A small proprietary trader of securities considers setting up a full service investment bank in the life sciences sector in the United States. This business opportunity has arisen because the Canadian government has been gradually lifting foreign ownership limits, US small cap companies are not as well-represented in stock portfolios of Canadians, and the US market is not as over-serviced by analysts as the Canadian market in life sciences and healthcare in particular. Several decisions need to be made including what types of services to offer, how many analysts to hire, where to set up the main office, and how to obtain the capital investment that is required.
