DELIVERING CLARITY & FOCUS TO OWNER-OPERATED BUSINESSES

SMALL BUSINESS COACHING & BUSINESS CONSULTING

What Brought You Here

Who You Are

You are most likely an owner-operated business who is ready to invest time in resources in one of the following to ensure your business is performing at its best You are most likely :

A new business owner who needs help to set up your business properly ( Advisory Services)
Wanting to determine if your business or project is worth the risk (Feasibility Study)
Looking for financing for your business for a new business or for growth and need a plan (Business Plan)
Wanting to develop a strategic direction for your business or an area of your business (Strategic Plan)
Wanting to improve the overall performance or turn around your business (Business Assessment)
Wanting to learn how to better manage your business. (Business Coaching)
Looking to get your business ready for sale in (3+ years) (Exit Readiness)
Looking to acquire a business and need help in evaluating its worth (Basic Business Valuation)
Looking to bounce business ideas and questions off a neutral third party (Advisory Services)
Looking to better understand and get a handle on your financials (Financial Review)
Needing to have compiled financial statements created or taxes prepared (Financial Accounting through sister company)
Requiring an engagement that is customized for your particular requirements (Customized Consulting)

What Is Our Focus

We provide both business management consulting and business coaching with more of a focus on strategic engagements versus tactical consulting which is outlined above. Once we are engaged with a client and we are familiar with your business, we will provide tactical consulting as needed or refer you to one of our professional affiliates for services we do not provide.
Our business coaching and consulting services support existing small businesses that already have a business number. We do not have specific services for those in the idea phase. There are small business centres in most provinces that provide free or reduced-rate services to businesses in this phase. We are more than happy to provide a referral to businesses that are pre-startup.
Most of our customers are under 100 employees and under $30M CDN in revenue.

Where We Provide Services

We provide onsite as well as remote business coaching and business consulting services primarily to businesses in Canada, as our expertise and knowledge are based on the laws, taxes, and regulations as they relate to Canada. See our local service area for onsite services.
We provide services to businesses who are looking to open a business in Canada. The only requirement is that someone in the business has residency in Canada or has been granted residency and has a North American Bank Account.

Our Business Coaching & Advisory Services

General Buiness Coaching for Small Business

General Business Coaching

General Business Coaching is a structured coaching engagement based on our methodology which includes an initial assessment of your business, six 2-hour online sessions customized based on client requirements which include homework and a follow-up session to ensure implementation.

Strategic Planning Coaching

Strategic Planning Coaching is a standard set of sessions whose focus is on developing a strategic plan for your business. There are a set number of sessions depending on your business size and industry that guide you in the development of your strategy.

Startup-Coaching

Start-up Coaching is similar to General Business Coaching in format, but the entire focus is on what is needed to get your business off the ground. The engagement includes a start-up assessment along with six 2-hour online coaching sessions along with an upfront analysis session and a follow-up session to check on your progress.

Sales & Marketing Coaching

Sales & Marketing Coaching is similar to General Business Coaching in format, but the entire focus is on Sales and Marketing and the growth of your business. The engagement includes a sales and marketing assessment along with six 2-hour online coaching sessions and a follow-up session to check on your progress.

Sell Your Business Readiness Coaching

Sell Your Business Readiness Coaching is for business owners who are looking to sell their business in 5 Years+ and who want to make sure that they are able to get the most value for their business. The coaching is customized to the needs of the business owner and where they are in planning to sell their business.

Hourly Advisory Services for Your Small Business

Ask an Advisor Services

Ask an Advisor Services are for those business owners who do not want the structure of coaching. You can book a time at your leisure through our appointment booking application. Services are paid at the time of booking, and there are several time options available.

Our Consulting Services

Strategic Planning

Whether a business needs to build their strategy for the first time or update their strategy for growth, we provide a full strategic plan engagement as well as specific business area strategies through facilitation or through coaching.

Financial Management

Our partner who is a CPA provides engagements that look at the financial health of your business from a base valuation of your business to a full financial review.

Business Planning

As business plan consultants we develop full business plans and feasibility studies for businesses who require financing or are looking for investment. The financials are prepared by a CPA

Financial Accounting

Financial Accounting Services are provided through our sister company Entrust Accounting and Advisory Services by our partner who is a CPA. This includes compilations and tax preparations for small business owners including their personal taxes.

Business Assessments

We provide business assessments for the entire business or individual areas of your business which help you understand and resolve problems that affect the performance of your business.

Other Consulting Services

Our focus is on strategic consulting, but once we are engaged with a client, we will perform tactical consulting or refer to other professionals for services we cannot provide.

Our Experience

Providing business coaching and management consulting for 10 years with over 50 years of business experience between our 2 partners

Our two partners have over 25 years of business and management experience working in complex businesses such as manufacturing, hi-technology, and financial services. We have executive and general management experience within large, medium, small, and start-up companies in marketing, sales, operations, and finance.

We have been in business since 2010 and have worked with clients in a variety of industries including:

Retail
Construction
Brokerage
Mergers & Acquisitions
Transportation
Medical
Food & Beverage
Manufacturing
Waste Management
Professional Services
Accounting & Finance
Retirement Facilities
Recreation
Health & Beauty
Land Development

We work directly with business owners to understand your specific goals and challenges to help you choose the right solutions for your business to ensure continued long-term success.

What Our Clients Say

The Second Wedge Brewing Co.

The Second Wedge Brewing Company is located in the heart of Uxbridge, Ontario and focuses on crafting and sharing flavourful, character-full ales. Their name comes from the rolling hills of the Oak Ridges Moraine, which formed in four wedges from west to east. The Second Wedge Brewing company is run by co-founders Rob Garrard and Joanne Richter and is 100% locally owned

When we were ready to take our business plan to the next level, the insight and experience that RK Fischer & Associates contributed was invaluable. Karen examined our work with a fine-toothed comb, identified gaps and coached us on how to pull in the data we needed and present it effectively. Rudy helped us structure our complex brewery financials into a detailed, comprehensive set of linked spreadsheets that were easy for us to read and analyze, but most importantly followed the best-practice accounting principles that institutional lenders require. Karen and Rudy are extremely well connected in the financial and legal spheres and have provided us with many beneficial referrals. And best of all, two separate lenders told us that the fact that we hired RK Fischer & Associates gave them extra confidence in us as entrepreneurs."

Joanne Richter, Owner