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The Business Plan Shop


The Business Plan Shop is the financial planning and analysis platform for small and medium size businesses, and their financial advisors.

The Business Plan Shop's FP&A software

Plan growth & future cash flows with confidence

Write convincing business plans to help secure funding

Track actuals against forecast, adjust your plans as needed

Analyse trends and stay on top of your business’s KPIs

Who’s The Business Plan Shop for?


The Business Plan Shop for startup founders

Startup founders

Check if your business idea can be profitable

Assess how much capital you need to start

Compare different business models and scenarios

Write a convincing business plan to help secure the financing needed to launch your business

Get inspiration from dozens of business plan template

As you start trading, compare actuals vs. your initial forecast and re-plan accordingly

The Business Plan Shop: FP&A platform for SMB

SMB owners and CFOs

Plan your growth and anticipate different scenarios

Import historical financial data automatically from your accounting software

Analyse your past financial performance and project future cashflows

Compare your actuals with your forecast and set targets for KPIs to track progress as your business grows

Write convincing business plans to help secure financing

Get inspiration from dozens of business plan template

The Business Plan Shop: FP&A platform for accountants and financial consultants

Accountants and financial consultants

Analyse your clients' historical financial performance

Help your clients create robust forecasts to plan for every possibility

Easily compare scenarios to help your client make the right decisions

Create custom KPIs to match your client's needs and help them achieve their targets

Save time writing business plans using templates, smart tags and conditional logic

Gain productivity by centralizing all your client's data in a secure and collaborative platform

Discover our FP&A platform's capabilities


Effortlessly write a professional business plan

The Business Plan Shop's online software helps you easily create a professional business plan which can be presented to lenders and investors to help secure financing.

It works for every industry and whether you are:

Developing a new venture

Growing or buying an existing business

Simple enough to be used by first-time business plan writers, The Business Plan Shop doubles up as a powerful tool to help professionals such as accountants and consultants sharply increase their productivity.

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The Business Plan Shop's FP&A platform: online business planning software

Our financial forecasting software puts spreadsheets to shame

The Business Plan Shop's online forecasting software enables you to easily build and maintain 3-way-financial-forecasts.

We've spent nearly 10 years building and refining the best financial forecasting software.

Using our solution is easier, faster, and more robust than using Excel or Google Sheets.

And whereas most software only allows you to create basic forecasts, The Business Plan Shop let you build a more realistic and accurate forecasts by making it easy to incorporate complex elements such as:

Variable interest loans

Fixed assets with advanced depreciation schedules

Complex payment terms, or deferred costs

And more...

And we make it easy to track your forecasts against actuals and to keep them updated as the year progresses.

Explore our online financial forecasting software
The Business Plan Shop's FP&A platform: financial forecasting software

Avoid writer's block with our business plan templates

It's much easier to start with a concrete example than a blank page, that's why our platform gives you access to dozens of business plan templates which you can use as inspiration to help you create yours.

Each business plan template includes:

A complete three-way financial forecast 

A fully written business plan that clearly details all aspects of the business

Simply download our business plan templates in Word or PDF, or use them directly on our online platform.

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Financial analysis and KPI tracking made easy

Our financial dashboards help you analyse the past and future performance of your business. 

Compare actuals vs. forecast to see where your business is headed

Compare scenarios side by side to make the right decisions

Get a quality score and alerts on your forecasts

Track the KPIs that matter to your business and set targets

Easily create graphical analysis to visualize both historical and future performance

Learn more about our financial analysis dashboards
The Business Plan Shop's FP&A platform: financial dashboards and KPI tracking software

Sync your accounting data with The Business Plan Shop

The Business Plan Shop integrates with major accounting software solutions such as:

QuickBooks Online

Xero

Sage and more: coming soon

Our solution makes it easy to import your chart of accounts and accounting data into our platform to create a single source of truth for your financial performance.

Once your accounting software is connected, your data will automatically be imported so that you can always base your decisions on the latest data.

Quickbooks and Xero integrations with The Business Plan Shop's FP&A platform

500,000+ entrepreneurs have already used The Business Plan Shop

With The Business Plan Shop software, I was able to create a business plan that could be sent to both investors and the job centre - and at such a reasonable cost!

Mickael F.

From clear instructions on collecting data related to the organisational aspects of the business to the financial side (with automated profit and loss statements and balance sheets), this solution is really thorough. And the team is so helpful, too: as soon as you ask a question, you can expect a clear and precise response in no time.

Carole C.

Very useful and practical. A huge time saver compared to the business plans I had to draft myself using Word and Excel!

Philippe Y.

This software is excellent, saved me a lot of time. All explanations are clear and easy to understand. Thank you.

Christophe P.

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See our financial planning and analysis platform in action: try The Business Plan Shop for free during 7 days.

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Financial forecasting software

Easily create a forecast over 3 or 5 years. Enter your data and let our financial forecasting software take care of the calculations.

Professional business plan

Our business plan writing tool makes it easy to create a professional business plan ready to be sent to lenders or investors.

Business plan templates

Download one of our many business plan templates or adapt one of them to your project directly in our software.

PDF export

Export your business plan in PDF format, and save time on the formatting which is already done for you by our software.

Faster than Word

Using The Business Plan Shop is much faster than creating your business plan with Word.

Easier than Excel

Using The Business Plan Shop is much easier than creating your business plan with Excel.

Track KPIs

Analyse business performance using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and measure progress towards specific goals.

Compare actuals vs. forecast

Compare scenarios side by side, and track forecasts against actuals to ensure your business is headed in the right direction.

Sync accounting data

Import data from your accounting software in The Business Plan Shop in just a few clicks.

No installation required

No installation is required and the software updates automatically. You do, however, need an Internet connection.

Secure environment

We take the security of your data very seriously and have secured connection to the software by SSL.

Support team

If you have any questions or face any difficulties using the software, our friendly support team is on hand to help out quickly.

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7-day free trial. No credit card required.

Staying on top of your business performance is easy with The Business Plan Shop


Without us With The Business Plan Shop
Getting a holistic view of your business performance Impossible as data is spread across multiple spreadsheets and tools All your data is in The Business Plan Shop creating a single source of truth
Writing investor ready business plans Start from a blank page with no guidance Follow clear instructions and examples throughout
Creating financial forecasts Done on spreadsheets which are error prone and where modelling complex elements takes dozen of lines With our best in class forecasting software all the calculations are done for you, without errors
Tracking actuals vs. forecast, and KPIs Requires you to manually update spreadsheets which is tedious and error prone Is done automatically using our accounting software integrations
Collaborating with your finance team Necessitates to juggle with spreadsheet versions, discussion threads, and manage accesses Discussions are centralised inside our application where you can quickly manage accesses and permissions

Frequently Asked Questions


What is financial planning and analysis (FP&A)?
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Financial planning and analysis involves a framework that helps support a business' overall decision-making and financial health.

The framework consists of five main activities:

  • Business planning
  • Financial forecasting
  • Budgeting
  • Reporting on financial performance
  • Analysing financial and non-financial performance
How can FP&A help my business?
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Without proper financial planning and analysis your business is flying blind: you don't know where you're going (financial planning), nor if you are on track to reach your destination (financial analyis).

That's why all large businesses have entire teams of FP&A professionals.

Until The Business Plan Shop, FP&A was out of reach for most SMB - as most of you lack the skills to perform it yourselves and the budget to equip yourself with entreprise software and hire a FP&A profesional.

The Business Plan Shop's FP&A platform allows small and medium size businesses (and their advisors) to get equivalent capabilities to big businesses at a fraction of the cost.

So that you too can get a single source of truth for your financial performance, plan your growth and anticipate future cash flows with confidence, and check that you are on track to deliver your forecasts.

In the long term, financial planning & analysis could help your business gain a competitive edge over rivals who don't use FP&A and narrow the gap against the large groups and franchises you compete against.

What are the benefits of signing up for a free trial with The Business Plan Shop?
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The free trial enables you to try our platform for free during 7 days in order to verify that it meets your requirements before buying.

Some features are limited during the free trial:

  • You can only create one business plan
  • The financials of the first year of forecast are visible, data for other years are hidden
  • You can export your plan in PDF but not in Word or CSV

You can create your account and start your free trial here.

What type of business is The Business Plan Shop good for?
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The Business Plan Shop is used by all types of businesses (startups, freelancers, small and medium size businesses, buy to let investors, etc.) spanning all sectors (retail, hospitality, services, construction, tech, etc.).

Does The Business Plan Shop's online software handle all currencies?
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Yes, The Business Plan Shop's online software handles all currencies worldwide.

What devices can I use The Business Plan Shop's online software on?
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You can use our online software on any device, as long as it has a stable internet connection.

PC, laptop, mobile and tablet devices are all suitable.

We recommend using devices with a large(r) screen size to make it easier to visualize monthly financial data.

How much does The Business Plan Shop cost?
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We offer multiple plans, our prices vary depending on whether you are a financial advisor, or an entrepreneur and on the size of your business.

Please visit our pricing page to learn about this in more detail.

Resources to help kickstart and grow your small business




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