Helping Hand with a Business Plan.

• Position: From Atlas Business Solutions Inc. - Brief Article

Start-up entrepreneurs and small-business owners often need help preparing a business plan and financial forecast. Ultimate Business Planner by Atlas Business Solutions Inc. (ABS) is designed to assist lenders in helping their clients do the numbers. The program is "a tool lenders can distribute to help build relationships with prospective customers and (to) generate new business," says Jon Forknell, ABS vice president of sales and marketing.

Ultimate Business Planner consists of two components: a financial forecasting section that leads users through a step-by-step process resulting in a set of comprehensive financial projections complete with charts and reports, and a text module that offers instructions...