Business Plan Software

Create a Winning Business Plan with New Ultimate Business Planner 3.0

FARGO, ND - June 15, 2005 - Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. (ABS), developer of the business planning technology in QuickBooks® Premier 2005, today announced the release of Ultimate Business Planner® 3.0. Included are over 1,000 business plan examples, enhanced start-up resources, small business loan information, and the ability to export a business plan to MS Word and financial projection to MS Excel.

What is Ultimate Business Planner?

Ultimate Business Planner is an easy-to-use, step-by-step software tool that makes financial forecasting and business planning easy. Ultimate Business Planner gives entrepreneurs and small business owners the power to:

• Produce a professional business plan with easy-to-read reports and charts
• Evaluate new business ideas and strategies quickly and thoroughly
• Project business financial outcomes before investing time and money
• Avoid costly business planning mistakes and oversights
• Apply for business loans and lines of credit
• Communicate ideas clearly to potential investors
• And much more!

According to Jon Forknell, vice president and general manager of ABS, "Over 100,000 people have relied on Ultimate Business Planner's technology since it first released in 2001. With the addition of several new features and improvements, Ultimate Business Planner 3.0 will save entrepreneurs more time and make the task of writing a business plan and creating a financial forecast faster and easier."

What's New and Improved in version 3.0?

Version 3.0 comes with several new features and enhancements including:

• Over 1,000 business plan examples
  Simply choose from over 1,000 pre-written business plan excerpts and sample business plans to help write a plan quickly.

• Export business plan to MS Word and financial projections to MS Excel
  Now users can export a business plan to MS Word and financial projection to MS Excel for additional formatting options.

• Publish as a Adobe® PDF file
  Easily communicate business ideas by publishing a business plan as a secure PDF file. Email it to co-workers or to potential investors.

• Import financials and company information from QuickBooks
  Version 3.0 gives users the ability to import financial and company information from QuickBooks 2003, 2004, and 2005 financial software.

• Enhanced start-up resources
  From a list of different SBA loan programs available to SBA district offices, SCORE offices, and economic development departments, Ultimate Business Planner has all the information needed to get a business up and running.

• More help and improved formatting options
  Version 3.0 provides more help and guidance on writing a business plan. It also provides additional formatting options to help customize a plan.

• Track progress
  Users can now indicate if sections of the business plan are complete and ready to be printed.

• Small business loan programs
  Version 3.0 includes updated information about different SBA loan programs, links to on-line loan forms, and a list of business-friendly banks by state.

• Improved Plan Review Tool
  The improved Plan Review Tool helps users reveal incomplete sections of the business plan and errors before printing.

How to get Ultimate Business Planner 3.0

Ultimate Business Planner 3.0 can be purchased for $99 online at www.bptools.com or by calling ABS at 1-800-874-8801 (1-701-235-5226).

About ABS

Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. (ABS) is a leading provider of easy-to-learn, easy-to-use, and affordable business software. Since 1991, ABS has helped customers directly reduce costs, save time and streamline business processes by providing employee scheduling software, human resource software, appointment scheduling software, and business plan software. ABS was named one of Software Magazine's Top 500 Software Companies in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and again in 2010. ABS software titles include: Client Appointment Manager, Customer Appointment Manager®, HR Document Maker, Patient Appointment Manager, ScheduleAnywhere®, ScheduleBase®, Staff Files®, Ultimate Business Planner®, Ultimate Financial Forecaster®, and Visual Staff Scheduler® Pro.

Customer Appointment Manager, ScheduleAnywhere, Staff Files, Ultimate Business Planner, Ultimate Financial Forecaster, and Visual Staff Scheduler are reigstered trademarks of Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.