Find the growth opportunities your business is missing.
I'll find them, tell you which ones are worth pursuing, and help you build the plan to get there.
Recent client work
- $300K+ Financing approvals supportedBuilt the lender-ready business cases behind them.
- Canada → U.S. Expansion plan builtMapped the requirements and a phased entry. Now setting up U.S. operations.
- Equipment financing & tax creditsFound equipment financing options and tax credits worth claiming.
- New revenue idea developedA training course concept drawn from the owner's field experience.
You need to know what could actually help your business grow.
Maybe you want to:
- Increase revenue
- Buy equipment
- Win larger contracts
- Launch a new service
- Hire and train people
- Expand into another market or country
The opportunity might be funding.
It might be a contract.
It might be a new customer segment, partnership, certification, service or market.
Or it might be something you haven't considered yet.
Wherever you want to take the business.
Growth Opportunity Scan
- Funding, tax credits and financing programs
- Contracts and procurement
- New services and revenue ideas
- What is not worth pursuing
Funding & Business Cases
- Funding and financing strategy
- Business cases and financial analysis
- Lender-ready proposals and applications
- Eligibility and readiness assessments
Market Expansion Plan
- New markets and customer segments
- Entry requirements and certifications
- Partnerships and sales channels
- Costs, risks and a phased entry plan
Strategic Advisory & Growth Roadmap
- Growth priorities and sequencing
- Evaluating new ideas before you commit
- Regular advisory and decision support
- Turning strategy into action
Understand. Find. Prioritize. Act.
We start with your business. Where are you now? Where do you want to go? What's getting in the way?
I investigate the opportunities, constraints and options that could help you get there.
We evaluate potential return, cost, effort, risk and fit. Not everything makes the cut.
You leave with a clear direction and practical next steps. And when you need help executing, I can stay involved.
Hi, I'm Manny.
Founder & Growth Opportunities Consultant
I like figuring out how things work, which is why I trained in industrial engineering and aerospace manufacturing. Since then, I've worked in management consulting, including the public sector, and in advanced manufacturing, automation and digital transformation. I've also started and run my own businesses, and advised other owners on strategy and how to put it into practice.
Today, I use that mix to help owners figure out what's next. I look for the opportunities that are easy to miss:
- Funding
- Contracts
- New markets
- New services
- Better ways to operate
If something looks promising, I'll help you build the case and turn it into a plan. If it doesn't hold up, I'll tell you that too.
Find the right opportunity. Turn it into action.
Built for businesses that are ready to move.
Best suited to established, owner-led businesses that have real operations, real customers and the ability and capacity to act on a good opportunity. That might be a business looking to:
Grow
Increase revenue or add new services.
Expand
Enter a new market, region or country.
Fund
Finance equipment, hiring, expansion or another major initiative.
Win
Pursue larger contracts or new customer segments.
Questions business owners
actually ask.
What exactly does Future Proof Co. do?
I help established businesses find opportunities to grow, expand, fund and win, then figure out which ones are worth pursuing. That could mean a new service, a new market, funding, a larger contract, a partnership or a better way of operating. I start with the business rather than assuming the answer.
Can you help us grow revenue or add a new service?
Yes. Some of the best opportunities are built on what a business already does well. I look at your capabilities, customers and market to find new services or revenue streams worth adding, then check whether the numbers hold up before you invest.
Can you help us expand into a new market or the United States?
Yes. I help you evaluate a new region, country or customer segment: the opportunity, entry requirements, certifications, costs and risks. Then we build a phased plan. I don't give legal, tax or immigration advice, but I'll tell you when you need those specialists and what to ask them.
Are you a grant writer?
Not primarily. Grants are one tool. I look at funding and financing as part of a bigger question: is the opportunity worth paying for? When it is, I help build the business case, lender-ready proposal or application.
Can you help us win larger contracts?
Yes. I help you find government, corporate and supplier opportunities that fit, check what it takes to qualify, such as certifications, registrations and bid requirements, and decide which ones are worth bidding on.
Do you guarantee results?
No. Lenders and program administrators make funding decisions, and buyers award contracts. No one can promise how a new market or service will perform either. My job is to tell you whether an opportunity is worth pursuing, get you ready and help you build the strongest possible case.
What does it cost?
Every engagement is a fixed fee, scoped around the actual problem and agreed before work begins. I never take a percentage of funding you receive or contracts you win, so the advice stays pointed at what's worth pursuing, not what pays me most.
Where do you work?
I'm based in Calgary and work with businesses across Alberta and the rest of Canada, remotely and on site where appropriate.
Where do you want to take the business?
Tell me what you're trying to grow, build, enter or change. I'll help you figure out what's worth pursuing, and what to do next.
25 minutes. No pitch. Just a conversation about your business.
What should this business do next?
NOTES Future Proof Co. Calgary, Alberta Funding. Contracts.Growth. Expansion. Practical answers to the questions that come up when you're trying to grow a business. Read the Notes
Topics:Funding & grants·Contracts & procurement·Business cases·Tax credits