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Ursa Major Stratégie-Conseil

Support that fits the decisions you face

Ursa Major supports leaders of established SMEs as they make decisions about their company’s future. Ongoing counsel provides continuity in setting and reviewing priorities. A situation assessment helps frame an issue before choosing the next step. Focused engagements examine a specific growth, decision or performance question. The initial conversation helps determine the right format.

Clarify the starting point

Situation assessment

Take stock of a situation that has become too broad, unclear or interconnected to choose the right intervention immediately.

Situation
A situation needs your attention, but you are not sure where to start — or whether it calls for ongoing counsel or a focused engagement.
Best for
An important situation that needs to be framed before committing to ongoing counsel or a focused engagement.
How it works
Format
Two meetings over roughly two weeks
What you get
A concise note setting out what the facts say, what still needs to be verified, the issues at stake and a proportionate next step.

The situation assessment ends with its note. If it leads to ongoing counsel or a focused engagement, that is agreed separately.

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Focused engagements

When the question is already defined, the analysis focuses on the decision that needs to be clarified. Each engagement has a beginning, an end and a deliverable agreed in advance.

Focused engagement

Growth

Compare growth opportunities without assuming that growth is always the right answer.

Situation
Growth calls for choices about where to invest, which priorities matter and whether the business has the capacity to keep up, including the options to consolidate, wait or choose not to grow.
Best for
For an SME leader who needs to choose between growth opportunities with limited resources.
How it works
Format
A focused engagement on a growth question
What you get
Options, consequences and sensitive assumptions put into perspective, using criteria developed with you.

The criteria developed with you also help rule out options, rather than simply rank them.

Focused engagement

Decision

Clarify an important decision and compare the options that truly exist.

Situation
An important decision may involve priorities, changes to the leadership team or preparing for what comes next. The options and their consequences need to be clarified.
Best for
For an SME leader who needs to resolve an important question before committing the company.
How it works
Format
A focused engagement on a specific decision
What you get
Comparable options, examined consequences, explicit assumptions and a clear recommendation when the situation allows.

When the data supports it, financial analysis helps compare the options without pretending to remove uncertainty.

Focused engagement

Performance

Connect an operating symptom to its cause and its economic consequence.

Situation
A symptom persists (for example, eroding margins, delays or tight cash flow), and its cause is still unclear.
Best for
For an SME leader who wants to understand a performance gap before choosing corrective action.
How it works
Format
A focused engagement on a performance problem
What you get
An analysis of causes, a next action and what needs to be monitored over time.

The process starts by defining the problem and measuring the situation before analyzing its causes.

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Who it is for

For leaders of established SMEs

As a business develops, the leader’s intuition alone can no longer guide every choice. Ursa Major works with SME leaders in Quebec who need to connect financial, people and operational issues but may not have a full team of specialists and senior managers. The work supports their decisions without replacing their team or taking over their responsibilities.

What remains constant across every service

Ursa Major separates facts, assumptions and what still needs to be verified. Calculations and reasoning are traceable. Each recommendation sets out the choices, their consequences and what needs to be monitored. The leader decides and the team implements.

Before we speak

Common questions

Who is Ursa Major for?

SME leaders whose established businesses have outgrown the stage where the leader’s intuition can guide every decision, but who may not have a full team of specialists and senior managers to help assess each choice.

How do I choose a service?

You do not need to choose before we speak. The initial conversation helps me understand your situation and identify, where appropriate, the right form of support.

What does a situation assessment include?

Two meetings over roughly two weeks to bring together the facts, distinguish assumptions and clarify the issues. You receive a concise note explaining and supporting the proposed next step.

Do you replace my management team?

No. I work directly with the SME leader without taking part in managing the team. The team retains all its responsibilities.

Do you work with my accountant or lawyer?

Yes. Their work is often a starting point. I complement their role without practising public accounting or providing legal or tax advice.

Can I contact you between meetings?

As part of ongoing strategic counsel, you can email me when circumstances change. I respond within two business days.

Who implements the recommendations?

You retain responsibility for the decision and implementation. My role is to clarify the options, provide a recommendation when the situation allows and revisit what was decided.

Do you make the decision for me?

No. I clarify the situation, compare options and provide a recommendation. The decision and execution remain yours.

The next step

Tell me about your situation

Describe the decision or situation that concerns you. If one service clearly fits, I will say so; if none does, I will say that too.

Request an initial conversation

60 minutes, at no cost and with no obligation.