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The real deal and only $5.00.
The real deal by the founder of the Umbroller stroller company (now owned by Newell) and American Power Conversion (APCC). Based on Macmillan/Ballantine book; 1 hour of how to video. Practical helpful advice; I learned a ton about practical stuff as well as do you want to do this at all. Very good on selling; early growth; need for profits and cashflow. A lot of dot commers wouldn't have gone up in smoke if they read this first. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Easily coordinate the feedback and answers you receive when e-mailing to groups. ZIM FastFeedback is a quick and powerful formatted-response e-mail tool from ZIM Technologies, designed to enhance your personal productivity and organizational effectiveness. ZIM FastFeedback links the power of e-mail and SMS text messaging to the coordination of Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Excel to create the ultimate formatted, group-feedback software tool.

ZIM FastFeedback enables you to send questions and messages by e-mail, and gather the feedback and answers in an Excel spreadsheet for quick reference and easy analysis. You can even schedule the e-mail delivery at specific times and intervals, making the product perfect for reminders and consistent information gathering.

Create the question or message with the user-friendly ZIM FastFeedback wizard, select the recipients from your Outlook contacts, send the e-mails, and then watch the results in real time as they populate an Excel spreadsheet. The SMS text message and e-mail notification option enables you to speed response time by informing recipients that a question has been sent, or you can send a timed reminder to those who have not yet responded. ZIM FastFeedback's 45 ready-to-use workbook templates make getting started even quicker and easier. ... Read more

Features

• Gather feedback
• Get responses in real-time
• Summarize responses in Excel
• Broadcast to 1 or 1000s
• Organize associations, clubs, teams, employees and friends

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Very cool new product
this S/W is great for organizing large numbers of e-mails, like sports pools and clubs. Pulls mail from Outlook and sumarizes everything into one easy to use Excel spreadsheet. A must have for anyone organizing groups or clubs. ... Read more

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Staff Files 3.0
I am the HR Manager for a company with 50 employees. After having documentation in many different locations, I decided to look to see if any companies made HR software. I was looking for software that would be very easy to use, was not time consuming to learn, and had many features that we need at our company. Staff Files was the software I purchased.

Some of the features I love: 1. Auto Accruals for keeping track of vacation or sick time. Yes, it will automatically calculate sick/vacation time and does the work for me! 2. Ability to display my employees picture and important documents - resume, I-9, time off request forms, etc. 3. It will also remind me of work anniversaries or when someone needs to update certification. 4. Track wage information, when pay increases/decreases have been made, current wage information. 5. Variety of reports available from general employee to staff reports. I can also create additional reports through MS Access. 6. The flexibility to define categories, notes, departments & locations to meet our company's needs. 7. Sort/Filter function so I can get the reports I need with the right group of staff.

This program is as thorough as it gets. Staff Files has made my job and life so much easier. At the click of the mouse, I can have all of the employee info I need instead of rustling through mounds of paperwork. If you are looking for HR software, this is the one to purchase. It is inexpensive, keeps employee information in 1 easy to find location, easy to use, and saves time.

Staff Files has been a great investment for our company and would recommend it to anyone! ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

There are many résumé-writing programs out there for today's job hunter. Resumes Quick & Easy is a good, basic program for someone who has all the content ready and polished and needs a little help with presentation.

Installation was quick and easy (no pun intended). Setup took less than five minutes, although you do have to register upon installation; you cannot opt to do it later. However, the only required fields on the registration form are first and last name.

Resumes Quick & Easy opens to a main menu with four primary features. The first section is Resumes, where you can choose from over a dozen different templates to build the right résumé for your personal goals. Whether you want to emphasize your education, your skills, or your professional experience, there is a template here that should work. Next, go to Cover Letters, where format choices include advertisement reply, broadcast letter, networking letter, offer acceptance, resignation letter, and more. The Contact Manager section is a central place to store the names and contact information of people who are helping you with your job search, or to whom you plan to reach out in the future. Contact Manager will also merge this information directly into your cover letters. Finally, use the Salary Finder section to enter your current position (or any job that you are considering) and your desired geographical area to get a sense of the pay scale involved.

These four areas comprise the main features of Resumes Quick & Easy. This program also offers an action word and prewritten-phrase database to assist with writer's block, or to avoid multiple word use.

Overall, we found Resumes Quick & Easy to be a helpful program for someone who needs a little extra assistance to create a polished and presentable résumé, and to get that résumé out there efficiently and professionally. Resumes Quick & Easy won't do all the work for you, but it certainly will save you some time. --Kendra Hayden ... Read more

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Easy way to create work schedules
I have 22 employees in my hardware store. After fumbling for a few months with an Excel spreadsheet trying to create weekly schedules, I looked around and found Visual Staff Scheduler. I decided to try it out and discovered there is a much easier way to create work schedules. I'm able to create my schedules weeks in advance in half the time. The price is also very reasonable at $129. I would recommend this software to anyone that has to create work schedules. ... Read more

Product Description

Business software bundle: Includes , Peachtree First Accounting 2004, McAfee VirusScan Online, Quicken New User Edition, Laplink Gold 11.5, Expensable 6, Quicken Legal Business Pro 2004, Easy Translator V. 4, Quicken Will Maker Plus 2004, Form Tool V. 5, Smart Business Plan Deluxe, Infotrac Personal, Turbo Project 4.0, 3001 Business & Sales Letters, Ability Photopaint Studio, Personal Record Keeper, Financial PowerTools, IClean for Windows, Stuffit Standard 8.0, IAnnotate-it, ICapture-it, IOrganize-it, DiscKeeper Lite, Eudora Pro Email, MusicMatch Jukebox 7.5, Open Office ... Read more

Features

• Business software bundle: Includes OpenOffice.org, Peachtree First Accounting 2004, McAfee VirusScan Online, Quicken New User Edition, Laplink Gold 11.5, Expensable 6, Quicken Legal Business Pro 2004, Easy Translator V. 4, Quicken Will Maker Plus 2004,
• Form Tool V. 5, Smart Business Plan Deluxe, Infotrac Personal, Turbo Project 4.0, 3001 Business & Sales Letters, Ability Photopaint Studio, Personal Record Keeper, Financial PowerTools, IClean for Windows, Stuffit Standard 8.0, IAnnotate-it, ICapture-it, I

Product Description

The availability of data and information is a key driver in modern corporate life. To make competent informed business decisions, people need to be able to access data when they want it, be confident that the data is both timely and accurate, and get the data in the desired format. Their ability to do this is largely dependent upon the quality and strength of the data storage and retrieval system. Data warehouses serve as the central repository of all corporate information. With the release of SQL Server 7, Microsoft has created an affordable, completely integrated data warehousing solution. This 5-part curriculum is designed to teach individuals how to use SQL Server 7 to plan, design, implement, and maintain enterprise data warehouses. This curriculum begins with general coverage of data warehouse concepts and planning/design requirements, and then moves into specific implementation and maintenance capabilities found in SQL Server 7. ... Read more

Features

• Identify the characteristics of different decision support systems and components and tools used in data warehousing.
• Identify the different techniques for gathering data.
• Identify the basic requirements of the data warehouse.
• Identify the guidelines for determining various analysis requirements.

Reviews (4)

This software isn't buggy. Frankly, it's almost perfect.
While I prefer OmniGraffle 3.0, this version is damn close. The reviewer who claims the software has "bugs" obviously has never used it. There is nothing on the market (Mac or Windows) that even approaches the ease of use and flexibility of OmniGraffle. Visio is a piece of junk in comparison. But don't take me at my word. Download the test version and check it out yourself. It makes the most wonderful visual representations of information than you could ever imagine. I've used it to create timelines, flowcharts, program covers, and jury presentations. No one can believe how professional the results are, but, more importantly, jaws drop at how easy it is to access and use its rich features.

I'd rate it a 10 if I could.

Fantastic tool, and great for the money
I started out with OmniGraffle 2, and then upgraded to OmniGraffle 3. I've done countless diagrams of systems, networks and software design. This is an incredibly intuitive tool which really does make it easy to produce diagrams which look terrific - there's no Visio "grunge" to get in the way. Diagrams print well, can be rendered into any number of graphics formats, and are out-and-out pretty, which always helps get the message across!

Loaded with bugs - do not buy!
It looks like a good program at first but it is so full of bugs that I advise you not to buy it. Customer service is practically non-existent. I am stuck with a 60$ program that doesn't work. They tried to blame the problem on Apple but the box said it was built for OS X so that is a weak argument. I would never have bought it if it hadn't had that "built for OS X" on the box. This software is nothing but bad news. This is the same company that sells Omnioutliner, a 20$ program that does nothing but stick in checkmarks and bullets in your lists. They also try to sell Omniweb, their own browser, which does nothing that Safari doesn't do better.

An (almost) perfect diagram app
If you are looking for an app to design diagrams, flowcharts, mindmaps,? look no futher.
OmniGraffle (from the makers of OmniWeb) offers all the tools, and once you have gotten the idea behind the unusual interface, it is extremely powerful. ... Read more

Features

• Tracks late rent with a list of tenants that have not yet paid
• Keep a list of tenants whose leases will expire in 30, 60, & 90 days
• List of allowed vehicles
• Building or unit income
• Vacancy reports, tenant payment history, tenant incidents

Features

• Organize your ideas, focus your team and prove to investors that you have a real business
• Forecast your costs, profits and cashflow and present them a powerful and artfully designed set of charts
• Cover all the bases -- allow for market size, demographics, financing, ROI and other important business issues
• Five different types of plans available for your business' specific needs
• Drag-and-drop tools let you add tabs, formatting, text and all kinds of other options

Reviews (5)

Used the BizPlanBuilder 2004 version
I've just used the BizPlanBuilder 2004 version and it is the best business planning software out there. (I purchased the leaders and found this one to be the most flexible, usable and real.) I was also blown away by how much is included to help me implement my plan, as well as the extra info is available on their website! I even called a few times with some questions and they were always right there. (Even one time on a weekend!) After I watched th evideo, I was convinced that the JIAN people really know what they are doing and are solidly behind their products (looks like an entire suite!).

Beware - 2004 New Version Does Not Work
I purchased the newest version of BizPlanBuilder on 1-09-2004 and I have been unable to open the Word documents to edit. I've tried this software under Windows 98SE and Windows XP Home. I updated Microsoft Word to the SR-2 version as per the authors web site and the software still does not work. I was surprised to find a company which is supposed to know so much about business does not have a patch or update availabe on it's web site. You have to email the company and ask for the update (if available).
It could be an anti-virus software program is interfering with BizPlanBuilder. But again, how much can they know about business if they don't understand how many people have anti-virus programs running nowadays.
If I could make my purchase all over again, I would go with another program. I'd rather pay $99.00 for a program that works than $49.00 for one that does not.

Stay away from JIAN!
First, I'm not a competitor-- I'm an end user-- and found Jian's programs to be kludgy, full of bugs, highly overpriced, does not deliver what is promised, and with exceptionally bad customer service. I am in the process of suing them to get my money back-- they are utterly unscrupulous, and I strongly advise you to do business with other software companies.

Fast and easy
For me writing a business plan is like pulling teeth. But I need the investment capital for my business and my investors want a good plan. BizPlan made it all sooooo much easier. The financials alone are worth many times this price. A consultant wanted to charge me $3,500 for the plan and twice that for the financials. I've done it myself in a few days and more important, BizPlan helped the numbers make sense so I could talk intellegently to my investors. Awesome product...I'll be checking out your other tools in a few weeks.

Entrepreneurs hate to plan
Planning is that which many entrepreneurs like least to do as they feel it is confining and subjects them to the rigidity of a fixed projections. Unfortunately, it is the lack of disciplined planning which is responsible for the failure of many projects which might otherwise have succeeded. The Jian BizPlanBuilder is an excellent product and I have found it useful... ... Read more

Reviews (10)

easy way to write a business plan
I had no idea how or where to start writing a business before I purchased this software. Wasn't sure which package to go with and this one seemed like a reasonable deal. After installing, I discovered that writing a plan isn't so difficult. The software guided me through every step by interviewing me along the entire way. When I finished, I hit the print button and out came my completed business plan. The plan looks great with the addition of my color graphics and charts. I definitely recommend this software.

Ultimate Business Planner
...the sample plans and example text helped me get started with my plan. The software contains several sample plans and financials from different industries. At this price (lowest price I found), I would recommend this product to anyone. It will save you a lot of time and aggravation.

This software was chosen by Intuit for QuickBooks
I currently use another software program by Atlas Business Solutions called Customer Appointment Manager for our practice and became aware of Ultimate Business Planner through their website. As a CPA, I run into clients who need business plans all the time. I recently purchased QuickBooks Premier 2004 only to discover that Ultimate Business Planner is a "beefed up" standalone version of what's included in QuickBooks Premier (Atlas Business Solutions and Intuit must have some sort relationship). I recommend Ultimate Business Planner to all my clients. It's easy to use and does a fantastic job. Since Ultimate Business Planner was chosen by Intuit, I know it has to be the best business plan software on the market.

Solid Software
I use this software for helping start-up businesses. I find it is easier to work with than Business Plan Pro and the Financial Forcasting software is VERY accurate. The print-outs are very professional and it is very easy to change numbers and projections. I recommend this for new business owners. Those with a lot of business experience or business degrees can use this and feel confident in the information.

Keep Looking
I just did not find that this was a state-of-the-art product. It has the navigation and feel of a late 1990's piece of software and failed to meet my expectations. ... Read more