-6200 ext 202 for reservations — $25.00 attendence fee

Tim Berry to Present His New Approach to Business Planning for Growth

Tim Berry, principal author of Business Plan Pro Software and The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan will present “Planning For and Managing Your Business Growth,” held Tuesday, November 10 and Thursday, November 12, from 6-8 p.m.

Learn a new and different approach to planning, making the task quicker, easier, more flexible, and much more useful in making business decisions for growth.

This special workshop is held at the Lane Community College Business Development Center in Eugene, Oregon. The cost is $69 (includes all fees). Space is limited, register early.

Call 541.463.5255 to register for this workshop or for more information.

Sabrina Parsons and I will be headed down to San Francisco this weekend to attend BlogHer ’08.

Sabrina will be speaking:

What We Do: Taking Care of Business
If you’re a blogger, and your blog contributes to your livelihood…whether through direct monetization or as a platform to get freelance and consulting work…then it’s a business. But what does that mean? What should you be thinking about? Three experts are on hand to get down to brass tacks. Starting with taxes.

Kelly Phillips Erb is back to give you the low-down. Linsey Krolik will answer your legal questions, including when incorporation makes sense. Finally Sabrina Parsons will try to demystify the number one question many freelancers and consultants have: How do I quote for my services and build a proposal that attaches the appropriate value to my time and the work I do?

Friday, July 18th 2008, 10:30am – 11:45am – California West room at the St. Francis Westin.

I’ll be attending the sessions and meeting some fantastic women who have either made a business of blogging, do it for fun or an outlet, or to teach and share their knowledge.

I’m very excited about attending the conference and hope to bring back a lot of great stories about the event to share.

‘Chelle Parmele
Social Media Marketing Manager
Palo Alto Software