Cris MacIntosh

Cris MacIntosh Educator, consultant & advocate for small business success. I offer a comprehensive suite of products tailored to your needs. Hi, it's me Cris! Yes.

Mission is simple: empower entrepreneurs like you with the tools & knowledge needed to thrive in today's competitive landscape. Small business was my life and continues to be my passion - mortgage advise is a tool I have been taught and it has allowed me to help my peers. How did a shop owner start offering mortgage advice? Let me tell you...

When stuck in my "closed" shop during the third-lock d

own, there was a knock at the door. (Okay so it was more like a text message - but I'm telling a story here!)

"Cris would you be interested in a mobile mortgage position? We need someone just like you!"

I didn't jump at it. I really had to think about it, because anyone who knows me, knows I always have a project or community initiative on the go. "Does offering mortgage advice make sense for me?"

Could I continue to work with my small business community & clients? Could it complement my small business mentorship? Will I still be able to do all my volunteer work? Could it help me with my commercial property ownership goals? I know most people skim, and do not read everything, so I won't go on - I'll make a short video one day and share my journey ;)

But if you did get this far, hopefully you will understand how my desire to help my community and ensure small businesses stay open and can sustain themselves, was greatly supported by learning how to lend and credit plan. Mortgage advice is a very important tool in my small business mentorship toolbox! And I am eternally grateful for the opportunities I get each day to really truly help my neighbours and small business owners.

05/30/2026

You implemented processes for a reason 🌷
And the busy days or weeks or months … they remind you “why” you spent the time to set all-of-that up properly in the first place! 🤦‍♀️ 🤯 🥇

05/14/2026

You need the business financials, not just their pretty merchandising.

05/14/2026

Every year we talk about this

05/14/2026

5+ years? You’ve done your A/B testing! 🤣🤣🤣
Full chat on YouTube 👍

05/09/2026

Most business advice online today was built for digital businesses.

But Main Street businesses operate differently.

Salons.
Boutiques.
Cafés.
Trades.
Restaurants.
Local service businesses.

These businesses are built on relationships, reputation, customer experience, retention, and community.

That changes everything.

YouTube Channel for Full Chat.
Link in stories (24 hours) or Channel Link in Bio.

04/13/2026

There’s something people don’t talk about enough in small business…

There’s no built-in retirement plan.
No pension waiting at the end.
No promotion handed to you after years of showing up.

You build it.
You grow it.
And one day… you decide what comes next.

Sometimes that looks like passing it on to the kids.
Sometimes it looks like closing a chapter.
And sometimes—it looks like this.

Two women who built something beautiful, nurtured a community, and are now ready for their next chapter…
offering a fully built, turn-key boutique for someone else to step into and make their own.

This isn’t an ending.
This is a transition of ownership, of vision, of opportunity.

In the world of Main Street—
this is what a promotion can look like.
This is what “retirement” can look like.

And for the right person…
this is the beginning of something really special. ✨

If owning a boutique has ever been on your heart—this might be your moment.

04/08/2026

Multitasking. Story of my life.

Did you know I’m hosting a fashion event at the RA Centre this Saturday?! We were at the National Womens show this past ...
10/23/2025

Did you know I’m hosting a fashion event at the RA Centre this Saturday?! We were at the National Womens show this past weekend to promote it & the response was so encouraging!

Kindly check it out. 4 other women owned businesses are setting up their tables & the RA Centre is giving away free 2 week passes to the first 100 people who attend!

Commense Clearance Sale | Vacation Sets, Cruise Wear, Maxi Dresses & More https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/commense-clearance-sale-vacation-sets-cruise-wear-maxi-dresses-more-tickets-1765953367059?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=wsa&aff=ebdsshwebmobile st s

Get ready to stock up on vacation, summer & cruise-wear essentials at our Commense clearance sale! Prices range from $10 to $40!

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Stittsville, ON

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