As I had mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I will be posting my review of some of the tools and services on the Start, Run and Grow Your Business Plus software by Palo Alto Software.

This week, I created a logo for my new business.  It was very easy to use, and had categories to choose from to help narrow down the choices.  The logos are clean and simple, which I liked very much.  There were enough choices for me, because the more choices I get, the more confused I get!  The logo creation is free, and you get a web-read version included in the software.  If you want a print quality version for business cards, letterhead, custom cards, etc., there is a nominal fee.  I really liked this feature to get me started on my business website because I don’ t have a lot of time to get it done, and I am doing it myself, but I want it to look nice.

I also tried the press release builder templates.  Now, I tried this with a little skepticism because I actually write press releases for clients, and it is one of the services I offer.  So I tried this template to see how it compared to what I would write.  And, I have to admit that the template worked pretty well.  I had to play with it a little to make it flow the way I wanted it to.  But, for someone who is just starting their business, and needs to keep expenses down, this is a great option.  One of the other things I really liked about it was that the way it was formatted is very similar to a lot of the online press release sites.  So, it is easy to copy and paste to distribute.

So far, I have not seen any reason why someone just starting their business would not want to purchase this software. The price is less than $30 and has a ton of resources. Even if you used just one thing, the software would pay for itself.