Feasibility Studies

From issues related to food sovereignty in your community, cultural sensitivity and indigenous knowledge education systems, to for profit business enterprises, we have the skills and experience to deliver.

Call us for a free initial consultation on your feasibility study needs.

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Business Plans

If you need a strategic roadmap for your business venture, need to show the potential profitability of your business to secure a bank loan, or if you need something more simple just to get commercial landlord approval, we can help you write your business plan. We write business plans for both social enterprise such as food sovereignty and a wide range of for-profit ventures.

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Business Training

With over 31 years of business management and marketing experience, David Howse is an expert business educator and presenter. A few key points about David:

  • founded Matterhorn Business Solutions Inc., a marketing agency, in 2008.
  • business instructor since 2015 at Mount Royal University in Calgary
  • has engaged in multiple international business projects and business training in China, Iran, and Qatar
  • Current clientele revenues range from $200k to $250 million annually
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Meet David Howse

Incredibly competent in business and respectful of Indigenous processes

David’s academic background complements his business acumen and training. By working with many indigenous communities and Elders, David possesses a compassionate understanding of Indigenous cultures. By listening and learning from Indigenous elders, David has worked with those who attended Indian Residential Schools and were victims of the 60s scoop. Through these modest experiences, David offers proven business practices for his clients to develop their own business craft

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Your Organization On The Following Topics

Training can be online via Google Meet or Zoom or, in-person in your town or city.

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Sales Training

Learn the art of personal sales and retail merchandising. From ecommerce to the tourist season trade. Learn how to maximize price by using the art of story telling.

This seminar can in-person or online and can be of any length (from 1 to 8 hours) or built into any other seminar.

Digital Marketing

Most people today only know about "marketing tools" and what buttons to click to make something happen - this is NOT marketing.

Learn actual marketing from someone with over 30-years of real-world marketing experience combined with a diploma, a degree, and a masters in business.

Learn website development, how to rank high on Google (SEO), Google Ads, Email marketing, social media marketing, YouTube marketing including video production basics.

Mix and match what works best for you. 1 hour to multi-day training options.

Business Planning

Learn everything from Market Analysis, Strategy, Marketing Plans, Operations Plans, Cash Flow Statements, and more.

Participant's are given a 20-page easy-to-follow business planning guide, the presentation as a pdf, and an automated cash flow Excel spreadsheet.

David's full day seminar includes many colourful stories to keep the group engaged.

Microsoft Excel

This isn't just how to merge two cells.

In this course we create living financial statements where the changes of one cell flow across three years worth of financial statements from

  • sales forecast
  • load amortization
  • cash flow
  • income statement
  • balance sheet

    • Learners will take this knowledge and apply it to infinite what-if business scenarios .

      This class requires 4 hours total. It may be done in one session in-person or one, two, or four sessions online.

Canadian aboriginal jewelry making business

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Business Plans

From simple commercial landlord approval to private financing requirements

We Have Written Over 100 Business Plans!

  • You can hire us to write your business plan or you can take part in our business training where we teach you to write your own business plan.

Business Training

From 1 hour to Multi-day Sessions

In-person or Live Online

Areas of Expertise

  • Business Planning (How to write your own business plan)
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Strategy
  • Marketing
  • Market Research
  • Website Design (Wix, SquareSpace, WordPress)
  • Online Sales with Shopify
  • Excel, Word, PowerPoint
  • Cash Flow Statements
  • Graphic Design

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