Helping Canadians with their business

Hi there! 👋

I’m Christine, a self-employed entrepreneurial designer who helps businesses, nonprofits, aspiring entrepreneurs, and new business owners with creative design, content creation, and strategic digital marketing.

You can hire me for full-service or business coaching.

Canadian Designer, Entrepreneur and Business Coach

Designer

With Actually, my full-service creative design business, I help Canadian companies, nonprofits, and entrepreneurs create space for their businesses. 😎

Business Coach

With The Biz Class, my online business coaching program, I help aspiring Canadian entrepreneurs and new companies start a business with the Startup Lean Method. 💪

Thinking of joining The Biz Class?

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Do you have an extra $100-$200?

If yes, I can show you how to start a business from home.

The Biz Class teaches Canadian entrepreneurs how to invest in themselves by starting a service business.

The Biz Class coaching program teaches aspiring Canadian entrepreneurs how to invest in themselves with a monthly operating budget of $200 or less.

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Get straight to achieving your goals with business coaching

The Biz Class is a different kind of business coaching program.

It teaches digital skills to aspiring entrepreneurs and new business owners who want to learn how to run a business from home.

The Biz Class is a four-month business coaching program empowering Canadian entrepreneurs to learn how to run a service business from home using the Startup Lean Method.

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Do you want to run a business but don’t know how to start?

The Biz Class delivers pairs a weekly assignment with weekly coaching helping to develop a business in 4 months.

The Biz Class is perfect for people who don’t know where to start when it comes to starting a business.

  1. Small weekly tasks completed so you are ready to launch in four months.

  2. Weekly coaching meetings (get your questions answered related to your unique business).

  3. Office Hours to chat or ask questions as you progress.

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Current & Past Projects

I’ve worked on a variety of projects since 2012. Here are a few of them:

  • Actually, Designer & Owner

  • The Biz Class, Business Coach

  • Startup Women, Mentor (Startup Canada)

  • Canada Learning Code, Barrie Chapter Lead

  • Toronto Metropolitan University, Graphic Design Instructor

  • Toronto Metropolitan University, Experiential Learning Exchange (ELX) Coach (formerly Ryerson University)

  • Georgian College Graphic Design, Advisory Committee Member

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Learn what it takes to run a business with $100-$200 monthly at your pace

Join The Biz Class online course and learn how to use the Startup Lean Method without weekly coaching sessions.

The Biz Class coaching program and online course follow the same curriculum teaching aspiring entrepreneurs and new business owners how to run their business with the Startup Lean Method.

This course is affordable for just about anyone and suits independent learners who want the flexibility to learn and grow at their own pace.

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Hire me to create space for your business with Actually

Not looking for business coaching but want full-service for creative services?

I design and develop websites, creative graphic designs, and produce content for digital marketing with strategic communications with my full-service business, Actually.

I work with small business companies and nonprofit organizations in Canada. I’m experienced working with remote teams and clients across Canada.