Growth Opportunity Scan
for established Alberta businesses
Find the growth opportunities your business is missing. I review funding, contracts, new services and markets, and tell you which are worth pursuing.
You leave with a clear direction, a short list of what is worth pursuing, a view of what is not, and practical next steps.
Fixed fee, not a percentage of what you receive. No guarantees. Free 25-minute call, no pitch.
Established businesses that are not sure where to start.
- You want to increase revenue
- You want to add a new service
- You are looking for funding
- You want to win larger contracts
- You are thinking about entering a market
The Scan is where I usually start with an established, owner-led business.
Where the opportunities usually are.
Funding, tax credits and financing
Funding and financing programs, and tax credits, that may fit your plans.
Government and corporate contracts
Contracts and procurement options that fit what your business does.
New services, markets and revenue ideas
Ideas built on what your business already does well, and markets worth a look.
What is not worth pursuing
Each option is weighed on potential return, cost, effort, risk and fit. Not everything makes the cut.
I begin with your business, then look for the opportunities you may have missed.
// A note on programs: Programs open, close and change constantly. I check what is actually available when we talk, and I don't quote eligibility or dollar figures on a web page.
Understand. Prioritize. Act.
It begins with your business: where you are, where you want to go and what is in the way. Then I look for opportunities you may have missed.
Each option is weighed on potential return, cost, effort, risk and fit. Some do not make the cut, and I will say so.
You leave with a clear direction, a short list of what is worth pursuing, a view of what is not, and practical next steps.
Fixed fee. No guarantees.
- Fixed fee, scoped to the actual problem and agreed before work begins. Never a percentage of funding received or contracts won.
- Funding decisions are made by program administrators and lenders. No outcome is guaranteed.
- If nothing is worth pursuing, I'll tell you.
The advice stays pointed at what is worth pursuing, not at what pays me most.
// Wider view: The Scan is one of several ways I work with a business. See all services.
// Related reading: Growth opportunities established businesses miss
Questions people
actually ask.
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.
Is the call really free?
Yes. The 25-minute Get a Second Opinion call is free. It is a conversation about your business, not a sales pitch. If there is a fit, the next step is a fixed fee engagement scoped before any work starts. If there is not, you leave with a clearer view.
How do you charge?
A fixed fee agreed up front. I don't take a percentage of what you receive, which means my advice isn't biased toward the biggest grant. It's biased toward what's actually worth pursuing.
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.
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.
What should your business do next?
You don't need a perfectly defined problem. Tell me what you are trying to grow, build, enter or change, and I'll tell you what looks worth pursuing.