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The Foundation · Where Every Engagement Begins

Research-driven strategy across AI, tech and marketing

Every Mini-Labs engagement begins here. We audit your workflows, market position, funnel and operations — the same workflow-intelligence methodology our parent company Maxlab applies to enterprises, right-sized for SMBs, restaurants and founders. You leave with a roadmap you can execute with us or without us.

Mini-Labs consultants mapping a business growth strategy on a whiteboard in Toronto
What's Included

Everything this system covers

  • Growth audit: website, Google presence, reviews, funnel
  • Market, competitor and keyword research
  • Workflow-intelligence mapping: where your team's time really goes
  • Phased roadmap with fixed scopes and honest cost ranges
  • KPI model so progress is measured, not felt
  • Advisory retainers for founders who want a thinking partner
Growth audits Market research Funnel diagnosis Roadmapping KPI design Advisory retainers Vendor-neutral advice
Proof

Measured outcomes, not promises

23%
Operating cost cut — Playbook Trading
5
Days to a fixed proposal
$0
Cost of the first audit
We came for a consultancy contract and left with a roadmap that paid for itself. — Playbook Trading
FAQs

Common questions, straight answers

Before the call we review your website, Google Business Profile, reviews and visible marketing. On the 30-minute call we walk through the gaps we found, what competitors are exploiting, and the highest-leverage next moves. You get honest go/no-go advice and — if there's a fit — a fixed-scope proposal within 5 business days.

Absolutely — that's the point of consultancy-first. Playbook Trading executed our roadmap with their own team and cut operating costs 23%. Many clients do a mix: implement the simple items internally, hire us for the specialized builds.

Agencies sell you their service. Consultants sell you the right answer — which is sometimes 'you don't need that yet.' Because Mini-Labs both advises and builds, our advice has to survive contact with implementation reality, and our recommendations are vendor-neutral: we profit from your growth either way.

Let's scope this for your business

A free 30-minute growth audit, honest go/no-go advice, and a fixed-scope proposal within 5 business days.

Book a Free Growth Audit