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QuickPlan®
Frequently Asked
Questions

Is there anything in the new 2009 stimulus package aimed at
small business start ups?
Direct
spending on small businesses initiatives
totals $730 million, but Congressional
leaders hope that cash will have an
outsize impact by unlocking billions in
new spending by banks, investors and
business owners. "Taken together, these
initiatives are expected to result in
nearly $21 billion in new investment and
lending for small businesses," said Rep.
Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y., the chairwoman
of the House Committee on Small
Business. "America's small businesses
have led our nation out of previous
economic downturns and, given the right
tools, they can do so again."
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Just tell us which Industry Program you would like to review and we will
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Why QuickPlan®?
While there are other business plan software tools available on the market, only
QuickPlan® is already researched and already written
by a team dedicated to
each specific Industry. Each
QuickPlan® is created to answer the
Small
Business Administration's definition of a comprehensive business plan
and
what the SBA has determined to yield success in the Marketplace. Business Plans
are about results and setting down the realistic goals to achieve those results.
QuickPlan® will take you beyond the focus of
just raising the money to get your doors open, it will focus your attention on
the details of your day to day operations in order to keep your doors open.
Profitability is great,
but cash in the bank is better, and why it
is so important to build, execute, and track the realized results of your
plan. The goal behind every QuickPlan® is to give you the tools to create
your own Investment Grade Business Plan.
Four
Great
Reasons to buy
QuickPlan® Business Plan Software Today!
1.) Success in the Marketplace dictates
an Operational Document a complete and Comprehensive Plan!
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The number
one cause of business failure in the United States is poor planning. A
recent study by Dr. Stephen Perry of Gardner-Webb University concluded that
"...very little formal planning goes on in U.S. small businesses; however,
non-failed firms do more planning than similar failed firms, (Bankrupt) did
prior to failure. Simply
put, businesses that do not plan have a very high probability of failure and
the more you plan the more successful your venture is likely to be.
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Whether you are just
getting started, expanding your current business, or establishing the
current value of your business in order to sell, a business plan will
establish the value that your business has or will have in the future.
2.) Time is money!
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It is estimated to take well over 200 hours of research and preparation
to write a comprehensive business plan for any Industry. Imagine the
difference between starting from scratch and sitting down to edit an already
written and already researched plan for your Industry. QuickPlan® is as
easy as 1-2-3, just fill in your financial assumptions , edit the text
files, and print and insert your plan into the already indexed professional
presentation binder.
3.) No
new software to learn!
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QuickPlan®
is compatible
with the Word Processor, we recommend MicroSoft® Word,
and the Spreadsheet program, Microsoft® Excel 6.0 or higher required
, that you probably already have. Just edit the text to fit your scenario, and
plug in your numbers over the sample plan numbers in your spreadsheet
program. No wasted time learning a new software program making it easy for
you to quickly edit and present your plan in the QuickPlan®
already indexed presentation binder.
4.) Constantly up to date.
What QuickPlans® are
currently available?
QuickPlan®Restaurant;
Based upon a Full Service 166 seat restaurant and bar, this plan is designed to
edit easily to cover all segments of the Industry including Limited Service/ Fast food, Cafeteria, Catering,
bakeries, etc. Now includes
Five
year Forecasting Matrix China (PRC) For a Full Service
Restaurant in Yuen for China PRC. Updated to cover current policies for
everything from payroll and income Taxation for both foreigners, residents and
entity as well as permitting all in Yeun.
QuickPlan®Apartment;
Based upon an Apartment complex of 3 buildings, easily edits to cove a complex
of any size. Includes complete Property Operations Manual, Risk Management
Manual and all property management auto forms to start managing your facility
immediately.
QuickPlan®Bar;
Based upon a Full Service 100 seat Bar/Tavern, featuring a sit down Lunch, Dinner
menu, and featuring Spirits, Beer, Wine and Special Events, ( Collecting cover
charges).
Easily edits to cover Sports Bars, Bar and Grilles, Taverns ..etc. Includes
Beverage Industry Analysis overview also.
QuickPlan®SalonandDaySpa;
Full and Limited Service Salons with/without Day
Spas, Booth/Chair Rental Operations. Calculate staff pay in either % of
gross or hourly to cover any scenario. Easily edits to cover any scenario.
QuickPlan®Coffee
;
Based upon a
Full Service Specialty Coffee House with 38 seats with limited food offering, this plan easily
edits to cover Espresso
Bars, Coffee Houses, Specialty Coffee Shops, and Coffee Shops.
QuickPlan®CoffeeCafe;
Based
upon a Full Service Specialty Coffee Restaurant with 38 seats offering soups,
salads and panini sandwiches, this plan easily
edits to cover any type of Specialty Coffee Cafe with full menu capabilities for
breakfast, lunch and dinner.
QuickPlan®Express Coffee;
Based
upon the latest in Specialty coffee trends the express double drive thru
concept.
QuickPlan®Pizza;
Written around a 100 seat Full Service menu pizzeria, this plan is designed
to cover all concepts including Limited Service, pick up and delivery.
QuickPlan®Bed and Breakfast;
Based upon a real 18 room historic Victorian Inn this plan covers Inns, Country Inns, Bed and
Breakfasts, Boarding Houses and facilities with or without full restaurant and
bar capabilities.
QuickPlan®Motel;
Based upon a 100 room Motel with telecom revenue. Limited Service Industry
Overview and Outlook, Employee Manual with rooms quality standards and Emergency Response
Team Manual . Plan can be edited for all Limited Service Segments
including Mid price, Economy and Budget Concepts. Facility sample is includes
actual Start Up costs for a 5.5 million dollar new facility not including land.
QuickPlan®Hotel;
Based upon a 125 room Motel with a restaurant and bar. Industry Overview ,
81 page Operations Standards Manual, Employee Manual, Emergency Response Team
Manual, HEAT..Hotel Emergency Response Team manual. Plan can be edited for all major market segments including, Luxury, Upscale,
Mid price, Economy and Budget Concepts. Includes QuickPlan®Restaurant. Also
includes Euro Hotel Matrix version covering VAT and European accounting issues.
QuickPlan®Resort;
Based upon a 350 room Full Service Resort Hotel divided
into actual operating departments for five year operating departments for each
and consolidating into five year by month statements; Rooms
Department, Food Service ( Including, 2 Restaurants and Bars, Room Service and
in room Mini Bars ),Telecommunications, Laundry, Parking, Gift Shop, Business
Center, Day Spa, Concessions, Administration, Marketing, Utilities and
Property Operations. Includes QuickPlan® Restaurant and QuickPlan® Salon and
Day Spa.
QuickPlan®Internet;
E-Commerce, B to B, or B to C, based upon a full service Internet Service
Provider offering systems development, integration and content providing.
Includes the History of the Internet and an Internet Glossary of terms and
Acronyms.
QuickPlan®Apparel;
Based upon
a Women's clothing boutique will edit to cover a retail apparel
clothing store of any size.
QuickPlan®DayCare; based upon a Full Service Day
Care Center Infant, Toddler and Pre-School, Aftercare and weekend care. Can be
edited to suit any size childcare facility or learning center.
QuickPlan®IceCream;
based upon a 34 seat neighborhood Ice Cream Shop making its' own fresh Micro
Batch Ice Cream Flavors daily along with specialty coffee and limited breakfast,
lunch and dinner menu. Can be edited for any type of Ice Cream concept also
includes wholesale as well as retail sales of home made pints, quarts, and
pies.
QuickPlan®TanningSalon;
Based upon an 8 bed Tanning Salon providing Nail,
Skin, and Massage Services, even includes a Juice bar. Will edit to cover any
size Tanning Salon.
QuickPlan®DaySpa;
Based upon a 3800 square foot Full Service Day
Spa, featuring Nail Care, Skin Care, Massage Therapies, Wet Room, Steam Room,
Sauna, and Jacuzzi. Calculate Staff pay in either % of gross or hourly to cover any
scenario for staffing.
QuickPlan®NailSalon;
Based upon a Full Service Nail Salon, featuring
manicure and pedicure stations, packages and waxing will edit to cover any
scenario.
QuickPlan®WineBar;
Based upon a Full Service 100 seat Wine Bar/Cafe, featuring a sit down Lunch, Dinner
menu, and featuring Spirits, Beer, and extensive wine list by the glass and the
retail sale of wine.
Easily edits to cover any scenario including retailing.
QuickPlan®Health Club;
Based upon a full service Health Club , featuring
the latest in Free Weight, Cardio and Aerobics offerings including personal
training, massage therapy, tanning, retail pro shop and juice bar. Calculate Staff pay in either % of gross or hourly to cover any
scenario for staffing of classes, personal training...edits to cover any size
facility.
QuickPlan®Sandwichshop;
Based upon a limited service 36 seat Submarine
Sandwich restaurant of approximately 1150 square feet featuring
fresh baked signature breads, includes floor plan, equipment and small wares.....edits to cover any size
facility and menu from deli, subs to gourmet.
QuickPlan®MedicalSpa;
.Based upon a 3800 square foot Full Service
Medical Day
Spa, featuring Nail Care, Skin Care, Massage Therapies, Wet Room, Steam Room,
Sauna, and Jacuzzi. Calculate Staff pay in either % of gross or hourly to cover any
scenario for staffing.
QuickPlan®Apartment;
.Based upon a 56 unit Multi-Building
Apartment Complex, includes Operations and Property Risk
Management Manuals including Auto Fill Operations forms so
that you can start managing your property immediately.
What software do I need to run
QuickPlan®?
QuickPlan® uses your computers software spreadsheet and word processor (i.e. Microsoft® Excel or equivalently powerful spreadsheet
program is required and Microsoft® Word® or some other
word processor ) so you dont need to learn another software application. Each
file opens directly into the appropriate program you simply edit the text files,
and fill
in the blanks as you are prompted in the spreadsheet files.
Does
QuickPlan®
support MAC?
If you have Microsoft® Word and Excel
on your MAC, QuickPlan® will operate, please let us know when you
place your order.
What does
QuickPlan® cost?
DOWNLOAD NLY: All
QuickPlan® s except Hotel and
Resort are $145.00 down load only.... from 260-430 pages, Software and toll free Tech Support.. QuickPlan® Hotel Download
Only
is
$245.00 and the
new
QuickPlan® Resort
is $345.00 download only.
If I loose my order number with my download can I call to
get another copy sent by email if I am the registered
licensee? Yes, for example if you loose your copy from 2005
and need the current version but can not find your old order
number just call us and have us look you up in the database,
verify your license and email you the latest version,
there is no charge.
HARD COPY, CD-ROM
AND IMMEDIATE EMAIL DOWNLOAD: All
QuickPlan® s except Hotel and
Resort are $195.00 and include Hardcopy from 260-430 pages
(# pages may vary slightly depending on plan see details of each) 39 subject indexed
presentation binder hardcopy , Software and toll free Tech Support.. QuickPlan® Hotel
is
$295.00 and the
new
QuickPlan® Resort
is $395.00.
Additional hard copies can be ordered including CDs for
registered license owners of $50.00 U.S. per copy.
What do the financial statements generated from
QuickPlan® look like?
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Just tell us which Industry Program you would like to review and we will
have it right over to you.
How detailed and accurate are the financial
projections generated by the QuickPlan® "Big Picture " financial matrix
for each different plan?
Quickplan®s' "Big Picture" matrix is custom designed for each
separate Industry to answer the detailed differences generated by each Industry
and to make generating your financial projections a simple but
comprehensive process. For instance, QuickPlan® Restaurant will take you
through a series of breakfast, lunch and dinner revenue calculators prompting
you for the number of seats in your restaurant, your contemplated average seat
turnover during the day for each, and the average ticket that you will charge
for each meal. QuickPlan® Salon on the other hand will take you through an
actual menu of Salon and Day Spa services that would be performed on a daily
basis to generate your revenue assumptions. You need only to fill in the blanks
and the "Big Picture" will generate five years of month to month
Operating budgets, Income Statements, Balance Sheets, Cash Flow Analysis( Every
Receipt vs. every Disbursement), Operating Ratio Analysis, five year summaries
of each set of statements a detailed 5 year month to month break even analysis
and even an auto-generated Use of Proceeds statement. Do to the size and detail built into each
QuickPlan®
"Big Picture" matrix, all
QuickPlan® "Big Picture"
financial matrixes are thoroughly audited before release.
Why is a QuickPlan®
so detailed, I was told that I could get by
with just a few pages?
In 1996 QuickPlan®
was created and introduced the first Industry specific
business planning software based upon the Small Business
Administrations' outline of the
business plan standard that they list on their website.
" The importance of a comprehensive, thoughtful
business plan cannot be overemphasized. Much hinges on it:
outside funding, credit from suppliers, management of your
operation and finances, promotion and marketing of your
business, and achievement of your goals and objectives".
In short the devil is in the details and the details in
any business model can make or break your endeavor.
QuickPlan®
is dedicated to taking you through the Business Plan
exercise that you need to accomplish in order to become a
successful operator and exceed the SBA's expectations.
" I am not very good with numbers and I know
that I am going to need help in understanding what they mean...will I be able to
get help"?......Absolutely, toll free technical support is 7
days a week from 8:00 am to 11:00 pm and if you would like us to review your
numbers with you once you have finished them you can attach the matrix to an
email and send it to us at
support@quickplan.com. Just include your phone number and we will call you
back directly to handle any questions you may have and even review them with
you, so that you know you filled in everything correctly.
" Can I present my numbers with color Charts
and Graphs?" Yes, and you can create Charts and Graphs
of any set of numbers that you would like to with all the variations and
tools that your Spreadsheet program provides.
What are the charges for updated Industry Analysis?
NO CHARGE- Every Industry Analysis is detailed to your
Industry and updated constantly by our staff so that QuickPlan® is current all
year round and available to you at no additional charge. Regional and State
Industry SIC growth is updated every 6 months, and available in January and in
June simply call and you will receive
the emailed version immediately.
How Fast Can I Receive
QuickPlan®?
Once ordered,
QuickPlan®s files will be sent to you via download in email. So you can
usually begin working on
QuickPlan®
within 15 minutes of
placing your order. We ship via
UPS/USPS and when ordering on-line and ordering the additional hard copy
and cd-rom the shipping will auto-calculate.
QuickPlan®
weighs 7 lbs. and shipping is charged (no handling) Ground is approx. $14.50. We are located in Tampa,
Florida so for
ground orders it can take up to 10 business days depending on your location. Please
note that orders for overnight ,two day, or three day select delivery must be
received before 5:00pm EST in order to ship same day.
Do you offer Technical Support?
QuickPlan®
includes on going tech support 14/7 at no additional charge, Monday - Sunday from
8am -
1am EST , you can call us to discuss questions you may have on editing
your software or email us at help@quickplan.com.
Is your technical support
staff located in the United States?
Yes, when you call tech support you will get an American operator located in our
Tampa offices in the United States.
Do you offer a Guarantee?
Yes. Order
QuickPlan® from the toll free 1-800-417-7017 number and indicate that
you want the guarantee, you will not receive the email file download immediately. Purchase
QuickPlan® plus shipping.
QuickPlan® includes hardcopy
and software. Everything that is in hardcopy is editable in our software. Review
the hardcopy and DO NOT OPEN THE SOFTWARE (it is our
only guarantee QuickPlan® is not copied and returned) unless you are sure you want to
keep QuickPlan®. If
QuickPlan® is not the tool you want to use to write your
business plan, return it and we will verify that the license was not broken and if it is
not broken and the plan is in the same condition that it was sent to you, the
purchase price less freight will
be refunded to your credit card. If you order the plan online
and receive the software by email we cannot refund your purchase.
How
long has QuickPlan® been on the market? QuickPlan® is now going into it's
13th year of release.
Can I purchase
QuickPlan®
in any stores? No,
QuickPlan® is only sold through the Internet.
If I order Online is your server
secure?
Yes we use an SSL
encrypted server.
What is your website/corporate privacy
policy with respect to my personal information?
Please
click here to view our privacy Policy.
What currency is
QuickPlan® quoted and sold in
Online?
QuickPlan®s
are sold only in quoted U.S. Dollars.
What Payment Methods do you accept?

Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover and Diners. Now accepting
payments through .(call for email address)
If paying by check/money order; Use Order Form Below and Make Check Payable to:
Demand Creation, Inc.
6410 East 112th Ave.
Tampa, Florida, 33617
Include your:
Name____________________________________
Address___________________________________
City______________________________________
State_______________Zip____________________
Telephone__________________________________
Product Name: Circle below or write in space provided :
QuickPlan®Restaurant, QuickPlan®Salon&DaySpa, QuickPlan®Coffee, QuickPlan® CoffeeCafe, QuickPlan®ExpressCoffee, QuickPlan®Pizza, QuickPlan®Bed&Breakfast, QuickPlan®Hotel,
QuickPlan®Internet, QuickPlan®Apparel, QuickPlan®Motel, QuickPlan®Bar, QuickPlan®Resort, QuickPlan®DayCare,
QuickPlan®DaySpa, QuickPlan®TanningSalon, QuickPlan®IceCream, QuickPlan®NailSalon,
QuickPlan®WineBar, QuickPlan®HealthClub, QuickPlan®Sandwich,
QuickPlan®MedicalSpa, QuickPlan®Apartment
Our fax number is: 813-985-5378
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With Money Orders we ship same day, Please allow 5-7 business days before shipping for
your personal/business check to clear.
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