Tim Berry (entrepreneur)
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![]() Tim Berry, founder of Palo Alto Software, co-founder of Borland International, founder of bplans.com, author. | |
Born | Timothy J. Berry Eugene, OR, USA |
Occupation | Entrepreneur, Author |
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Alma mater | Stanford University (M.B.A.), 1981 University of Oregon (M.A.in Journalism), 1974 University of Notre Dame(B.A.in Literature), 1970 |
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Tim Berry is an American entrepreneur and published business authorwho has been called “The Father of Business Planning” and “The Obi-Wan Kenobi of Business Plans."[1][2] He is co-founder of Borland International and founder of Palo Alto Software and bplans.com. Tim is well known as an entrepreneur in Twitter[3][4][5].
Berry has worked extensively in business planning and business planning software. In 1994 he released the first version of Business Plan Pro.[2] He’s the official business planning coach at Entrepreneur.com.[6]
History
Berry was born and raised in the U.S., but moved with his wife to Mexico City in 1971 where he worked as a foreign correspondent. He was night editor for United Press International and later wrote for business publications including Business Week and Financial Times.[2] In 1976, betting on the devaluation of the peso, he and his wife put up $1000 and borrowed $4000 for a quarter-acre lot.[2] After the peso lost its value in 1979, they sold the lot for $22,000 and used that money to help with as tuition at Stanford’s business school. While at Stanford, Berry worked as a market research consultant for Creative Strategies International and began creating his own business planning software.[2][7]
After graduating, Tim Berry continued with Creative Strategies until he founded his own consulting practice in 1983. His clients included for Apple Computer, Hewlett-Packard, Ashton-Tate, Lotus Development Corporation, and others.[2] That same year, he met Phillippe Kahn and helped draft a business plan that led to the launch of Borland International. Borland International created the Turbo Pascal programming language.[2][8] In 1988, Berry founded Palo Alto Software and served as its president.[7]
Berry has spent decades developing his business plan software. He published his first business planning software in 1985. In 1994, he released the first version of Business Plan Pro.[2][9]
Awards
In 2007, by unanimous decision, the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship awarded Berry the Corporate Entrepreneur of the Year Award.[10] He was one of 100 Small Business Influencer in 2011 awarded by Small Business Trend.[11] and Tim Berry’s Palo Alto Software, creators of small business planning and tracking software, won the Small Business Administration award for Oregon’s family-owned small business of the year 2014.[12]
Tim was nominated as an honorable Judge at Small Business Influencer Awards 2012 in its expert panel with many renowned experts in this trend.[13]
Education and Teaching
Berry received an MBA from Stanford University. He earned an MA with honors from the University of Oregon, and a BA with magna cum laude distinction from the University of Notre Dame.[6]
Berry serves as an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Oregon.[6]
Writings and Publications
Berry contributes to Entrepreneur.com, the Huffington Post, Small Business Trends, and Forbes.com. He has also written numerous books, and developed a lot of software.[6] He is a co-author of 3 Weeks to Startup. In 2008, he penned The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan. Berry’s other works include:CPA’s Guide to Developing Effective Business Plans, Hurdle: The Book on Business Planning, Business Plan Toolkit, and Working Smart with Electronic Spreadsheets.[6][14] Berry posts occasionally on Small Business Trends, the Amex OPEN Forum, and on Huffington Post. He also writes a monthly column on entrepreneur.com.
He writes a huge number of books that are available in Paperback edition, or e-book editions or CD ROM editions.[15][16]
- Berry, Tim (2010). Sales and Market Forecasting for Entrepreneurs (Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Collection). Business Expert Press. pp. 137 pages. ISBN 978-1-6064-9041-9.[17]
- Berry, Tim (2008). 3 Weeks to Startup. Entrepreneur Press. pp. 378 pages. ISBN 978-1-5991-8196-7.[18]
- Berry, Tim (2008). The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan. Entrepreneur Press. pp. 270 pages. ISBN 978-1-5991-8190-5.[19]
- Berry, Tim (2006). Hurdle: The Book on Business Planning. Palo Alto Software, Inc. pp. 232 pages. ISBN 978-0-9712-1852-9.[20]
- Berry, Tim and Wilson, Doug (2000). On Target : The Book on Marketing Plans. Palo Alto Software Inc. pp. 356 pages. ISBN 978-0-9664-8913-2.
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- Berry, Tim (2000). Cpa's Guide to Developing Effective Business Plans. Harcourt Brace Professional Pub. pp. 527 pages. ISBN 978-0-7355-2545-0.[22]
- Berry, Tim (2000). Cpa's Guide to Developing Effective Business Plans. Harcourt Brace Professional Pub. pp. 300 pages. ISBN 978-0-1560-6295-4.[23]
- Berry, Tim (1989). Tim Berry's business plan toolkit. Palo Alto Software. pp. 152 pages. ASIN B00072ELLA.[24]
- Berry, Tim (1985). Jazz: The Inside Track (A Byte Book). Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media. pp. 256 pages. ISBN 978-0-0700-5064-8.[25]
- Berry, Tim (1984). Working smart with electronic spreadsheets: Models for managers. Hayden. pp. 182 pages. ISBN 978-0-8104-6203-8.[26]
Family and Personal
Berry has been married to his wife since 1970. He has five children.[1]
External links
References
- ^ a b "Ask An Entrepreneur". Sprouter. March 20, 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Brett Nelson (September 26, 2005). "Palo Alto Software Founder". Forbes. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "20 People Every Entrepreneur Should Follow On Twitter: Tim Berry". Business Insider.
- ^ "Twitter for Entrepreneurs: 20 to Follow: Tim Berry". Bloomberg Businessweek.
- ^ "11 Companies to Follow on Twitter: Palo Alto Software". The New York Times. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Tim Berry". Entrepreneur. Cite error: The named reference "EN" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b "Investing Business Week". Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ Tom Taulli (March 15, 2006). "Business Plans Gone Wild". Forbes. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Tim Berry, Business Planning Guru and Founder of Palo Alto Software". wordpress.com. November 25, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ^ "Palo Alto Software President Named 'Corporate Entrepreneur of the Year' From USASBE". PR Newswire. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Announcing the 2011 Small Business Influencer Champions". Small Business Trends. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "SBA Names Palo Alto Software Best Family-Owned Business in Oregon". WorldNow, WBOY and PRWeb. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Judges 2012- Tim Berry". Small Business Trends. 2012.
- ^ "Amazon". Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "'Corporate Entrepreneur of the Year'". PrNewswire. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Tim Berry's books in Goggle Books".
- ^ "Sales and Market Forecasting for Entrepreneurs (Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Collection)". Business Expert Press. 26 February 2010. ISBN 978-1-6064-9041-9.
- ^ "3 Weeks to Startup" (1 ed.). Entrepreneur Press. 1 October 2008. ISBN 978-1-5991-8196-7.
- ^ "The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan" (1 ed.). Entrepreneur Press. 1 August 2008. ISBN 978-1-5991-8190-5.
- ^ "Hurdle: The Book on Business Planning" (6 ed.). Palo Alto Software, Inc. 1 July 2006. ISBN 978-0-9712-1852-9.
- ^ "On Target : The Book on Marketing Plans". Palo Alto Software Inc. October 2000. ISBN 978-0-9664-8913-2.
- ^ "Cpa's Guide to Developing Effective Business Plans" (4 ed.). Harcourt Brace Professional Pub. June 2000. ISBN 978-0-7355-2545-0.
- ^ "Cpa's Guide to Developing Effective Business Plans" (1 ed.). Harcourt Brace Professional Pub. January 2000. ISBN 978-0-1560-6295-4.
- ^ "Tim Berry's business plan toolkit". Palo Alto Software. ASIN B00072ELLA.
- ^ "Jazz: The Inside Track (A Byte Book)". Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media. July 1985. ISBN 978-0-0700-5064-8.
- ^ "Working smart with electronic spreadsheets: Models for managers". Hayden. ISBN 978-0-8104-6203-8.