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Discover huge benefits you will experience by starting your own business.

Discover the huge benefits of starting your own business.

There are countless reasons for starting your own business. Maybe you want to work for yourself, make a higher income, pay lower taxes or work from home. See what thousands of small business owners already know, how they accomplished their success and what we can do to help you do the same.

The Top 10 Benefits
Top 10 Benefits

How many times have you thought 'If I had my own business, life would be a lot better'? Starting your own business will change your life for the better and we've made it happen 1000's of times for people from every walk of life. With the expert advice from our team of specialists and your own hard work, you too will start off like a professional. We want to help you learn how to make your business work.

Business Owner

Our job is to help you get your business off the ground and give you the tools to make it a success. It’s not a private club – you can see that as you walk down any road or search on the internet and see the small shops, restaurants, services and small businesses of all types.

Very often, it is people who hate working for someone else, can’t find rewarding work at all and / or are having a very tough time in the workforce that start businesses and succeed. Did you know that more than 50% of billionaires never finished school?

1. Earn extra money in your spare time.

By starting a business in your downtime, you will be making more money in addition to your regular salary. How great is that? When you are ready to go at it full time, it gets even better. Your income and all of the other benefits of owning a business kick in.

2. Determine your own schedule.

You can fit running your small business into your schedule perfectly. This means you can do the work you like and are the best at, and you can choose when and how you work so that you get the results you are looking for. Flexibility to suit your life.

3. Pay lower taxes and keep more income.

Many things you already pay for can be deducted from your taxable income. This means that you will pay less tax and keep more of your hard earned money. Just a few of the hundreds of allowable deductions are cell phones, computers, home expenses (such as rent, power and heat) and car expenses.

4. Do what you love - every day.

You will make money by focusing on what you want to do and what you are good at doing. Some people know what these things are, but many of us need help figuring out our true skills and talents or how to turn them into a business. Everyone is good at something. When you build a business around that – look out world!

5. You are in direct control of your life.

You can work from home, work with like-minded people and make as much money as you want. When you are the boss and you make all the decisions, you are in control of your freedom – and that is called “empowerment”. Now you call the shots.

6. Feel pride in doing something great with your life.

You will experience an incredible high running your own business, taking on challenges, succeeding and earning more. For many people though, success is feeling pride in the work they do, and the difference they make in their own life and in other people’s lives.

7. Build something that is truly yours.

This is your business and you can take it where you want. Every day you are building your future by generating a growing income and possibly employing other people to increase your success. Ultimately, you can pass the business on to your family, or sell it for a significant sum depending on your retirement plans.

8. Take a long vacation whenever you want.

Because of the flexibility of your schedule and your control on how hard you work and when, you can determine when and for how long you take vacations or extra time away for family activities. Working less hard is definitely NOT a good reason to start a business – but earning more time off for your hard work IS.

9. Learn new skills and challenge yourself.

Being an entrepreneur will be a challenge, and without exception small business owners develop new skills, capabilities and confidence. You have the opportunity to decide your direction and the projects you take on. You can literally do anything you want to do, as long as you have decided it will be a good business.

10. Choose the people you work with.

As you build your business you will need to hire or associate with others to accomplish your goals. You decide who you want to work, will add the most value, will complement your style and fill in missing skills. Success in business is always easier and more fun when you like, and can count on the people around you.

Did You Know It’s a Big Club?

When you start a small business, you are not alone. You will be a member of the biggest business “club” in Canada as there are over 1MM small businesses in Canada. Thousands of new businesses are started every year right here in the GTA. Why? Because they have discovered all of the benefits that we mentioned here on this site.

98% of Canadian businesses have fewer than 100 employees, and small businesses employ about 5 million people! So you will now be included in the most important business group in Canada.

The Government Wants You To Succeed!

In various ways, the government does things to help you succeed.

1. Business Deductions Reduce Your Taxes.

Any reasonable business expense is a deduction from your taxes:
Home Expenses
  • Heat and Power
  • Office Insurance
  • Rent
  • Mortgage Interest
  • Property Taxes
Motor Vehicle Expenses
  • Repairs
  • Maintenance
  • Fuel Costs
  • Repairs
  • Insurance
Equipment and Supplies
  • Land-line and Mobile Phones
  • Desk, Chairs, etc.
  • Computers, Copiers and Fax
  • Paper, Pens, etc.
Office and Renovations
  • Structural
  • Paint
  • Decorating
Business Fees
  • Start-up and Registration
  • Legal or Accounting Services
  • Business Licences and Dues
  • Membership Fees
Advertising and Promotion
  • Advertising
  • Business Cards
  • Website Design, Hosting and Maintenance
Product and Service Costs
  • Materials
  • Production
  • Labour
Activity Expenses
  • Subscriptions and Books
  • Events and Networking
  • Educational Courses
Miscellaneous
  • Salaries, Wages and Benefits
  • Business Travel
  • Delivery, Freight and Couriers

2. Deductions and Impact.

What we show here is that for every dollar of expenses you claim, you get back your tax rate times the expense. This can be 25% to over 50%! Below we use 30%.
  Without a Home Business With a Home Business  
Sales $30,000 $30,000  
Costs -$20,000 -$22,000 Deduct Car Use
Income $10,000 $8,000 Income Reported
 
Tax (30%) -$3,000 -$2,400 Taxes Paid
 
Net $7,000 $5,600 Reported Net Income
Car Use -$2,000 $0 Paid Out (Not Deducted)
 
Your Pocket $5,000 $5,600 Saved $600 with a home business!

3. HST Benefits.

By registering for HST, the government refunds to you all the HST you paid on business expenses.

In Ontario, businesses that have more than $30,000 in revenue must charge HST. But we recommend that every business charge it from the beginning – because it saves you money! Its easy, you just register for an account and start charging the tax. Keep track of the HST on all your expenses as well, and then you remit to the government difference between what you collect and what you spent.

So whether you are making profit or not, it is a big benefit to you as you can see below.

WHEN YOU HAVE PROFITS
  Without Charging HST With Charging HST  
Sales $30,000 $33,900

Earn 13% on $30K

Costs -$24,860 -$22,860 Paid 13% on $22K
Net $5,140 $9,040 Net Remittance
 
Remit $0 $1,040  
  $5,140 $8,000

Difference of $2,860

 
Tax (30%) -$1,542 -$2,400 Tax Paid
Your Pocket $3,598 $5,600 Saved $2,002 by charging HST!
WHEN YOU HAVE LOSSES
  Without Charging HST With Charging HST  
Sales $10,000 $11,300

Earn 13% on $10K

Costs -$24,860 -$22,860 Paid 13% on $22K
Net -$14,860 -$13,560 Net Refund of $1,560
 
Remit $0 -$1,560  
  -$14,860 -$12,000

Difference of $2,860

 
Your Pocket -$14,860 -$12,000 Gained $2,860 by charging HST!

 

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