Gain by Buying Existing Businesses or Exploring Canadian Franchise Opportunities

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Gain by Buying Existing Businesses or Exploring Canadian Franchise Opportunities Canada is one of those countries in the world

where

entrepreneurship

is

encouraged. There are various new companies that enter the industry every year and compete fiercely with the established research,

firms. there

According

were

over

to

a

116,423

small businesses in Canada in the year 2010. This would be about 98% of all employer businesses in the country. Now,

that’s

quite

a

telling

stat.

Moreover, 48% of Canada’s total work force is employed with small enterprises. All of this provides substantial information about the way entrepreneurship is being bred in the country. Given that there are so many enterprises coming up from time to time, many of them look for established brands to start off their career. This is because by purchasing an existing brand (or its franchise), they save themselves of the time, money and risk of launching a new brand and working on getting people to have trust in it. It is, therefore, that Canadian franchise opportunities are picked up as soon as they are offered. In fact, there are structured associations and fairs that are focused on the franchising model of business in this North American country. On the other hand, there is also a trend of buying an existing business for sale in Toronto. In case you are also planning to buy an existing company, there are a few things that you would be suggested to check: PERFORMANCE: Don’t go by the numbers that are presented; instead, look at the undertones of those numbers. In other words, if a business earns $ 100 as revenue, that wouldn’t give a hint of whether it is good or not. However, if the revenue last year was $ 25, you would know that the firm is on a growth path. On the other hand, if the same was about $ 125 last year, there is some kind of decline that the firm has experienced. Such analysis will hold you in good stead.


RELIANCE: There are some businesses which run automatically without the support of their owners and there are some which can’t even walk a single mile without their promoter’s assistance. It is obvious that the former happens to be a better bet. START AFRESH: When you buy a business, you do not want to take up things which are more of a burden than an asset. In other words, you should ensure that the owner of the business clears out the unsalable inventory and repairs old machinery before passing on the operations. Also, the lawsuits and employee disputes should have been resolved before the business is purchased by you. These things would help you ensure that you are not getting into a wrong deal.


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