Some high-profile startups and business leaders have questioned the need for (and even the value of) business plans. Here's why they are wrong, according to business planning expert Tim Berry.

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Eugene mayor Kitty Piercy and Palo Alto Software's CEO Sabrina Parsons and founder Tim Berry introduce the Oregon Small Business Boost. For this one-day event on July 1, 2009, the company committed to give away $3 million worth of its best-selling Business Plan Pro software to help Oregon entrepreneurs and small businesses.

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Business reporter Holly Menino from KEZI-9 in Eugene, Oregon, covers Palo Alto Software's Oregon Small Business Boost, a $3 million giveaway of Business Plan Pro software to entrepreneurs and small companies in Oregon.

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Business planning expert Tim Berry explains how to develop your business by developing a business plan in this 8-part web seminar was cosponsored by the Small Business Administration and Palo Alto Software.

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Business planning expert Tim Berry explains how to develop your business by developing a business plan in this 8-part web seminar was cosponsored by the Small Business Administration and Palo Alto Software.

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Business planning expert Tim Berry explains how to develop your business by developing a business plan in this 8-part web seminar was cosponsored by the Small Business Administration and Palo Alto Software.

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Successful entrepreneur David Donahoo describes his struggle to get started with business planning and the breakthrough he experienced when he tried Business Plan Pro software. David is a clinical hypnotherapist, the founder of the Eyes of Horus consultancy (www.theeyesofhorus.com.au), and president of the Australian Clinical Hypnotherapist Association. To learn more about Business Plan Pro, visit www.paloalto.com.

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http://www.drummagic.net. Drum Magic owner Jana Broder talks about how Business Plan Pro helped her business grow.

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Business planning expert Tim Berry answers three common questions he gets: Why write a business plan? What's most often misunderstood about business planning? Why do I recommend Business Plan Pro for business planning? For more free advice and resources, visit Bplans.com.

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Tim Berry, author of The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan and founder of Palo Alto Software, explains how your business plan should be tailored to match your specific objectives.

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In this week's video for Bplans.com, business planning expert Tim Berry explains how to forecast sales for a new product or service that you don't already have data for.

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