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Many business people have problems with banks but one of the main factors in getting your Bank Manager on your side is your relationship with him. People do business with people they trust – would you buy a car from someone you don’t tr According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product ust? No, of course you wouldn’t and it’s the same with Bankers. They will lend money to people they trust, people who are trusted to pay the money back. If you are just starting out in business, and you know that you will be applying f ; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug. Examples of combination products may in or a loan in the very near future, then once you have opened your account, ask to see the Bank Manager. Introduce yourself as a new account holder, tell him a bit about your business and that you will be seeking an appointment in the ne lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together. xt few months to discuss the possibility of borrowing money. Don’t be tempted to go into your full ‘pitch’! You are not ready yet and as you don’t get many chances to create the right impression, why spoil it at this early stage? Your here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe aim in seeking this brief ‘hello’ meeting is to show the Bank Manager that you exist, and to give him a chance to see what a thoroughly nice and trustworthy person you are! Remember when you were chasing your first boyfriend or girlfrie d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations. Combination pro nd? Nice and easy does it; don’t jump in with both feet! You are looking to build a relationship and a feeling of trust which will withstand the ups and downs which will invariably come your way! Here are some pointers on how you can b ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc uild a longstanding and mutually beneficial relationship. Tell Them What’s Happening and Build Trust in the Process Communication is one of the most important aspects in building a relationship so tell the Bank what is happenin easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi g within your business. Send them quarterly reports which cover the key things which have happened, your management accounts, and the good deals you have picked up for example. No one likes surprises, and this flow of information will nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically put the Bank at ease, especially if you are already borrowing. Aim to meet your Manager at least once a year. Regular updates will quickly build a relationship and an element of understanding of what your business is all about. … An and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ d Don’t Forget The Bad News! If you are committed to regular contact the communication between you and the Bank should also include any bad news you may have. Perhaps not so important if you are not borrowing, but if you do have a ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi loan then an early call about a problem, whether large or small, is better that the Bank hearing about it through the grapevine. Even if the problem is not a potential business destroyer a phone call to inform, especially if it could ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it. Following aspects would a disrupt your cashflow, would be appreciated by the Bank, and help build credibility and trust. The willingness to share both good news and bad news will demonstrate that you can manage your business effectively and dispassionately. dd to the challenges in developing combination products: Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well? Which combination prod Understand Why They Do What They Do Banks can do strange things sometimes, and Bank charges, well … where do you start! If you are looking to build a relationship with a view to borrowing money or to extend what you already have, t cts are meaningful and rational? Which therapeutic categories to select? Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients? Do combin hen don’t go looking for constant arguments. Understand how Banks make their money and why they do what they do. This doesn’t mean rolling over and accepting every charge which comes your way; by all means query and challenge, after al tions increase the patient compliance? What would be the developing cost? How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen l it’s a further example of the type of business person you are. What I am saying is that accept what you can’t change, don’t keep going on about it otherwise you will put your relationship at risk. Ask Them to Visit Seeing a b t? As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel usiness on the ground is the best way to understand how it really works. Invite the Manager to visit your premises (as long as it conveys the impression you are looking to create of course!). I know you will agree when I say that very ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality. Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust often you can get a ‘feel’ for a business very quickly after visiting it for the first time. You can either sense an atmosphere of excitement or desperation! Bank Managers visit many businesses and so they can become very attuned to th y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products ese subtle messages. Write a Business Plan There is no better way of getting the Bank to understand your business than writing a Business Plan. A well prepared and written Business Plan will tell the reader everything they need . As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de to know about your business. Get Building It’s a fact of life that sometime in your business experience you are likely to need a Bank on your side. Start building a relationship with your Banker today! If you are looking for elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements. Companies that provide selfless information through particip guidance and writing an effective Business Plan read about the tips contained in my e-book ‘The Secrets of Writing a Killer Business Plan’ – http://smallbusinesssuccess.biz/writing_business_plan.htm Robert Warlow Small Business Succes tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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