Launch & Grow With Confidence
Easily write a business plan, get funded, and know exactly how to reach your goals.
Easily think through every aspect of your business — so you’ll be twice as likely to succeed
Build your business plan faster with expert guidance
Step-by-step instructions, key term definitions, and video tutorials simplify planning and guide each section. Use LivePlan’s AI Assistant to help improve your writing.
See How it WorksOrganize & pitch your ideas
Clarify and vet your ideas in 30 minutes by creating a One-Page Pitch. Then use it to easily explain your business opportunity to investors.
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Get inspired by 500+ sample business plans
Browse hundreds of sample business plans that cover every industry imaginable. This helps you visualize what your completed plan should look like.
View Sample Plan CategoriesEasily create accurate financial reports
No more messing with spreadsheets. LivePlan guides you through a simple process for building financial forecasts and reports for your business plan.
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Wow lenders using a proven format
Your business plan will follow an SBA-approved format designed by entrepreneurs who have raised millions in funding.
Learn MoreLivePlan has helped over 1 million business owners build better businesses
It’s proven, companies that plan and track against their plan grow 30% faster than those that don’t. No matter your industry, location, or size — LivePlan helps you get your business off the ground and grow
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“I learned more about running my small business from a week of focused work in [LivePlan] than I have from any other single source. It has fundamentally changed the way I view my business ventures”
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“Using LivePlan is easy and there is so much assistance available. There are examples, templates, and videos explaining what to write. [...]. It does the math for you. It creates graphs and charts. It is amazing.”
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“LivePlan was a great help to design, work out, plan and strategically organize and think about all the ideas that go into developing a new project and business plan [...] Think about it like a coach guiding you through the process.”
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Shopper Approved Review
“I’ve been using Liveplan with Xero for a few months now and love it. It’s given me visibility about how we’re doing against Forecast like I’ve never had before...”
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Xero App Store Review
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Capterra Review
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