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Entrepreneurial Reviews

Noemie Roy, Thread the Needle

Jamie Froats, Wandering Fern Café

Noemie Roy, Thread the Needle

I feel fortunate to have James as a business coach/mentor. He thoroughly reviewed my business plan and provided constructive feedback, along with asking the hard questions I avoided asking myself.  He reviewed my plan, rephrased my ideas into a more professional language and asked the essential questions that I needed to consider. He helped me build the foundation for my business.

Gerry Babuin, Digital Crayons

Jamie Froats, Wandering Fern Café

Noemie Roy, Thread the Needle

Creating a business plan with James was a business altering process. He took me through a value added model that, at the time, seemed unrelated to my industry. At the end of the process, my business model completely transformed into one that is unique to the industry.

Jamie Froats, Wandering Fern Café

Jamie Froats, Wandering Fern Café

Sara Tobin, Alpineglow Beauty Company

James made me feel comfortable and confident about my vision for my business and helped guide me along the path. His passion for his clients and confidence in their ideas helped prepare me for life as an entrepreneur. 

Sara Tobin, Alpineglow Beauty Company

Carl Labonville, Exegi Ski & Snowboard

Sara Tobin, Alpineglow Beauty Company

James is energetic and passionate about people and their growth. As both a trainer and coach, he is exceptional. As a first time entrepreneur, I highly recommend him to help bring your entrepreneurial dreams to life. 

Carl Labonville, Exegi Ski & Snowboard

Carl Labonville, Exegi Ski & Snowboard

Carl Labonville, Exegi Ski & Snowboard

I was very impressed with James' dedication, professionalism, and enthusiasm during the business plan writing phase. His wide ranging knowledge and expertise in the subject matter was obvious and his ability to transfer that knowledge in a useful to client manner was very helpful and instrumental in getting my enterprise off the ground.

Jane Powell, Thought Doodles

Carl Labonville, Exegi Ski & Snowboard

Carl Labonville, Exegi Ski & Snowboard

Thank you so much for making my path towards entrepreneurship an educational and interesting one. I couldn't have created such a strong business plan without you. You even managed to make the financial section fun. For me, financials was like a puzzle: when I finally fit the pieces together correctly, it felt awesome.

Enterprise Reviews

Education en Francais

Columbia River Catering Company

Columbia River Catering Company

IES was helpful, proactive, and knowledgeable in going above & beyond to educate, guide, and inpsire businesses like Education en Francais. I admire your hard word, professionalism, and approach. 

Columbia River Catering Company

Columbia River Catering Company

Columbia River Catering Company

Your entrepreneurial and business planning workshops and presentations skills made the learning process smooth and enjoyable. Our many meetings and one-on-one coaching sessions were a huge help to keep me on track with timelines and the multitude of tasks that needed completing in the start-up stage of my business. 

YMCA of Greater Vancouver

Columbia River Catering Company

Canadian Mental Health Association, Kootenay

James provided comprehensive support to our clients through his workshop facilitation, coaching, mentoring, and on-going support. He is an entertaining facilitator and has an in-depth knowledge & understanding of the process of designing, launching, and operating a business.

Canadian Mental Health Association, Kootenay

Canadian Mental Health Association, Kootenay

Canadian Mental Health Association, Kootenay

James provided valuable guidance to individuals from understanding the dynamics on what it is to be an entrepreneur to developing a business plan through to business launch and implementation.

Kootenay Rockies Innovation Council

Canadian Mental Health Association, Kootenay

Kootenay Rockies Innovation Council

IES was tasked with reviewing the organization and providing a pathway for renewal and repositioning. Mr. Umpherson was a fantastic communicator with the Board and an efficient administrative organizer. He was an effective researcher, analyzer, and facilitator of timely and relevant information to the Board of Directors. He provided valuable support for the Board's process of determining direction and making decisions (Gina Bennett, KRIC Board Member)

Community Reviews

City of Merritt, Former Mayor, Susan Roline

Gold Country Communities Society, Former COO, Terri Hadwin

City of Merritt, Former City Manager, Matt Noble

James is an astute, committed individual with a solid understanding and knowledgeable individual of what it takes to attract new investors and business to a a community. He negotiated a very attractive long-term lease with the Province of BC bringing a long lasting legacy to the City's taxpayers. He also worked closely with the Ministry of Technology, Innovation, and Citizens Service on a highly confidential project that is instrumental in diversifying Merritt's economy. 

City of Merritt, Former City Manager, Matt Noble

Gold Country Communities Society, Former COO, Terri Hadwin

City of Merritt, Former City Manager, Matt Noble

His work in media relations, communications, website development, First Nation partnerships, tourism development, and economic development planning process provided the City of Merritt with a solid base to build from and have success into the future.

Gold Country Communities Society, Former COO, Terri Hadwin

Gold Country Communities Society, Former COO, Terri Hadwin

Gold Country Communities Society, Former COO, Terri Hadwin

Your presentation at our Tourism Symposium on Community Tourism Opportunity Planning was easy to understand and confidently delivered. I believe that the presentation had a lasting impact on our participants. The overview was thorough and informative, leaving the participants wanting to know more of the course. 

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