Helping businesses throughout Bathurst and surrounding Chaleur communities access eligible government-funded business advisory services.
Businesses in Bathurst and across the Chaleur region may qualify for advisory funding delivered through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), administered locally by CBDC Chaleur.
Every engagement in the Chaleur region follows our five-stage discipline: discover, diagnose, structure, coordinate, deliver.
Structured business plans, financial narratives, and funding-ready documentation for Bathurst businesses.
Cash flow optimization, budget structuring, and financial decision-making support.
Sales growth planning and marketing strategy suited to the Chaleur market.
Process review and operational efficiency recommendations for growing teams.
Technology adoption, digital transformation planning, and AI-readiness assessment.
Identifying and coordinating eligible funding programs beyond the CAS stream, where applicable.
Bathurst sits within the CBDC Chaleur service area, a region historically shaped by forestry and wood products, seafood processing, tourism and hospitality, advanced manufacturing, and agriculture. Businesses here often face the same growth constraints — access to capital, limited internal bandwidth for strategic planning, and the need for outside expertise to validate decisions before committing resources.
Advisory funding for Bathurst is administered locally through CBDC Chaleur, part of the Atlantic Canada CBDC network funded by ACOA.
No. The Consulting Advisory Services program is a fee-reimbursement grant, not a loan. Eligible businesses in Bathurst are reimbursed up to 75% of approved consultant fees (capped at $5,000, HST excluded) — there is nothing to repay.
The program is funded by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) and administered locally through CBDC Chaleur. Business Crafters 3.0 is an independent consulting firm; we are not the funding administrator, and final approval rests with CBDC Chaleur.
This program is generally limited to existing, operating businesses. Startups are not eligible under the default CAS rules that apply across the Chaleur network.
No consulting firm can guarantee funding approval. We help Bathurst businesses prepare a strong, complete application, but eligibility and final decisions are made by the program administrator.
Eligible engagements typically include business planning, financial advisory, marketing strategy, operational improvement, and digital transformation projects — the type of structured advisory work Business Crafters 3.0 provides.
Book a free consultation using the button on this page. We'll review your business, confirm your eligibility for Chaleur-area funding, and outline next steps.
Book a free consultation and we’ll confirm your eligibility for Chaleur-area advisory funding.