Five growth opportunities established businesses routinely miss
Where growth hides inside an established business, and four questions that separate the opportunities worth chasing from the ones that only look good.
October 6, 2026 · 6 min readRead the note → FUNDINGThe Productivity Mega Deduction: what the Canada Investment Summit actually changed for Canadian businesses
Most equipment, vehicles and software bought on or after September 15, 2026 could be written off in full. What it covers, what it excludes, and the limit people miss.
September 19, 2026 · 10 min readRead the note → DECISIONSIs government funding worth applying for?
Grant money is not free money. How to price the real cost of an application in ten minutes, and why an approval can be the worse outcome.
September 10, 2026 · 7 min readRead the note → FUNDINGWhat business funding is actually available in Alberta, and who qualifies
Five routes, not one. What grants, lending, tax credits, contracts and equity each really cost, who qualifies, and how timing decides it.
September 10, 2026 · 9 min readRead the note → PRICINGHow much does a business consultant cost?
Four pricing models, and what each one does to the advice you get. The questions that reveal whether you are buying a document or a decision.
September 10, 2026 · 8 min readRead the note → FINANCINGHow to build a business case your bank or funding program will accept
Lenders are not judging your idea. What actually gets checked, in what order, and the fixable things that quietly kill applications.
September 10, 2026 · 8 min readRead the note → CONTRACTSHow to win government and corporate contracts as a smaller supplier
Registering on the tender portals is the easy part. The work that wins public contracts happens months before the tender is posted.
September 10, 2026 · 8 min readRead the note → MARKETSHow a Canadian business should approach U.S. expansion
Most Canadian expansions fail on distribution, not product. What to settle before you spend money, and how to phase it so a wrong answer is cheap.
September 10, 2026 · 7 min readRead the note →What should your business do next?
These notes cover the questions that come up most. The specific answer for your business depends on what you are actually trying to decide, which is usually a short conversation rather than a long one.