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Steps To Start Up!
A six-week program to help you turn your idea into a clear, actionable business, step by step.
Starting a business can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re not sure where to begin or what to focus on first. Steps to Start Up combines practical cohort-based learning with personalized coaching to help you build, test, and refine your idea with confidence.
This program is designed for:
Individuals with a business idea who do not know where to start
Nonprofits and organizations exploring new revenue streams
Teams interested in building a social enterprise or business venture
First-time entrepreneurs looking for structure and guidance
Entrepreneurs testing or refining a new idea
What’s included:
Weekly cohort-based classes (virtual)
Practical worksheets and templates
Coaching sessions (see tuition options below)
Online resources for 6 months after the program ends
Program Date: Tuesdays from May 5 - June 9, 2026
Investment: $599/person or $299/person +HST
What Our Participents Are Saying
“Participating in the Purposeful Group’s Start Up program was an incredibly valuable experience while I was beginning a new position as the Manager of SABRI Innovation.
Lisa Lowthers created a supportive and engaging environment that made it easy to explore ideas, ask questions, and grow with confidence. Her guidance was practical, encouraging, and always grounded in real-world application, which made a big difference for me settling into my new role of elevating other organizations and new business.
The program helped me clarify my direction and take meaningful steps forward. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to build or refine their business journey.”
~ Terri Byrne, Manager, SABRI Innovation (St. Anthony Basin Resources Inc. Newfoundland)
Agile Implementation & Fractional Support
Turn strategy into action. Add capacity where and when it’s needed.
Our fractional services are designed for organizations ready to move from planning to implementation, without overextending internal teams. Whether launching a new program, scaling an initiative, or advancing research or community work, we provide the additional capacity needed to maintain momentum and deliver results.
What we support:
- Program and initiative implementation
- Project and team coordination
- Strategic execution and accountability
- Cross-team alignment and momentum building
- Flexible capacity to meet evolving needs
Who it’s for:
Nonprofits, social enterprises, research teams, community organizations, and public-sector partners.
Outcomes:
Working as an extension of your team, our flexible retainer model provides access to a broad range of expertise. We help keep initiatives on track, teams aligned, and accountability clear - ensuring progress without the need to scale internal staffing.
Fractional Strategy & Impact Leadership
Senior strategic leadership to navigate complexity and guide decision-making.
We provide experienced, fractional leadership to help organizations navigate complexity, clarify priorities, and make confident strategic decisions in times of change. Through this service, Chelsey MacNeil works alongside executive teams and boards as part of the leadership team - offering flexible, ongoing access to senior strategy and impact expertise.
What we support:
- Strategic planning and complex decision-making
- Executive and board advisory support
- Priority setting and resource allocation
- Interpreting external trends and shifting conditions
- Connecting external context to internal strategy and execution
- Ongoing strategic leadership as part of your team
- Flexible access to broader Purposeful Group expertise
Who it’s for:
Executive teams, boards, and organizations navigating growth, change, or increased complexity.
Outcomes:
Greater clarity on where to focus and why More confident, timely decision-making at the leadership level Stronger alignment between strategy, priorities, and execution Improved ability to respond to changing external conditions Increased leadership capacity without the need for a full-time role More cohesive, focused teams with clear direction and accountability Strategies and decisions that are grounded, adaptive, and positioned for long-term impact