Small Business Publisher for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffJuly 30, 2026

Small Business Publisher promises to help entrepreneurs avoid having their materials professionally designed and printed. While it does its best to help even those with no artistic ability, the program takes some getting used to.

This download does a great job of covering the bases for users who are either ready to jump right in and design (thanks to its three-step startup menu), or those who need a little coaching (thanks to its Help file and two online tutorials). However, the actual design screen will take some exploring no matter how you get started. For example, the design tools change with each template item highlighted. We initially found this confusing, but grew to love its versatility, which made for quick and simple customizations. In general, filling in the templates was intuitive and even fun thanks to the text boxes.

Small Business Planner offers users a wide swath of templates, from brochures to letterheads and business cards, which will do a good job of covering user needs. However, we were surprised that some templates looked very professional (like the letterhead and brochures) while others looked like they were designed on an old word processor (advertisements and fliers). The program also places a watermark on each project until the program is purchased. Still, we found this to be a capable desktop program for people looking to design their own marketing materials.

Small Business Publisher for Windows

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: May 3, 2012

Latest update: July 30, 2026

Version: 5.2

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows NT
Windows 10
Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows 98
Windows ME

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 85,075

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

2.1/5

7 User Votes

User friendly but there's a catch!
stephc1980March 4, 2009
Pros
This software is very easy for just about anyone to use. The default graphics are dated, but if you plan to upload your own, it doesn't matter anyway.
Cons
There is a logo that gets printed on everything in the trial version. Doesn't go away until program is purchased.
Summary
I was helping a friend compile a wedding program. I planned on only using this software once. I spent a few hours working on this project only to find out that there is a logo printed within the project until the software is purchased. I found it to be a small download which is what I was looking for in a temporary software program, but found it very irritating wasting all that time on something I couldn't use.
great software
vinsana1December 10, 2008
Pros
great software
Cons
great software
Summary
use less...
vinrock82December 6, 2008
Pros
very bad....
Cons
bad........
Summary
I couldn't download the program so i give it no stars.
siuluvOctober 19, 2007
Pros
Cons
Summary
each time I downloaded this program, it wouldnt open saying it was corupted.
cindeezidarJune 12, 2007
Pros
none
Cons
corrupted
Summary
Great but needs to be totally free.
jakemister10March 18, 2007
Pros
Great formats and outlines so you follow the lines instead of guessing.
Cons
when you print with the free version it puts a little stamp in the middle of the page that says Trial Version.
Summary
Would be awesome, except for...
ryanwfrederickNovember 7, 2006
Pros
Very nice program, can easily make brochures and so on. Pity it doesnt use an MS Office Publisher compatible file format
Cons
NEEDS TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH MS OFFICE PUBLISHER!!!
Summary

Developer’s Description

By Belltech Systems

Design and print address labels, name badges, envelopes, brochures, catalogs, and postcards.