Taking Small Business
to a better place

OMBs are Small Businesses:

run by a single owner - generally 0 to 19 employees

(solo operators, freelancers, gig workers and small companies)

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What are the NEEDS and BUDGETS of OMBs?

NEEDS of OMBs

SIMPLIFIED

for most OMBs

Due to the limited size of OMBs their NEEDS are generally SIMPLIFIED. This is advantageous but most software is built for Larger - more complex businesses.

Problems

  • use of over-complicated software
  • information overload
  • little is offered for OMBs
as a result:
  • forces many to do without
    (shoebox or speadsheets)
  • needs are NOT met - PROBLEMS remain
  • lack of structure, organization, and progress
  • their business suffers
BUDGETS of OMBs

LIMITED

for most OMBs

Due to the limited size of OMBs their BUDGET is LIMITED. This restricts the owner to low cost or FREE services, which are generally lacking or Non-existent.

Problems

  • lack of affordable ADVISORY SERVICES
  • lack of funds to hire support
    (bookkeeper, sales, marketing, admin)
  • most software is too costly
as a result:
  • the owner fails to learn the basics of running a business
  • the owner carries on being misinformed
  • many deficiencies, are ready fixable, if only they had this ADVICE
Our Solutions

We keep it simple, focusing only on OMB needs!

We are creating a hybrid Cash-based Accounting platform to satisfy the needs of OMBs.

DATA MINE your Financial Data to gain insight, knowledge and understanding.

  • Bssential developed a FREE online business Health Check assessment
  • Owner answers a series of questions
  • Automated Risk Scoring Report generated
  • Lists discovered weaknesses & strengths
  • The most relevant solutions to fix discovered weaknesses are provided
All-in-One Solutions

The OMB Workspace

Everything to run your business

Try our FREE Health Check. Know your Strengths and Weaknesses

Hybrid cash-based Accounting. Link to your bank accounts for automation.

Guides/Tools to walk you through all the BIG QUESTIONS of an OMB

Discerning where business ends and personal begins is hard.

Workplace combines all our services into ONE PLATFORM.

Member driven community of like-minded OMBs

We Are Passionate
about Helping OMBs

Our founder, Barry Pritchard, recognized the problem with the long standing definition of Small Business. Because of this broad definition, the micro size businesses received little attention from Government, Professional Advisories, and the Media.

With our focus on this new segment of OMBs, we have started from scratch to build a Platform 100% focused on OMBs.

Our Founder Team

Our team have over 60 years of knowledge and experience gained not only from advising small business, but operating their own small business

Barry Pritchard Founder & CEO Barry has more than 50 years experience as an accounting advisor to small businesses, as a senior Partner with MNP, the largest CPA firm in Canada.
Paul Mraz Marketing & Sales VP of USA Operations - Paul has achieved remarkable success in sales to both small and large markets.
Geordie Pritchard Technology Geordie has superior critical thinking skills and a firm grasp of business operating needs transcending coding work.

We Know what OMBs need!

  • Combined 50 years experience ADVISING Small Business
  • We each are experienced OMBs - understanding the challenges first hand
  • Years of research and thought going into our Developing Plan

Our Roadmap

Bssentail and OMB Network is a startup company located in Calgary, Alberta Canada. Here is our Roadmap

2019

Initial Business Plan

  • Barry created the first complete business plan for Owner Managed Business

2020

Team Grows

  • Paul and Geordie join the founding Team
  • In-depth reasearch begins in Development and Marketing

Development Plan

  • Reasearch on technical landscape of Small Business begins
  • A development strategy is formulated
2021

March

  • Our first Pitch Deck and revised Business Plan is completed
  • We pitch to a select audience to gauge interest and gain feedback

June

  • We engage the services of Harvest Venture Builders Inc
  • With Harvest we begin Business Strategy, branding, and readiness for growth services.
  • We are introduced to Kudosee Software Inc.
  • We reach an agreement with Kudosee to provide software development services

August

  • Our intial MVP is completed
  • Testing begins on the Discovery - Business Health Check

October

  • Adapt the MVP to be used as a online Validation Tool for prospective clients
  • We begin the Validation process, interviewing multiple OMBs across North America
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2022

January

  • Services are completed with Harvest and our Pitch Deck is complete

February

  • To approach local Funding Groups in Canada

June

  • We begin services with Thin Air Labs Inc.

Current

  • services rendered with Thin Air Labs Inc.
  • completion of public and investor websites
  • Expand scope of Validation
  • Strategy to raise funding in Pre-Seed and Phase 1 Development
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FREE Business Health Check

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  • Owner answers a series of questions
  • Automated Risk Scoring Report generated
  • Lists discovered weaknesses & strengths
  • The most relevant solutions to fix discovered weaknesses are provided
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