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How They Compare

Company                OM-IM                    Palo Alto
                (Out of Your Mind &             Software
               Into the Marketplace)

Price          $95                     $99.95

Web Address:   www.business-plan.com   www.paloalto.com

Phone          714-544-0248            800-229-7526

Pros           Valuable information;   Good info and tone onscreen;
               excellent type-over     slick interface;
               samples; expert help;   can import from QuickBooks
               user control of whole
               document

Cons           Plain interface when    Complicated steps to view
               first opened            samples

Company              Nova Development
                       Corporation
               Business Plan Writer Deluxe

Price          $99.95

Web Address:   www.novadevelopment.com

Phone          818-591-9600

Pros           Attractive icons,
               law-related books
               on-screen

Cons           Hawks third-party
               products on main
               screen; information
               not written in
               friendly manner

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