10 Business Plan Words Every Manager Needs to Know By Heart

By Tim Berry • edited by Dan Bova • Jan 30, 2012

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Tim Berry

Entrepreneur, Business Planner and Angel Investor at Palo Alto Software Inc.

Tim Berry is the chairman of Eugene, Ore.-Palo Alto Software, which produces business-planning software. He founded Bplans.com and wrote The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan, published by Entrepreneur Press. Berry is also a co-founder of HavePresence.com, a leader in a local angel-investment group and a judge of international business-plan competitions.

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