Find the right fit
Define acquisition criteria, review targets and consider community benefit, commercial return and operating capability.
FIRST NATIONS UMBRELLAStrong partnerships,
Strong partnerships,
trusted solutions,
and a stronger tomorrow.
Business and transaction advisory for First Nations.
Steve Harvey and Royce Dalupan work alongside your leadership and economic-development team on acquisitions, mergers and business opportunities, coordination and approval support, procurement, financial cost reviews, development and contractor selection. Your Nation sets the direction and approves commitments.
Your Nation sets the direction.
Your priorities.
Our experience. A clear next step.
Our experience. A clear next step.
Start with one substantive assignment, an agreed scope and a useful output. Specialists join for defined work, with the Nation retaining control of decisions, funds and information.
HOW WE HELP
Practical advisory support for your Nation.
Seven practical areas of advisory support. Each assignment has a defined output, timing, responsibilities and fee.
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Business and transaction advisory
Acquisitions, mergers, valuation, due diligence, commercial terms and negotiation support.
02Coordination and approval support
Coordinate assignments, prepare approval requests and track decisions by authorized Nation leadership.
03Procurement and supplier review
Compare quotes, scope, supplier capability, full costs and responsibilities.
04Financial and cost reviews
Examine revenue assumptions, operating costs, cash requirements and project budgets.
05Development and contractor selection
Define the project brief, review proposals and help assess suitable firms.
06Gen7 fuel stations and site procurement
Explore fuel-station sites and Nation participation through project-specific revenue or ownership arrangements.
07Data sovereignty and cloud support
Assess Nation governance, Canadian AWS options, access and security with qualified specialists.
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Build the Nation’s business portfolio with a clear commercial plan.
Buying a business, considering a merger or negotiating a partnership is a major decision. We help your economic-development team assess fit, understand value and structure the next steps.
Steve Harvey brings business brokerage, acquisitions and sales, valuation and negotiation experience as founder of Business Finders Canada.
Explore M&A advisory ↗Understand the value
Examine earnings, valuation assumptions, working capital, required investment and downside.
Support the terms
Coordinate specialist due diligence and support negotiations and transaction structure under an agreed mandate.
WHAT YOUR TEAM RECEIVESUseful work.
Useful work.
Clear decisions.
Evidence and practical recommendations that leadership can act on.
Explore the agreed outputs ↗A commercial decision brief
The evidence, assumptions, options and recommendation.
A complete proposal comparison
Equivalent scope, full costs and outstanding questions.
A shared action register
Owners, budgets, next actions, deadlines and approvals.
A regular progress update
Completed work, costs, decisions and the next milestone.
A data sovereignty options brief
Priority information, governance requirements, AWS options and a scoped plan.
OUR PEOPLEBusiness experience.
Business experience.
Personal involvement.
Steve Harvey and Royce Dalupan bring complementary commercial and relationship experience. We involve qualified specialists according to the assignment.
Steve Harvey
Business strategy and commercial advisory
Serial entrepreneur and founder of Business Finders Canada. Experience in business acquisitions and sales, commercial real estate, valuation and negotiation.
Steve’s experience ↗Royce Dalupan
Nation relationships, consulting and operations
Working with First Nations since 1985, with experience spanning environmental solutions, air purification, water treatment and operational coordination.
Royce’s experience ↗OUR APPROACHOne authorized lead.
One authorized lead.
One priority to assess.
A small senior team, directly involved. We begin with one substantive assignment and confirm capacity before adding another.
How we workAgree the assignment
Confirm confidentiality, scope, fees, the Nation’s lead and the decision date.
Examine the evidence
Review current systems or opportunity records, clarify requirements and identify specialist needs.
Make the next decision
Consider a recommendation to advance, revise, defer or stop.
BROADER SOLUTIONSMore possibilities.
More possibilities.
Matched to a real need.
Infrastructure, healthier buildings, agriculture, recreation and legal collaboration form part of the wider vision. We assess fit, evidence, resources and provider responsibilities before work begins.
Explore the wider opportunities ↗Gen7 fuel stations & Nation participation ↗Infrastructure & development ↗Health & environment ↗Agriculture & land restoration ↗Youth & recreation ↗Legal & land matters ↗
Related businesses and professional providers have separate contracts and delivery responsibilities.
DATA SOVEREIGNTY & AWSYour Nation’s information.
Your Nation’s information.
Your Nation’s direction.
We use AWS-based cloud solutions to support First Nations’ data sovereignty priorities, with work scoped around each Nation’s requirements.
Begin with the information that matters, the people who may access it and the rules your Nation sets for its use.
Explore data sovereignty and cloud support ↗Authority over information
Clarify ownership, permissions, permitted uses and accountability with your leadership and information stewards.
Cloud choices that fit
Assess Canadian AWS options, encryption, backups and access logging with qualified technical specialists.
A defined plan
Agree responsibilities, implementation costs, ongoing cloud charges, training, support and exit arrangements.
Data location is one part of sovereignty. Nation governance and access controls also matter.
START A CONVERSATION
Let’s understand your Nation’s priorities.
Tell us what you are working toward and where additional support would help.
Contact our teamWe share our company presentation directly after an initial conversation.
Start with one priority.
Tell us what your Nation is considering, what work already exists and when a decision is needed.