Find out what lenders are looking for financing your business. What do you need to prepare for your lender? What types of financing should you consider? What about your credit report – what does it mean? Learn your 5c’s? AJ McEwan and Tara Clark, Coast Capital Savings Credit Union

Firestarters no cost General Public $25.00 Structuring your business can have important implications relating to set-up and dissolution, liability, taxes, borrowing implications, employee relations, etc.  This seminar will largely focus on incorporation and explain the benefits and limitations of this form of organization compared to other forms of business organizations  - This is a 45 minute presentation.

Firestarters no cost General Public $25.00 What Business Structure is best for you?  Sole Proprietor? Incorporation? Limited Liability Partnership?  You go to the bank and ask to open a business account, however the teller asks you for a copy of your Registration from the BC Registry, and gulp, you don’t have one.  For many a business owner this question is a surprise and they feel forced into making a spur-of-the-moment decision about something that they know very little about. 

nonmember $25.00 plus GST  Fire-Starter member $0 Important to the success of any business is the tracking and recording of financial information. Without a good understanding of the financial condition that your business is in, you are not equipped to make sound business decisions.  In this course we introduce you to basic bookkeeping concepts that will help you learn to track and record financial information on a timely basis, as well as pass on a few taxation tips.  Bill Stafford,

Is your business idea profitable? What decisions you need to take to stay and succeed in business? Putting together a successful Business Plan is your first step to success. It is not just about writing a report, it should reflect the unique personality of your business. Learn how to create a dynamic business plan and make your business idea work.