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Bplans.com School of Business Launches this Week with Deep Discounts

Eugene, OR

Monday, January 9, 2012—Bplans.com launched the School of Business section of its website today, in partnership with leading online education provider, Udemy. The newest addition to the Bplans.com site will feature the premier academic program “How to Start a Business” by industry-expert Tim Berry, along with several other specialized courses covering all key elements of starting and running a successful business.

“Whether you are looking to start a business, or build-up an existing business, the courses offered through the Bplans.com School of Business will provide you with the tools and the know-how, to succeed,” said Bplans.com spokesperson Sabrina Parsons. “Bplans.com strives to provide the best, and most comprehensive collection of resources for entrepreneurs and small business owners.”

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Palo Alto Software Joins Startup America Partnership, National Program Helps Young Companies Grow

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.—Palo Alto Software was one of the featured partners announced at the Startup America Partnership campaign launch, held at the White House today. Startup America Partnership is a private organization working to help young companies succeed in order to accelerate job growth in America. The Partnership announced $475 million in commitments from 23 new partners today, including Palo Alto Software, pushing the total value of its partner offerings to more than $1.2 billion.

“Palo Alto Software is pleased to be a featured partner of the Startup America Partnership,” said Palo Alto Software CEO Sabrina Parsons. “Our domestic economic recovery is closely tied to the success of young, high-growth companies, and our products provide the means to launch, run, and grow any business and ultimately achieve long-term financial success. For us, this collaboration was a no-brainer.”

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Palo Alto Software Offers Discounts Ahead of Black Friday

Eugene, OR

Palo Alto Software will be offering deep discounts on its award-winning small business planning and management products, starting this Tuesday, November 22nd. All Palo Alto products, including the #1 best-selling business planning software, Business Plan Pro and Business Plan Pro Premier, will be at least 30 percent off.

The site for the holiday sale is: http://win.paloalto.com/holiday_sale/

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Small Business Alert: Are You Ready for Small Business Saturday?

Eugene, OR

Saturday, November 26 will be the second annual Small Business Saturday: a day dedicated to supporting small businesses on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year. Palo Alto Software is proud to be a part of Small Business Saturday and wants to help your small business make the most of this historic event.

Just send us some details about your small business (name, location, years in business, Small Business Saturday or holiday shopping promotion details, contact information) and we’ll get the word out on Facebook and Twitter. Email submissions may be sent to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

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London Business Startup Exhibition Draws Record Attendance

London, U.K.

London, U.K.—Palo Alto Software’s Noah and Sabrina Parsons, Dermot Leahy, and Alan Gleeson will join 300 expert presenters and exhibitors taking part in the 26th annual Business Startup Exhibition. The two-day Exhibition, which starts Thursday November 17th, is expected to draw more than 27,000 attendees.

“The Business Startup Exhibition is a golden opportunity for small businesses, entrepreneurs, experts, and vendors to connect and interact,” said Sabrina Parsons, CEO of Palo Alto Software, a maker of small-business solutions software. “For us, this is a chance to get into the trenches and talk with the people who are in the thick of it: the ones planning, starting, and running their own business.”

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For The 15th Year Palo Alto Software Supports Leading US Business Plan Competitions

Eugene, OR

Palo Alto Software sponsors MassChallenge, Global Venture Labs Investment Competition and Business Plan Competitions at Rice University and Notre Dame

Palo Alto Software, the market leaders in business planning software, is proud to announce its sponsorship of MassChallenge, the largest non-profit global startup competition and accelerator program.

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Palo Alto Software Launches Sales and Marketing Pro

Eugene, OR

Eugene, Oregon, February 16, 2011 - Palo Alto Software (www.paloalto.com), the market-leader in business planning software, today announced the release of Sales and Marketing Pro. Designed to put small businesses on the fast track to sales success, Sales and Marketing Pro is the only marketing planning software that comes with all the tools to write a successful marketing plan, as well as the resources to actually implement it. [...]

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ASBDC Certifies Palo Alto Software Curriculum

Eugene, OR

Eugene-based software company’s curriculum first to be approved by Association of Small Business Development Centers. The Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC), a nationwide small-business assistance network, recently certified Palo Alto Software’s Start, Run & Grow Your Business curriculum — a complete course in entrepreneurship. This marks the first time the ASBDC has put [...]

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Businesses That Plan Ahead May Have a Better Chance of Accessing Billions in New Small Business Loan

Eugene, OR

A recently reissued study reports that business plans can make the difference between getting and not getting a loan or securing investment capital. The small business legislation that President Obama signed into law this week was good news for small businesses looking to access a newly established $30 billion loan fund. It’s even better news [...]

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Palo Alto Software Provides Platform for American Geophysical Union’s Media Relations Support of…

Eugene, OR

(Business Wire) The American Geophysical Union (AGU), a worldwide scientific organization advancing Earth and space science research, has chosen Palo Alto Software’s (PAS) Email Center Pro (ECP) software to create a highly innovative media relations platform for journalists during the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Participating scientists will log [...]

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Palo Alto Software Honored with Business of the Year Award

Eugene, OR

Palo Alto Software is thrilled to be the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award recipient. The Business of the Year award is given annually to a Eugene-based business that excels across four categories: community caring, environmental values, growth and innovation. “Palo Alto Software was [...]

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Velaro and Palo Alto Software Announce Integrated Solution

Eugene, OR

~Click-to-Chat + Email Management = A Powerful Combination~ Baltimore, MD and Eugene, OR (PRWeb) – June 15th 2009 — Velaro and Palo Alto Software announced today an integration between Velaro’s award-winning click-to-chat Software as a Service (SaaS), and Palo Alto Software’s Email Center Pro, a Web 2.0 SaaS email management tool. “This partnership helps bring [...]

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International Concierge and Errand Association (ICEA) Sponsor

Eugene, OR

From September 24-27, Concierge and errand business owners from around the world will be converging in Tampa to attend the 7rth Annual conference of the International Concierge and Errand Association (ICEA). ICEA is an International Association that supports over 650 concierge businesses from 21 countries around the world. The conference is open to all members, non-members, suppliers and those considering starting a concierge business.

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