Small Business Trends

Eugene, OR (PRESS RELEASE – November 12, 2008) – Palo Alto Software, Inc. today announced that, in support of Global Entrepreneurship Week (November 17-23), they will host a Webinar for young entrepreneurs, small business, medium business and growing business entitled “Business Planning: Back to the Fundamentals” on November 17, 2008, at 9 a.m. Pacific Time. Attendees will be presented with planning tips, refreshers on the basics of business financials and a new perspective on how to start and grow a business.

“Back to the Fundamentals” will be presented by business-planning expert, Tim Berry. Berry is author of the book The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan, original creator of Business Plan Pro, and the founder of Palo Alto Software.

“In the case of small business, medium business, growing business, and entrepreneurship, back to the fundamentals means watching cash flow, carefully planning the future, staying on the alert, focusing better, minding the basics. And that begins with good practical business planning.” Berry explains, “The crisis the world is in right now makes the timing of the Global Entrepreneurship Week vital, and I’m excited to be a small part of it.”

In addition to the webinar, a series of blog posts and articles featured on Palo Alto Software’s Business in General blog and its free business resources website, www.bplans.com, will be posted throughout the week. The series echoes the webinar title – “Back to the Fundamentals” and includes topics on a variety of subjects, from financial fundamentals to understanding your Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT Analysis).

For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.bplans.com/fundamentals

About Palo Alto Software, Inc.

Palo Alto Software, Inc., founded in 1988, develops, publishes and markets software products for use with personal computers. BUSINESS PLAN PRO is the best-selling business-planning software in the U.S. retail market, according to NPD Intelect. Palo Alto Software’s other products include MARKETING PLAN PRO powered by Duct Tape Marketing, and EMAIL CENTER PRO.

Palo Alto Software’s product line offers “know how” solutions that have made it the market leader in its category. Palo Alto Software’s award-winning site, www.bplans.com, continues to be one of the highest trafficked sites in the small-business arena, offering numerous business-planning resources. Palo Alto Software is a privately-owned corporation based in Eugene, Oregon. More information about Palo Alto Software products is available on the company website, www.paloalto.com.