Business Management

Starting up your company
Management policies
Business  adjustments

Starting up your company

Result: small and medium-sized businesses offer the majority of new jobs in Canada.

You can become a business owner by:

• building a completely new company;
• buying an existing company;
• buying a franchise.

The pros and cons of each one of these approaches.

Building a new company allows you to start from scratch. It can be the reflection of your personality, strengths, interests and abilities. This is a way to avoid "buying" the problems of the former owner, which can happen when acquiring an existing company. On the other hand, a new company is extremely time consuming and a lot of money will have been spent before opening of the doors.

An other option is to purchase a profitable existing company able to produce revenues on the first day. However, it can be difficult to establish its real value or to detect hidden flaws.

Acquiring a franchise is buying a  proven concept to which nothing is missing: products, trademarks, administrative systems, procedures and formation. Such assets make franchises attractive even for those with little business experience. But not all franchises are worthy, they can vary in quality, cost and reliability. Always investigate thoroughly  before investing in a franchise.

Whatever your choice is, it is important to consider all available options seriously. Be familiar with the field of exploitation and get  the necessary knowledge to run your future company.

Starting a business

Regardless of the option you favor there are basic  rules common to all .

Time

• How much time do you have  to bring your project to life? Granting yourself enough time is the answer to avoid costly mistakes.

Money

• How much money do you have? Most entrepreneurs realize they need more capital than they had first planned. Make sure that you to have access to sufficient funding to face all eventualities, this could prevent liquidity issues and missing out on good opportunities.

Expertise

• Do you have enough knowledge to start your own business? Would you benefit from the experience of others? If so, call upon our specialists.

Risk management

• What risks are inherent to your business? You must evaluate in all honesty your personality and your financial means in order to be able to determine your risk management level. This could help you to  determine and eliminate all risk related actions.

Profitability

• Will this business provide for a living? Certain people start their business without a precise idea of the profitability of the company. Take time to check if your company will be profitable enough to justify your efforts and allow for a  reasonable income .

Happiness

• Will you be happy in business? This is a significant question, mainly because a small business constitutes  hard  work and requires long working hours. There will be many challenges and difficult periods. Your soul and body will be devoted to your company.

Family

• Will this new company have a negative impact on your family life? Regardless of the business, you will have to agree to enormous sacrifices of  time and money. Espescially at the beginning, be sure that your savings or profits drawn from the company will provide you, as well as your family, with an acceptable quality of life. It is also important for you to know how much interest your family has for your business. Will they be able to understand how  time consuming it  is?

Professional expertise

• Starting on the right foot is a step towards success. But before take off, you must make many  significant decisions: legal, taxation, insurance, financing, accounting, bookkeeping, recruiting personnel, etc. Often complex,  these issues can be difficult to manage without the knowledge of experts.  DEFI   can provide you with the best advice possible and help you avoid costly errors.

DEFI facilitates the process of starting of a company by the use of tools and procedure which covers the whole of the stages to be followed, the whole joined together in a turn-key solution and this at cost the least possible one and with only one speaker.

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Management policies

Do you have new projects?

Time is precious and your are surrounded with administrative paperwork.

Planning is everything, not only because you are making the first steps, but also because you business is starting to grow, therefore you should take the necessary measures to avoid costly mistakes usually associated with growth.

DEFI will help you optimize your administrative processes with the implantation of policies and procedures management.This concept will be adapted to your needs in order to cover the management issues of:

• Human resources
• Financial resources
• Material and real estate resources
• Information resources
• Legal resources
• Communications

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Business  adjustments

When a crisis strikes it is mandatory to revise your business plan or to produce one, putting the emphasis on the cash flow (your business' oxygen) for a short or medium term period.

DEFI will identify effectively what needs to be done to increase realistically your cash flow and profitability. We pride ourselves in respecting our clients financial position and always offer the best services.

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