Canadian business owners and financial managers who seek finance by banks or other sources generally experience growth in sales and profits. That’s the good news, which of course is offset by the fact that this type of success requires additional working capital.

Liquidity has become the name of the game and ‘money is king’ even today never seems like an old-fashioned cliche? . A recent study by the Conference Board of Canada shows that the main concern of business owners is working capital cash flow. (Also referred to as ‘regulatory and competition issues’)

So you have assets … but can those assets generate cash flow by banks or other alternative sources.

For working capital needs, this is all about ‘current assets’ which includes receivables and inventory. When you invest in these two assets to generate sales, your working capital needs increase, and your ability to manage and hand over those assets plays a key role in the provision of working capital by banks, and non-bank institutions.

You don’t need to be afraid to get into traditional or alternative working capital solutions if you have managed your current assets correctly – you only make money for liquidity, and that is rarely a bad thing.

So, Canadian chartered banks are the solution for your needs. Maybe, maybe, maybe our answer, which means that if your company is able to meet the bank’s criteria for a revolving credit line, your needs can usually be met. What is even more concerning for our clients … READ MORE ...

Are you wondering which portion of the current marketplace is the most profitable area of the market to place your funds? If you are searching for the areas of market that holds the most promise for investors, you should certainly be investigating the potential of initial public offering/IPO opportunities.

As you likely already know, IPO stocks present a very unique opportunity for anyone who is investing into the open market. If you have the opportunity to invest in one of these stocks, you will be able to purchase the investment before the rest of the market has found the opportunity to do so. For this reason, you can be sure you are entering the stock at a very good time, for the company is about to experience a fairly large surge in the amount of a recognition it receives from the overall marketplace.

Even though the IPO stocks are generally a fairly decent investment when it comes to the timing of your purchase, you should still investigate a few factors to ensure you are entering a valuable investment. The basic premise of your research will be based on uncovering whether or not the stock is being sold for two high of a price and whether or not the stock will increase in value over time.

As you may already know, IPO investments are often the most difficult investments to assess. On many occasions there is a limited amount of information relative to the company’s operations, as well as … READ MORE ...