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Financial planning


Do you need to clearly define your direction and track your business progress?  Are you looking to apply for financing? Do you want to improve your businesses financial situation?

Financial planning can help you keep your business growing profitably. It also increases your ability to foresee and plan for potential problems, and to adapt to any changes that may arise.

 What does a financial plan involve?
1. Personal financial situation of the owner(s):
  • How much can and should you personally invest in your company?
  • Will a mortgage or personal loan be necessary?
  • What, realistically, should your monthly salary be?

2. Business income statement:

  • Includes sales forecasts, costs of goods sold, fixed and variable expenses (salaries, advertising, rent, interest expenses), and profit.
  • It should detail 3 scenarios—pessimistic, optimistic, and probable—to assess your business risks and opportunities for success.

3. Break-even analysis: determines at what point your business profits will equal expenses:

  • How close to maximum capacity you will have to operate
  • The level of sales you will need—and when can you expect to achieve profitability
  • Which changes can have the greatest impact on your profitability

4. Cash flow statement: creates an accurate picture of your monthly financial needs and how much money you will need to operate or remain in business

 How BDC can help you with your financial planning
Consultants will work with you to create accurate documentation to improve your  finances. Your financial plan will help you determine:
  • How much investment or financing you need, and when you need it
  • When you can expect your business to be profitable
  • Realistic sales targets
  • Cost and profit estimates
  • How to meet your short- and long-term obligations
  • Strategies for managing and sustaining growth
  • Ways of tracking your progress so you can adapt as necessary
 Why choose BDC?
 Experience Over 60 years working with SMEs to help grow their business
 Networking Our network of professional consultants are skilled at striking a balance between quality, price, efficiency and results
 Focus Promoting business self-sufficiency and success at an affordable cost
 Money and    more We combine financing and consulting that are adapted to help your business grow


 Looking for financing?
Helping you grow your company is our mission, and we do it by offering solutions that can help protect your cash flow. BDC looks at your business with a broader perspective: where it's been and where it's headed. BDC's long-term working capital financing is the perfect complement to the short-term financing provided by your line of credit.

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    If you would like us to contact you, please fill in this form.
    You can also call 1 877 BDC- BANX (232-2269) or visit your local branch.
    BDC Consulting also offers the following services to help your business succeed in today's economy: exporting, strategic planning and operational efficiency.


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