Business Consultants, Coaches, & Advisors

Who You Are

You are an existing owner-operated business owner with under 150 employees located in Canada who is looking for help to :

• Grow your business
• Better manage your business
• Improve performance in your business
• Increase value in your business
• Acquire a business
• Transition a business

You are looking for a firm that offers services in a way you prefer to learn and at your own pace.  You are most likely a business owner who is looking to spend more time "working on" your business versus "working in" your business and ultimately are looking to improve the overall bottom line of your business.

We provide remote online coaching, consulting, and advisory services for businesses within Canada outside our local service area by using remote access tools  which provides video as well as allows screen sharing.  It is the next best thing to being there. 

​Start-up Businesses

​For businesses that are in the process of starting-up or are just recently in business without revenue and require assistance , there are small business centres across Ontario who can help provide guidance to help get you started and they provide free and discounted services.  Other provinces have similar services.  We do work with start-ups as long as they are ready to invest in their business and they understand we are not a non-profit, so therefore our fees are the same for start-ups.

We will provide a 30-minute free consultation to those who are not ready to invest and help point you to the right resources.

​Who We Are

We are business consultants,  business coaches, and advisors  who provide help to business owners for the purpose of generating growth and profitability. We provide our services in a variety of methods, so you are able to choose the method that most suits your business.

• Business Coaching - is provided through one-on-one sessions with a set of objectives/goals.  The participants are provided guidance and direction from the coach and must be prepared to dedicate the time to the sessions as well as complete homework.
• Facilitation - is workshop based  that is an interactive environment where a facilitator will work with the business owner and their team to meet a set of objectives /goals.
• Training - is  provided on-site in order to teach a group of people a set of skills related to their business. We will start offering group courses and over time,  many of these courses will be offered online as well.  For on-site courses, there is a minimum of 3 required and for the group courses a minimum of 5.
• Business Consulting - is work that that a business owner requires someone to perform for their business. Though work will be performed, the business owner and their team must provide the necessary information that is required to perform the consulting.
• Work With You Consulting - is a combination of  business coaching and business consulting. This for businesses who have a requirement for someone to work with them and perform some of the tasks.

Our Experience

​Our 2 partners have over 25 years each of business and management experience working in complex businesses such as manufacturing, hi-technology, and financial services. We have executive management experience in large, medium, and small businesses not only in one area of a business but across a business in marketing, sales, operations, and finance.  

We have been in business since 2010 and have  worked with clients in a variety of  industries such as retail, non-profit, construction, transportation, medical, food & beverage, recreation, and professional services. We work directly with business owners to understand the specific business goals and challenges you are facing, so that we are able to implement the right solutions for your business, ensuring that you have continued long term success.

We have moved our business from the GTA to  Sarnia, Ontario  but service clients across Canada remotely for most engagements.  We will provide face to face business coaching, training and business consulting to clients within our local service area which is outlined on the bottom of our website pages. We do travel to clients outside the service area, but a travel charge will be incurred based on the location and number of trips required.  We work for clients remotely utilizing Skype, Google Hangouts,  and Get Response as well as other communication and collaborative tools.  

​How We Differ From Other Consulting Firms

When we started the business in 2010, we found that most business & management consulting firms, even smaller ones for the most part were focused on large businesses. Of the ones that did provide services to small business, many of the business & management consultants treated small business in much the same way they did the large corporations in which they worked.  Coaching & consulting cannot be performed in the same manner as the needs of the businesses are different and smaller businesses do not have the infrastructure and resources of the large corporations.

We only work with owner-operated businesses where the goal is to provide the owner with the skills they need in areas they need help so they operate the business without long term outside help.  Our goal is not to live in the business, but to help as many business owners as possible and only be utilized when it makes sense. We also make sure that our engagements are structured to how an owner-operated business functions, not a public corporation.

NEWS 

We have moved.  We are now physically located in Southwestern Ontario, but are still providing services to business owners across Canada. See our local and remote service areas.

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Why You Are Here 

If you find you are looking for help with your business in the following areas, you are in the right place.

Strategy & Planning Services

Strategy helps you set  goals and align your business to your business and personal goals.

Planning documents in detail your strategy of how you are going to meet your strategy in most cases for investors or lenders.

Strategy Services

"Our business is doing ok and is growing, but we think we can do a lot better and want to update our strategy."
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Strategy Services

Planning Services

"We are looking for financing to take our business to the next level and require a business plan or feasibility study."
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Planning Services

Coaching & Advisory Services

Coaching provides guidance and direction with the goal of obtaining the skills needed in areas of the business where you require help.

Advisory Services is focused more on obtaining advice and help to understand issues or areas of your business to determine what to do versus acquiring the skills yourself.

Coaching Services

"I have the industry skills needed for my business, but struggle with overall business skills required to manage my business."

Coaching Services

Advisory Services

"We need someone on an ad-hoc basis to call or come in and provide us with  advice as things come up in our business ."

Advisory Services

Assessment & Implementation Services

Assessment Services look in-depth at either the overall business or a specific area and determines the performance based on best practices. Not only the assessment is provided, but actual recommendations for improvement.

Implementation Services are actual consulting services where you need tasks performed within your business when you do not have either the skills or possibly the resources to perform. These are dependent on the needs of the individual business.

Assessment Services

"My business just got turned down for a loan for borrowing and I am not sure why; is it my business strategy, the plan, or the financials."

Assessment Services

Implementation Services

"Now that you have helped me with my strategy, I need someone to come in and help me implement, as I do not have the key resources right now."

Implementation Services

Succession Planning & Transitioning

Succession Planning is the process of preparing the business for sale and focusing on how to improve performance and focus on the areas to increase the overall value for selling.

Transitioning is making the choice and the implementation of the succession plan. This can be from one owner to another or from one generation to another.

Succession Planning

"I am looking to sell my business in the next 3-5 years and I want to receive the maximum value and I know I need to improve overall performance."

Succession Planning

Transitioning

"I have decided to hand the business to my children, but they need help in getting prepared with the skills to take over the business"

Transitioning

What Our Clients Say 

This is what some of our clients have said after working with us.  All three of the clients below we have worked with over a long period time.

Boxer Custom Cases

"We started working with RK Fischer with the intention of adding a second set of eyes to our finances. Rudy and Karen have provided far more than accounting oversight, bringing their combined expertise and experience to several areas of our business including marketing, sales, production, and overall business process. If you have a business problem that needs solving, I would recommend you start by getting Rudy or Karen on board."

Greg Hamilton, President

Joey's World Playground

"RK Fischer and Associates, were brought into the initial planning process for Joey's World and proved to be a valuable asset. The program lines introduced during this process were and will continue to be used as Joey's World functions as a successful business. Thank you Karen and Rudy"

Gord Gill, Owner & Operator

The Second Wedge Brewing Company

"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