Mr. Leslie Zulauf, Founder and Creative Director
ISX Canada.
Toronto, Ontario
www.isx.ca
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"BDC's helpful financial planning and consulting services equipped us with another business advantage to attract even more clients - we couldn't have done it effectively without BDC."
Needs
As ISX experienced a rapid period of growth - over the past nine years, ISX has organized tours for more than 80,000 students from over 80 countries - company officials decided to augment their IT and web components in order to improve service to their growing clientele. ISX turned to BDC for key funding and consulting.
BDC solution
A BDC Consulting specialist quickly went to work, creating and outlining ISX's online booking and tracking reservation system. BDC Financing offered ISX long-term working capital financing, allowing the company to bring the system online and on time for its busiest summer season.
Results
BDC's assistance was instrumental in effecting a 20% increase in sales through ISX's new online system. Now equipped with the proper web tools to better serve their customers, ISX officials are looking forward to an additional 10% boost in sales this year, notwithstanding the challenging macro and micro economic conditions faced within the industry. With its new system now in place, ISX is now ready to actively pursue the domestic educational student tour market, as it seeks to offer its services to private and public schools throughout Ontario. |