Peter Thorsson

"From startup to scale-up—turning business plans into business results."

Peter Thorsson leads Business Development, Sales, and Strategic Partnership work for Palo Alto Software, maker of LivePlan.com and Bplans.com, where he creates relationships and programs that help entrepreneurs succeed. Peter has also started and sold successful businesses with revenues over $10M, directed Strategic Partnerships for Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, organized local Startup Weekend events, and judged business competitions for Rice, Princeton, Notre Dame, and others. Peter has taught contemporary business planning - from concept to execution - for many years in venues including the University of Oregon, Lane Community College, Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, Oregon SBDC, and Oregon SCORE.

Current Program Highlights

Money in Motion: QuickBooks & LivePlan

A training course perfect for entrepreneurs who want to connect their day-to-day bookkeeping with long-term strategic planning. Learn QuickBooks Online essentials, set up LivePlan, and seamlessly integrate both for smarter decision-making. Co-led with Kristine Mehler (Popstart Co-Founder, QBO Advanced ProAdvisor, QBExpress Director of Training)

Course Topics Include:

• Business financial literacy fundamentals

• LivePlan setup & business plan creation

• QuickBooks Online operations

• Integrating QBO & LivePlan for planning as an ongoing activity

Community Leadership

As a volunteer, Peter is the Past President of the Board of Directors for Committed Partners for Youth in Lane County, formerly Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, and Board Director for Boys & Girls Club of Emerald Valley. He has also mentored individual local youth and local small businesses.

Your business deserves training as unique as your goals. Postart works with you to build a program that addresses your real-world challenges and gets results.

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