Practical Business Strategy & Operations Consulting for Calgary Small Businesses
Something's Broken. Let's Fix It.
You've been working around it long enough. We show up, find what's broken, and fix it. No long contracts, no agency overhead, no waiting three months to see results.
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What We Do
- Digital Infrastructure. Websites, Google Business Profile, and the digital foundation to compete. You own it outright, with no monthly hosting bill.
- Tech Troubleshooting. The chronic printer, software, and Wi-Fi annoyances, tracked down and fixed for good.
- Competitive Intelligence & Lead Generation. Know your market, find your ideal clients, and get in front of them first.
- Sales & Marketing Systems. Lead generation, follow-up, and local visibility that bring clients in and keep them engaged.
- Business Intelligence. Simple dashboards and reporting that show what is actually happening in your business.
- AI Workflow Buildout. Map the manual processes and replace the drag with AI tools that run while you work.
About DerNexus
DerNexus Solutions is a Calgary-based consulting practice that gives small business owners enterprise-grade capability at human scale. Our founder, Sean Derondeau, has 15+ years in B2B sales, so we understand how businesses actually work, where the friction lives, and how to fix it without creating new problems. We work with sole proprietors, small business owners, and growing Calgary companies who need practical help, not theory.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does this typically cost?
Fixes start at $150. A full audit starts at $950. A new website starts at $1,000. Every price is flat, in Canadian dollars, and agreed before work starts.
What does a full audit cost, and what do I get?
The DerNexus Audit is a full review of how easily customers can find your business. It covers four areas: whether search engines and AI assistants can reach and read your site, your Google Business Profile and directory listings, whether your business details match from one source to the next, and what three AI assistants say about you today. It starts at $950. The price is flat, in Canadian dollars, and agreed before work starts. A person reads every finding against your actual business. You get a hosted report where each finding is dated and shows what we saw, and a fix guide written for your business, with exact click paths, marked-up screenshots, and values to copy and paste. We help you put the fixes in place, and your first re-check is included in the price. We report what we measured and never promise a ranking.
Do I need to sign a retainer?
No. Every engagement starts with a free 30-minute conversation. If we move forward, we scope it to one specific problem at a flat price. No monthly fees. No ongoing commitment required.
How fast can you start?
Most fixes are delivered within five business days. We are not built for 12-week timelines. The goal is to find the problem and hand you something useful quickly, not to begin a relationship that runs for months without delivering anything concrete.
What areas do you serve?
Calgary and the Bow Valley: Calgary, Banff, and Canmore. Most of the work happens remotely, so location rarely limits what we can do, and on-site visits in all three are routine. Banff is not a market we are reaching for. Sean grew up in Guido's Ristorante, his family's Italian restaurant in Banff, and was running it front to back before he left for enterprise sales.
What kinds of businesses do you work with?
Small businesses and sole proprietors across Alberta. We have worked with clinical counselling practices, specialty retail, real estate media, and creative services. The industries vary. The problems rarely do. If you run a real business and the numbers are not adding up, reach out. We will take a look.
How is this different from hiring a typical consultant?
Most consultants hand you a report. We hand you a fix to execute. The engagement is short, the outcome is specific, and you own everything we produce. No 40-page deck that sits in a folder, no budget-breaking bill that defeats the purpose and keeps you stalled in the same spot.
Do I need to understand AI to work with you?
Not at all. AI is the tool we use to move fast and keep costs low. You do not need to know how it works or have any experience with it. You just need to know what problem you want solved.
How is this different from just using ChatGPT?
ChatGPT is a tool. Like any tool, it depends entirely on how it is used. Most small business owners who try it walk away with mediocre output and no strategy behind it. We bring 15 years of B2B sales experience, a problem-first diagnostic approach, and a methodology built specifically for small business operations. The result is work that actually changes something.
Partnerships and Disclosures
DerNexus is an authorized Cloudbrink reseller and earns a margin when a client buys that platform through us. It means we can support and price it directly. It also means you should know about it: where Cloudbrink is not the right fit, we will say so, and we earn nothing on the alternative we recommend instead. Full disclosure statement.
DerNexus Solutions serves Calgary, Banff, and Canmore. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. info@dernexus.ca