We often are engaged on change management issues and challenges facing agencies in agriculture and food, manufacturing, municipal, applied research, technology and for not-for-profits. We are actively involved in the community as volunteer leaders with several groups including professional associations, community service and sport.

In our involvement we strive for excellence in strategic thinking for decision-making based on solid market-based research and in-depth analysis, coupled with proven experience. This approach also requires continuous professional learning and working with other industry leaders. We have been recipient of numerous awards from associations and the public sector for high quality and enduring service. We strive to offer new ideas and quality service to help the organizations and the people we work with. We commonly will work in consulting teams with client staff to provide a high level of collaboration and effective project learning.

Our core services are:

1. Strategic Advice and Planning – services designed to address markets, issues and long term directions. Our clients range from national firms, regional industry associations or sectors, to small start up technology businesses.
2. Business Planning and Feasibility analysis– services designed to transform strategic priorities into specific action plans, measures, resource requirements and financial objectives.
3. Market Research and Planning – developing detailed customer focused strategies and implementation plans using industry-based market research and collaborations with experts.
4. Economic and Regional development – regional economic issues/impacts, economic development plans and ways to create or improve rural economic growth. Includes business retention and investment attraction.
5. Governance and Program Reviews – processes and services designed to address questions of effectiveness, performance as well as fundamental strategy and structural reviews at the Board and unit level.
6. Policy Development and Reviews – identifying core issues, opportunities and strategic priorities for government departments and agencies.
7. Corporate Reviews – assess plant, management issues and areas for productivity improvements. Includes IRAP and AITF company reviews and municipal reviews.

We offer independent thought and advice on a wide range of business and policy questions. We do not take financial or equity positions with our clients; we do not sell products or prescribe services on behalf of other organizations. We offer complete and total objectivity in order to deliver consultation services that are in your best interest. We maintain total confidentiality and have an excellent client base and performance record that provides assurance of our standards of quality.

Where needed we have associates for other specialised advice and often collaborate to provide the best advice in a timely manner. Those senior level associate experts include:

• Municipal organizational design and governance;
• Benefit-cost analysis in water and other investment projects;
• Website and social media marketing;
• Land use planning/ municipal planning.