3BL Media: Palo Alto Software Business of the Year report
3BL Media reports on Corporate Social Responsible News, including Palo Alto Software’s Award for the Emerald Awards.
Palo Alto Software Honored with Business of the Year Award
Eugene, OR (PRWEB) September 30, 2009 — 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 named 2009 Business of the Year because of its focus on the triple bottom line of sustainability-financial, social and the environment,” says Dave Houser, chamber president. “Palo Alto Software truly demonstrates an outstanding contribution to the community in each of these ways.”
Palo Alto Software creates, develops and manufactures tools to help start-ups and small businesses succeed. Earlier this year Palo Alto Software launched the Oregon Small Business Boost program, providing $3.2 million of free business planning software to Oregon entrepreneurs. In addition, Palo Alto Software supports a host of community causes ranging from SCORE to the Nature Conservancy.
“With the current state of the national economy, entrepreneurs and small businesses are vital cornerstones in securing the financial futures of all of our families and communities,” stated Palo Alto Software CEO Sabrina Parsons. “We are delighted to be recognized by our home Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce for our passion to support these leaders.”
Palo Alto Software will receive the award at the Chamber’s 6th Annual Emerald Award presentation on October 6th at 5pm at the Hult Center in Eugene. Those interested in attending can reserve seats at http://www.theemeraldawards.org/.
About Palo Alto Software, Inc.
Palo Alto Software, Inc. develops, publishes, and markets software products for use with personal computers. Business Plan Pro is the best selling business-planning software in the U.S. retail market, according to NPD Intelect. Palo Alto Software’s marketing-planning product is Marketing Plan Pro powered by Duct Tape Marketing. This combined product line offers “know-how” solutions that have made Palo Alto Software the market leader in its category.
Palo Alto Software was founded in 1988 and is a privately-owned corporation based in Eugene, Oregon. For more information about Palo Alto Software products, visit, www.paloalto.com.
PR (Business Plan Pro): SCORE Chapter Honors Palo Alto Software
Palo Alto Software’s Strategic Alliance has helped make the Myrtle Beach SCORE Chapter Junior Apprentice Program a huge success
Eugene, OR (December 3 2008) – Palo Alto Software, Inc. received the ‘Exceptional Service Award 2008′ from the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina SCORE chapter.
Bob Checkaneck, SCORE University Chairman for Chapter 381, said, “We at SCORE Myrtle Beach want to present you with the attached award. Our Strategic Alliance with you has enabled our chapter to become a tremendous success! One of our major activities was our Junior Apprentice Program which you are an integral part of.”
The Junior Apprentice Program is co-sponsored by the Georgetown County School System, Georgetown Chamber of Commerce, Palo Alto Software and SCORE. It’s a four-day program that teaches business principles, how to write a business plan and then how to present the plan to a local CEO. As part of their sponsorship, Palo Alto Software provided 10 licenses of Business Plan Pro software to load onto the GCSS school computers for the week of the program.
The target market is kids entering high school, freshmen and sophomores. The average student attends eight hours of classroom a day and completes six hours of self-assigned homework. Students participating in this program pay no fees except their time.
According to Checkaneck, the program is working. “So far we have done this with 160 kids and none of them have dropped out of high school. The school system has a 50% drop out rate.”
Checkaneck emphasized that the Junior Apprentice Program has helped put SCORE Myrtle Beach “…in the top 1% of all the SCORE chapters in the country in SCORE’s Chapter of The Year competition.” This award was to show their appreciation for Palo Alto Software’s continued support of the program and to the success of their chapter.
About Palo Alto Software, Inc.
Palo Alto Software, Inc. develops, publishes and markets software products for use with personal computers. BUSINESS PLAN PRO is the best selling business-planning software in the U.S. retail market, according to NPD Intelect. Palo Alto Software’s marketing-planning product is MARKETING PLAN PRO® powered by Duct Tape Marketing. This combined product line offers “know-how” solutions that have made Palo Alto Software the market leader in its category.
Palo Alto Software’s award-winning site, www.bplans.com, continues to be one of the highest visited sites in the small-business arena, offering numerous business-planning resources.
With its most recent product, EMAIL CENTER PRO, Palo Alto Software has created a Web 2.0 “software as a service (Saas)” email management tool.
Palo Alto Software was founded in 1988 and is a privately-owned corporation based in Eugene, Oregon. More information about Palo Alto Software products is available on the company website, www.paloalto.com.
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