Three businesses have teamed up to create a one-stop shop for professionals at the Diefenbaker Common Professional Building located at 99 Diefenbaker Drive.
Amy Jane Chartered Accountant, Sun Life Financial, and Bukola Afolabi Law Office have come together to offer services to their clients in one space.
Amy Lunov of Amy Jane Chartered Accountant opened her Moose Jaw office in August 2018 on Thatcher Drive. When her lease came up she started talking to other professionals about location opportunities.
“One of the opportunities here is to provide more of a network of services to clients in terms of there is an insurance agent in the building, there’s a lawyer. We’re kind of a location with like-minded professionals,” Lunov said.
Dwight Cameron, an advisor with Sun Life Financial, was working out of his home before moving to the new location.
As a father of four, working out of his own house was becoming difficult.
“I wanted something of a more professional environment,” Cameron said. “I did look downtown but when I came across this building it had accessible parking. I don’t know how long my meetings with clients might be so to have them go to plug the meter and those kinds of things I though ‘nah this is a great fit.’”
Cameron said, for example, one of the first pieces of advice he gives clients is to get a will and power of attorney. He now has a lawyer across the hall he can refer them to.
“The other side of it is, when you are dealing with finances there are certain tax implications and so when Amy and I crossed paths we pitched around the idea of being able to work together as well because again I’m not an accountant so I can’t give tax advice,” Cameron said.
Afolabi was initially running her law office out of the Hammond building downtown. She says moving to a building where clients can be interwoven between the businesses helps when to comes to referring clients.
“For example, I’m dealing with somebody that has a real estate transaction and they need insurance advice I can say ‘right around the corner is Dwight.’ I find it is a big difference,” she said.
While three business are currently in the Diefenbaker Common Professional Building, there is space for other entrepreneurs to step up shop as well.
