Consulting services designed for small businesses and entrepreneurs

KJD Freelance works with small businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups in Ontario to develop business growth strategies. Karleen Dudeck is an experienced project manager and business leader with a technical background and strong written communication skills. Karleen works collaboratively and interactively with clients to understand the challenges and goals that are specific to their businesses.

KJD Freelance works with clients to develop market analyses, marketing material and websites to meet their needs. KJD Freelance is focused on delivering measurable results to help your business grow.​ We offer flexible pricing options to achieve project success and we strive to develop strong lines of communication with our clients. We take pride in your business success because it reflects our own business success.​

Services

  • Preparing business plans and marketing strategies
  • Developing funding and grant applications
  • Conducting market reviews and feasibility studies
  • Marketing audits and digital marketing strategy development
  • Integrating information systems to manage sales, logistics and financial operations for small- and medium-sized enterprises to 

Outcomes

  • Successfully funded applications for start-up R&D programs and business development, including successful IRAP, OCI and CanExport grants and SR&ED claims
  • Digital marketing strategies for SMEs that have increased website visitor engagement by more than 83% and reduce website drop-offs by 10% within six weeks 
  • Implemented integrated accounting, customer and supply chain management systems that reduced operational expenses by 22% within six months
Content development

Creating value through content development

​Engaging and informative content is the foundation of a high impact business plan, grant application or website. Strategic content development starts by thinking about your target audience - whether that is an investor, funding agency or customer: who are they, what do they want and need, how does your business meet their needs? By presenting your audience with the information that they are interested in and addresses their needs, you will capture their attention, demonstrate your expertise within your field and showcase your business’ strengths.
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Strategic content development is more than putting together a few paragraphs of text — it requires a keen business sense and a thorough understanding of your business. We take an in-depth look at your business including meeting with staff, collaborators and reviewing competition before we start the content development process. Combining formal business training and case studies with real world business experience, we develop content that effectively targets your customers while maintaining a style and voice that represent your business.
Editing services

Grant preparation for academic groups and start-ups

KJD Freelance provides professional, reliable grant development services for entrepreneurs and academic research groups. Karleen Dudeck has extensive experience in technical communication and grant writing. She has published more than a dozen peer-reviewed journal articles, and successfully raised more than $1M in government grants and in-kind donations to support operations of start-ups, academic researchers, and non-profits organizations. 
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KJD Freelance works with Canadian businesses and academics interested in applying for funding from federal, provincial and private sources. Karleen Dudeck has experience working with academic partners and providing grant preparation support for academics working in science and engineering in Ontario. Karleen can assist with grant writing and grant preparation, copy editing, and combining text written by multiple authors for large, multi-institutional grants. We can also source relevant funding opportunities and industrial collaborations, including government funds available to support start-ups and new business growth

Services

  • Identifying funding opportunities from federal and provincial agencies to support R&D programs and business development
  • Preparing grant applications for start-ups and entrepreneurs applying to IRAP, OCE and SDTC
  • Writing and developing academic research grants such as NSERC Discovery & CREATE grants, including preparing Notification of Intent to Apply for NSERC grants
  • Completing online Canadian Commons CV
  • Integrating text written by multiple authors for grant applications
  • Preparation and editing of content for websites and consumer material
  • Formatting manuscripts and reports to comply with publication guidelines

Outcomes

  • Submission-ready grant applications
  • Investor-ready business plans and financial forecasts
  • Combining materials written by multiple authors for 
  • Content developed for enhanced readability and clarity, including consistent and appropriate tone and style throughout written work for r
  • Removal non-essential, colloquial phrases and jargon

Confidentiality

KJD Freelance understands the importance of confidentiality and protecting the intellectual property of our clients.
  • Secure, encrypted file transfer using Dropbox 
  • KJD Freelance does not publish or disclose any material provided by the client
  • All materials supplied remain the sole property of the client
KJD Freelance takes confidentiality, data security and privacy seriously. Contact KJD Freelance for more information.