Smart People Decisions. Strong Business Outcomes.
Fractional services are the missing puzzle piece that seamlessly resolves organizational challenges with high-impact results.
Why Small/Mid-sized Businesses Choose Fractional Executives
Current Challenge - Workforce Barriers Slowing Growth
Canadian small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) face critical workforce challenges that directly threaten their growth and competitiveness:
· 69% of SMBs struggle to find qualified candidates who meet business needs
· 54% face challenges attracting candidates in a competitive market
· 53% of SMBs report labour shortages as a significant growth barrier, despite declining job vacancy rates
· 47% report skills gaps between applicant qualifications and job requirements
· 44% cite lack of skilled labour directly impacting sales and production capacity
These workforce barriers don't just affect hiring—they limit SMB growth and constrain productivity.
CFIB, Mind the Gap: Workforce Challenges Holding Back Canada’s Small Businesses, June 2025
The Fractional Solution - Expert Leadership, Without High Cost
Smart Canadian business owners turn to fractional executives to access world-class, part-time strategic leadership who close competency gaps — delivering the highest level of expertise at a fraction of the investment, with savings of up to 60% compared to full-time hires.
This proven strategy equips SMBs with top-tier executive expertise, delivering measurable results, accelerating growth trajectories, and creating an unmatched competitive advantage. Engaging high-performance fractional experts frees business owners to focus on strategic growth, cultivate key partnerships, and reach ambitious profitability goals.
Why Fractional Executives Work for Canadian Businesses
1. Strategic Guidance and Workforce Solutions
Gain unparalleled access to senior-level expertise tailored to address your most pressing challenges—from developing business strategy and defining new target markets to aligning HR strategy with business strategy and attracting top talent who optimize operations and drive revenue growth. Our fractional executives bring specialized knowledge across Human Resources, Executive Leadership, Organizational Development, Corporate Communications, Finance, Customer Experience, and more.
Specifically For Workforce Challenges: Fractional HR and talent leaders help you develop competitive compensation strategies, design talent acquisition processes, bridge skills gaps, and build employer brand—all without the overhead of full-time hiring.
2. Cost Savings and Financial Flexibility
Improve your bottom line by reducing expenses such as salaries, benefits, onboarding costs, and layoff costs associated with the long-term commitment of full-time executives. Access expertise on your terms.
3. Bridging the Gap with Targeted Part-Time Expertise
Bring in specialized knowledge for a targeted number of days per month to close competency gaps on high-impact challenges—whether streamlining operations, driving strategic market success, developing talent strategies, or implementing technology.
4. Flexible and Scalable Support
Experience unparalleled agility with the ability to scale expert support precisely to your business needs—delivering maximum efficiency during growth surges, specialized initiatives, or specific operational challenges such as leadership transition. Scale up when you need expertise; scale down when projects are complete.
5. Objective and Experienced Perspective
Achieve extraordinary results through objective, executive-level insights from leaders with decades of experience across fast-growing organizations. Ensure sharper strategies and the most impactful, data-driven decisions.
Discover The Fractional People Company
Mission
At The Fractional People Company, we connect businesses with top-tier fractional (part-time) solutions to fill organizational capability gaps. Our mission is to deliver the most agile, high-performing talent, enabling companies to achieve extraordinary success in the fiercely competitive Canadian and global marketplaces.
Talent Model
We have a distinguished brain trust of global and Canadian executives and professionals, each with over two decades of unparalleled functional and sector expertise, setting the standard for excellence across industries. Every team member is celebrated for their unmatched commitment to superior performance in pivotal core business functions, with many regarded as trailblazers in high-tech. Our ecosystem is composed of progressive leaders in Corporate Communication, Customer Success, Finance, HR, Learning and Development, Organizational Change, Marketing, and Product Development/ Technology.
Team
Our team is dedicated to a shared goal of helping clients to elevate their businesses from Good to Great with the right people at the right time and the right budget. Having achieved career designations, advanced degrees, and credentials in their specialized fields, our world-class, seasoned experts empower organizations by:
- Devising the most innovative strategies to drive unparalleled success.
- Tackling the most critical challenges with cutting-edge solutions or best practices.
- Optimizing and streamlining processes for ultimate operational efficiency.
- Implementing highly scalable systems designed for sustainable growth.
- Cultivating exceptionally engaged and aligned teams for maximum impact.
How We Work on Clients' Strategic Engagements
Our Strategic Services
Corporate Communication
Corporate Communication
Corporate Communication
The corporate communication team boasts industry-leading communication innovators, ensuring that messaging remains crystal clear, compelling, and strategically aligned across every stakeholder touchpoint.
Customer Experience
Corporate Communication
Corporate Communication
Our customer success leaders are the gold standard for customer-centric results, transforming client relationships into lasting, loyal partnerships.
Finance
Corporate Communication
Human Resources (HR), Change Management, Learning and Development
These financial leaders serve as the cornerstone of corporate strategy, seamlessly integrating financial oversight with forward-thinking business planning to drive sustained growth and innovation.
Human Resources (HR), Change Management, Learning and Development
Human Resources (HR), Change Management, Learning and Development
Human Resources (HR), Change Management, Learning and Development
The HR team features award-winning leaders who elevate talent strategy, champion transformative culture, and drive organizational performance to remarkable heights.
Marketing
Human Resources (HR), Change Management, Learning and Development
Product Development / Technology
Marketing leadership orchestrates campaigns that are not just impactful—they amplify the brand’s reach and influence with unmatched creativity and measurable results.
Product Development / Technology
Human Resources (HR), Change Management, Learning and Development
Product Development / Technology
Product development/Technology is spearheaded by creative visionaries behind groundbreaking solutions, consistently delivering market-first innovations that set new benchmarks in excellence.
Strategic Partnerships
We’ve built strong strategic partnerships with top providers in accounting, benefits, financial services, law, payroll, technology and training to enhance the value and breadth of support available to our clients.