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For those about to start a business or invest

Before incorporating, run the numbers for your project

Most businesses don't fail because of the idea, but because they start without knowing how much they need to sell, what their team costs or how much goes to taxes. We evaluate your investment project and tell you which structure to start with.

  • Cash flows and value of your investment: break-even, payback and 5-year return
  • Taxes and regime: individual, RESICO or legal entity, with numbers for your case
  • Team and real costs: what each employee costs with contributions and benefits

Service in Spanish and English · Confidential

Project evaluationIllustrative example
Initial investment$850,000
Break-even point$183,500 a month
Real cost per employee1.37 times salary
Investment payback27 months
Suggested structureLegal entity, S de RL
Next stepIncorporation and registration
With these numbers you decide whether to launch, with how much capital and with which structure, before spending on a notary and permits.
Calculators

Run the numbers with your numbers

Two questions every entrepreneur should answer before signing: whether the project pays for itself and what their team really costs.

Evaluate your project over 5 years

With rough numbers. Nothing is saved or sent.

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What does an employee really cost?

Salary is only part of it. Monthly estimate for the company.

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Estimates for guidance only. The evaluator uses the 30% corporate income tax rate and excludes profit sharing (PTU), VAT and depreciation. IMSS contributions vary with salary and rise every year until 2030; in the assessment we calculate them for your actual case.

Mistakes when starting a business

What costs dearly when you find out too late

1

Underestimating the investment

People budget for the premises and equipment, but not for the months of operation before break-even. The money runs out before the launch is done.

2

Hiring without knowing the real cost

A $16,000 salary costs the company about $22,000 a month with contributions, benefits and payroll tax.

3

Choosing a regime or entity out of habit

Setting up an SA de CV when RESICO suits you better, or vice versa, changes the taxes you pay and what you can deduct for years.

Decided to launch?

Incorporate your company with the right structure

When the numbers work, we help you with the articles, the notary and SAT, IMSS and INFONAVIT registration.

See company formation
What's included

What we review before you sign

1

Financial evaluation of the project

Sales, costs, investment and working capital. We calculate break-even, monthly cash flow, net present value, IRR and payback period.

2

Scenarios

What happens if you sell 20% less or take three months longer to launch. You know how much cushion you need.

3

Taxes and regime

We compare individual, RESICO and legal-entity regimes with your numbers, including how to take money out of the business.

4

Team cost

Salaries, IMSS and INFONAVIT contributions, benefits and payroll tax, and when it makes sense to hire each person.

5

Legal structure

Type of company, partners, rules between them and the registrations your business needs to operate.

6

Launch plan

A timeline of what comes first: incorporation, bank account, registrations, permits and first invoice.

Before incorporating

What you need to decide before you go to the notary

Individual or legal entity

Rates, deductions, personal liability and how an investor or bank sees you all change.

See RESICO →

Which type of company

SA de CV, S de RL, SAPI or SAS. For tax they are the same; the rules for partners, investment and management differ.

See company formation →

Rules between partners

Who contributes what, how profits are split and what happens if someone leaves. It's agreed before signing the articles.

See shareholders' agreement →

Employees and payroll

Employer registration, contracts, stamped payroll and the real cost of each person you hire.

See payroll →

Permits and registrations

Land use, operating notice, health registrations or REPSE, depending on your business and location.

Your brand

Before investing in a logo and signage, confirm the name is available and register it with IMPI.

How we work

Clarity before selling

We'll tell you if it's not right for you

If the assessment shows you don't need the service, we'll tell you and point you to what you do need.

15+ years of experience

Accounting, tax and finance for entrepreneurs, SMEs and foreign companies operating in Mexico.

100% online, anywhere in Mexico

We work by video call and WhatsApp. You send the information; we take care of the rest.

Included · AO INSIGHT portal

Your numbers and your to-dos, in one place

Your project with its month-by-month targets and, once you launch, actual versus plan.

See how your numbers would look
Process

From idea to decision, in four steps

STEP 1

30-minute assessment

You tell us about your project, how much you plan to invest and with whom.

STEP 2

Financial model

We build cash flows, investment and scenarios from your assumptions, and review them with you.

STEP 3

Recommendation

We give you the result: whether it makes sense, with how much capital, and with which regime and entity.

STEP 4

Launch

If you decide to go ahead, we help you with the incorporation, registrations and accounting.

Free assessment

Does your project have the numbers to launch?

Tell us your idea and the investment you have in mind. We'll tell you what information we need to evaluate it and how long it would take.

  • Which assumptions to check first
  • Which regime and entity to analyze
  • Written proposal

Prefer to pick a day and time? Book a 30-minute video call.

Project evaluation

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Frequently asked questions

What clients usually ask us

Do I need a business plan already?

No. We start with your idea, your estimated investment and a few sales and cost assumptions. We build the model and tell you what data is missing.

What are IRR and present value?

They are two ways to measure whether the project is worth it. Net present value tells you how much money it generates above the return you expect. IRR is the project's annual return. We explain them with your numbers.

Should I operate as an individual or a company?

It depends on your expected income, your partners, whether you'll hire and whether you'll seek investment. We compare the options with numbers in the evaluation.

Will you help me incorporate afterwards?

Yes. If the project works, we continue with the incorporation, the notary and SAT, IMSS and INFONAVIT registration.

How much does it cost?

It depends on the scope and the information you already have. After the assessment we send a written proposal with a fixed fee and no hidden charges.

Entrepreneurs

Decide with numbers before you invest

30-minute assessment at no cost. If it's not right for you, we'll say so.

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