Your idea won’t build itself.
Founder’s Lab is a program in Ottawa, Canada, for people starting a business, led by Eric McRae and 4 other coaches. A 12-week cohort program is coming soon, and we also run free evening workshops in downtown Ottawa.
About you
You’re on the move now.
There’s some urgency in your situation, maybe you see a business opportunity in your industry you can’t miss, maybe you know that unless you add a new bit of structure to your effort, it most likely won’t happen.
Maybe your career took an unexpected turn. It could be that you got offered a package from your former workplace, and you decided to invest this time and money you have into a new business.
Maybe you were unsuccessful in a previous venture, and now you know how to read yourself and are ready for a second swing at it.
Maybe the best way to live out your values at work is to strike out on your own.
You’re at a crossroads.
- You’re no longer just keeping an eye on your industry to see what will happen next. You’ve decided you’ll be participating actively with something new.
- You’re not going to seek a conventional job for your next step. Not for you this time around.
- You value your future customers, and you plan to run an honest business.
- You’re not going to do it on your own, in isolation, either. Now it’s time to learn some sharp tools in a group, to learn with fresh new perspectives from people like you, who will keep you honest about addressing your fears.
- Your product, your service, your big plan, it’s now time to make it happen.
Unless I do it now, I’ll be putting it off for who knows how long.
About Us
We are 5 coaches, and we’re building an entrepreneurship program in Ottawa, Canada.
You’ve looked elsewhere for help. What you want is a place that’s serious, truthful, and also human.

Hi, I’m Eric McRae and I run MBO CoWorking in the byward market. I’m joined by four other coaches, and together we bring a full suite of experts for your business journey. We cover operations, financing and marketing, product and leadership too. Like you, we want to work alongside, and help, people that we like and respect. That’s why we created Founder’s Lab.
To get started
A 30-minute conversation.
Eric McRae, who runs MBO CoWorking and leads Founder’s Lab, offers to evaluate your business or idea. This is separate from the Cohort Program.
For an evaluation of your business or idea.
The Cohort Program is the twelve weeks, in person in Ottawa. Dates and price coming soon.
Free workshops, in downtown Ottawa.
Usually on a Tuesday night at MBO CoWorking. No application. Come and meet the coaches.