Business Planning

Advice and guidance

Whether you're thinking about starting up or already have your own business our business planning software contains something for you.


Our easy to use business planning software provides a comprehensive guide to all matters concerning running a small business.

  • Checklists and guides – a series to help you think about all matters related to starting-up.
  • Business Planning Software - easy to use software that takes the hassle out of planning.
  • 12 months free use - of the award winning MyBusiness Essentials software
  • Support - a range of business support through the on-line RBS Business Guides
  • Do a reality check on your new business idea: will it work?
  • Focus on your personal and business goals: what do you want to achieve?
  • Quickly and easily produce a professional business plan.
  • Manage your accounts, appointments, jobs, invoices, customer and supplier records.
  • Access our online library of Business Guides for expert tips and guidance on everything from e-marketing to managing your finances.
  • Apply for a business account on-line or manage your existing accounts with our online banking service.

PC users

To run this software on a PC you will need at least a 650 MHz Pentium III with 128MB of RAM and 20MB of space on your hard drive, running Microsoft Windows 98, XP or Millennium Edition.

Vista Users
To operate with Vista, the compatibility mode needs to be activated:

  1. Right click on the SETUP.EXE and select PROPERTIES
  2. Tick the box RUN THIS PROGRAMME IN VISTA COMPATIBILITY MODE FOR and select SERVICE PACK 2 in the dropdown box
  3. Select APPLY and OK icon
  4. Double-click the SETUP.EXE to install the software

For more information please refer to the vista.readmefirst.txt file included in the download

Mac users

To run this software on a Mac you will need at least an Apple iMac with 128 MB of RAM and 20MB of space on your hard drive. You will need OS 10.1 installed.