Consulting Group

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible Area

All Canadian provinces and territories.

Eligible Activities

The BDC Consulting Group's individual and group programs are designed for:

• business owners looking for cost-effective, result-oriented consulting solutions;
• innovative companies that want to realize their objectives at a local, national and international level.

Summary

• Starting a Business
  Advice from an experienced business advisor may be one of your best investments. From in-depth business and financial planning to management coaching, BDC's support can help your business move forward confidently.

• Acquisition

Purchasing Land/Buildings
BDC offers a range of consulting solutions designed to help entrepreneurs define their needs, plan the move and new space properly, and by finding the right resources, make the move easier and enjoy new opportunities for growth.

Purchasing Equipment
BDC offers a number of consulting solutions to entrepreneurs seeking to modernize their business or to maintain growth with new equipment. In order to maximize investments, BDC also offers solutions for improving the entire production line, evaluating growth, and incorporating technology planning for future ventures.

Acquiring a Business
Buying a business is often a winning proposition for all and can help you increase your competitiveness, decrease your costs, expand your markets, or offer a more complete solution to your customers. With a thorough analysis, BDC's consultants can help you determine exactly what you're buying - and why.

• Growth

Building Construction
Constructing new premises or expanding your current site can facilitate growth and open up new possibilities. BDC offers consulting solutions that can help you assess growth potential, ensure balanced growth for your entire business, or reinforce your foundations to ensure long-term success.

Working Capital
If your working capital resources are strained, BDC's Consulting Group can help reduce production costs, increase overall business efficiency, or maximize your financial resources with a professional financial planning solution.

Production Management
Increased productivity, higher quality products, and reduced costs are all possible, surprisingly simple, and quick with production management solutions from BDC. Optimize your production, reduce hazards, and eliminate time, material, or space wasters.

Marketing/ Sales /Distribution
An effective marketing strategy can spur new growth, increase your market penetration, encourage innovation, and open up a world of possibilities. A BDC marketing solution can help you develop effective sales strategies, target your marketing efforts, and streamline or increase your distribution network to maintain a prosperous business.

Refinancing
If you're growing faster than expected, it can be difficult to keep your business processes harmonized. With BDC's consulting services, you can identify and avoid problems before they arise, remain efficient in the face of change, and experience balanced, managed growth.

Strategic Planning
BDC's professional business advisors and proven diagnostic tools look at your entire business to maximize your strengths, enhance cohesion, review processes, assign priorities, increase customer satisfaction, reduce costs, and more.

Succession Planning
BDC's business advisors can help you determine the right succession planning solution for a smooth transition and a prosperous future for all.

Human Resources Management
BDC's consulting solutions allow you to analyze your employee satisfaction, attract and retain qualified, competent employees, and optimize your compensation and benefits policies.

• Exporting
  An export specialist from BDC's Consulting Group can help your business become export-savvy: assess global opportunities, increase your production capacity, establish international trade contacts and distribution, and conform to international regulations.

• E-Business
  Become an effective e-business with the support of an experienced BDC advisor who can help you evaluate e-business relevancy, readiness, potential, and implementation strategies. Re-align your production, supply chain, processes, and customer relations with Internet technology.

• Quality (ISO)
  In addition to being Canada's ISO 9000 specialist, BDC also offers other quality solutions such as Kaizen, HACCP, as well as solutions for specific sectors (food, automotive, environmental, and aerospace industries).

Newfoundland & Labrador Contact(s):
See National Contact.