Be honest, forthright and sincerely committed to establishing a relationship of mutual trust and respect.
This golden rule can apply to just about any aspect of running a business, from communicating with staff to dealing with customers and suppliers. But it is just as vital to the relationship a business owner has with their banking institution. [...]
Articles by ‘Bruce Fischer’
Your bank can’t help you if it doesn’t know you
by Bruce Fischer - Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009Get your fiscal house in order before shopping for cash
by Bruce Fischer - Wednesday, July 1st, 2009From a credit line with the bank to funding through the Ottawa Community Loan Fund, there are a number of financing options a business can explore to carry it through a rough patch. But it just makes good business sense to first put internal operations under scrutiny and see how cash flow can be improved [...]
Market entry: It’s hard to capture what you haven’t defined
by Bruce Fischer - Wednesday, July 1st, 2009Breaking into a new market can dramatically boost your business, provided you can confidently answer three key questions: Who am I trying to reach? How can my product or service help them? Am I offering them something they cannot get elsewhere?
It takes a significant commitment of time and resources to provide adequate answers to these [...]
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