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Business Start-up

So You Want To Open Your Own Business…

Starting a business is an incredibly exciting venture. You have a great idea, you know what you want to do and you have all kinds of energy to get it going.

Starting a business is also unbelievably filled with red tape. Save yourself stress down the road and let us help you at this all-important early stage. You take care of your exciting business. Let us help you with all the hoops through which you will have to jump.

See the checklist below for some of the many tasks and requirements you will need to consider when starting a business.

…Then You Will Likely Have To Complete This To-Do List:

• Determine how to invest in the company: loans vs. creating shares
• Determine share-owners
• Find a banker; negotiate loans and operating line of credit
• Find a lawyer
• Negotiate purchase
• Negotiate a rental or lease agreement
• Set up a Canada and Revenue Agency business number
• Set up a GST number
• Set up bank accounts
• Get a business permit
• Get insurance
• Prepare incorporating documents
• Set up a way to keep track of transactions
• Hire staff
• Know Workmen’s Compensation rules and the Labour Code
• Set up payroll
• Determine salary rates
• Train employees in accounting, computers

YPM can smooth the way for you to complete all of it, from the mundane details to the many regulatory issues to the big decisions.

There are sites that can help you get started?



For more information on Business Start-up, please contact:  George  Virtue at (403) 382-6800 (Lethbridge)




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