All businesses have to start somewhere. 

It's not that easy to find all the information you'll need to start yours.  Presley & Partners have decades of experience in helping businesses get off on the right foot and we're here ready to help you.

Call Debbie Robertson at 250-338-1394 and she will mail you our booklet on Starting A Business.  It has all the information, phone numbers, addresses and so forth that you'll need to start a business in northern Vancouver Island.

And if you'd like to contact us about starting a business - simply go to Contact Us and let us know.

Thorough plans can't guarantee success for your business, but they will certainly help.    And the old saying that those that aim at nothing tend to hit it with surprising accuracy, holds especially true in the high risk business world.

Presley & Partners has extensive experience preparing proposals and forecasts for new (and old) businesses.  Whether if's a requirement for financing or careful planning for a new venture, we have team members who thrive on this kind of work.  There's something about translating dreams into concrete numbers that brings a gleam to their eyes. 

If you'd like to contact us about our Proposals and Forecasts - simply go to Contact Us and let us know.

It is well understood today that people hold the key to business success.  The recruitment, selection, development and retention of talented people directly impacts on your ability to attract, add value to and retain valuable customers. 

Our people development resources provides you with a set of processes structured step by step and moving from the initial decision to recruit on through the entire lifecycle management process of a team member.

The system covers:

• Recruitment & Selection
• Induction
• Performance Management
• Career Development
• Learning and Development
• Remuneration and Reward

As business leaders it is your responsibility to nurture and develop your most valuable resource – your people.  

Presley & Partners systems will help you do just that!

If you'd like to contact us about Human Resources assistance - simply go to Contact Us and let us know.

Developments in technology are moving so fast now, that you need a special technology development plan for your business.  We can help you do this.

Our accountants are familiar with most accounting software packages.  We design and install systems and can train your operators to get the best out of your investment.

For the retailers, we have specialists who install and modify point of sale systems and integrate them with your accounting systems to minimize effort and maximize management information.

Effective customer relationships are essential for success in today's business environment.  Presley & Partners can install, design and train your people on various customer databases that give you an edge over the competition.

If you'd like to contact us about computer installations and training - simply go to Contact Us and let us know.

Taxation has long been this firm's stronghold. With experts in individual (and business) taxation needs, returns, filing dates and more we here to help you minimize your tax and meet all your government (federal and provincial) and various other matters government agencies require you to comply with.

If you are a business owner please visit the "Business Programs - Bronze Care" area now.

If you'd like to contact us about our Taxation Services - simply go to the Contact Us area and let us know.

To truly know that, your business (and for that matter your other major assets) needs to be valued regularly.

Importantly, unlike your home, (the value of which can increase dramatically for reasons outside of your control), your business is a living breathing entity that grows when the right forces are applied to it.

For every business, the right 'forces' are different. For some businesses it's changing processes or the way they do business, for others it's changing who they do business with, for others it's changing the team structure, for others it's tighter financial control, for others it's implementing a solid strategic plan and for others it's something entirely different.

The other purpose of our business valuation services is to measure those 'forces'. To find out if the right forces have been applied and take action accordingly. Naturally if they have we might suggest you do more of whatever caused that increase in value.

Conversely if the value decreased we'd work with you to identify alternative 'forces' or ideas to apply that could correct that position as quickly as possible.

A periodic review of the value of your business then ultimately helps us increase your business' value much more quickly.

If you'd like to contact us about our Business Valuation Services - simply go to Contact Us and let us know.

Succession planning also applies irrespective of whether you have family members looking to take over the business. One day you are going to need to exit the business, through retirement or sale. Succession planning covers the key steps to prepare the business for that moment.

In the event of selling the business to an outside purchase, Presley & Partners can manage that process for and with you as that can be an arduous undertaking.

It's important to bear this concept in mind: ultimately, for your business to truly be a realizable asset for you, you need to constantly be working on it with a view to selling it sometime in the future. Whether you do sell it or not is irrelevant, keeping that frame of mind means that at least you will always be in a position TO sell it and realize it's true value, if you should ever want or need to.

That focus gives you a greater awareness of the need to systemize your business and make it less dependent on you.

People want to buy businesses that work, not businesses that are run by people that work and work and work … Succession planning then is an ongoing, ever improving process and is just as much about working ON your business as planning for the future. (Ask us about the concept of working 'ON' your business rather than 'IN' it and just what that could mean to you!)

If you'd like to contact us about our Succession Planning services - simply go to Contact Us and let us know.