The LivePlan Blog

We wanted to make your business plan easier to read, easier to write, and easier to customize. So, we’ve rebuilt the business plan writing functionality in LivePlan from the ground up.

Creating your financial forecast for your business plan can seem like a daunting task. How do you know if you’ve got the right numbers? LivePlan’s new Benchmarks feature makes it easy.

Have you ever wanted to experiment with your numbers in LivePlan? Now you can with our new “what-if” scenario feature. Scenarios are a great way to figure out if you should invest in your business now or if you should wait for a better time. Here’s where to find them.

Pulling valuable data insights from Barlow Research Associates, among others, our latest whitepaper takes an in-depth look at what small business owners want from their financial institution when it comes to finding solutions for cash flow forecasting and accessing credit.

An interview with Palo Alto Software’s CFO Trevor Betenson, on why he switched the company from QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise Edition to QuickBooks Online, and why he feels QuickBooks Online is ready for most businesses.

No longer is budgeting and forecasting a pain. Now you can create and visualize your forecast by dragging and dropping. This takes business to a whole other level.

I’m an impatient person. I want to know what’s going on with my business without having to wait for other people to pull reports, summarize data, update spreadsheets, and build presentations. And, frankly, all that activity wastes a ton of time. Yes, it’s critical to know what’s going on in my business, but the number… Read more »

How big is your monitor? I’ve got a great 27″ monitor on my desk that’s great for building presentations, working on spreadsheets, and just having a bunch of things open and visible at the same time. While most technology in our lives seems to keep getting smaller and thinner, monitors keep growing in size while… Read more »

When you’re building sales forecasts, laying out your business budget for next year, and deciding what your payroll is going to look like, you want forecasting to be as easy and fast as possible. Enter our new feature, “fill right”.

Today, we’re excited to take the wraps off a new version of LivePlan that’s designed to help you grow a better, smarter business. To find out what’s new, take a brief guided tour with us. You won’t believe the difference!