Helping businesses throughout St. John's and surrounding Metro communities access eligible government-funded business advisory services.
Businesses in St. John's and across the Metro region may qualify for advisory funding delivered through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), administered locally by Metro Business Opportunities.
Every engagement in the Metro region follows our five-stage discipline: discover, diagnose, structure, coordinate, deliver.
Structured business plans, financial narratives, and funding-ready documentation for St. John's businesses.
Cash flow optimization, budget structuring, and financial decision-making support.
Sales growth planning and marketing strategy suited to the Metro 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.
St. John's sits within the Metro Business Opportunities service area, a region historically shaped by fisheries and aquaculture, oil and gas services, tourism, mining, and marine technology. 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 St. John's is administered locally through Metro Business Opportunities, 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 St. John's 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 Metro Business Opportunities. Business Crafters 3.0 is an independent consulting firm; we are not the funding administrator, and final approval rests with Metro Business Opportunities.
This program is generally limited to existing, operating businesses. Startups are not eligible under the default CAS rules that apply across the Metro network.
No consulting firm can guarantee funding approval. We help St. John's 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 Metro-area funding, and outline next steps.
Book a free consultation and we’ll confirm your eligibility for Metro-area advisory funding.