Find the businesses drowning in receipts.
Canvas Scout maps every local business in your territory and flags new owners, shops selling online, cash-only places, busy POS setups and businesses with several locations.
Free account, no card needed. See how many businesses are in your territory in a minute.
The reasons to stop, on every business.
Every card says what we found in plain words, so you know what to open with before you walk in.
New owners and new businesses
Listings and reviews that mention new owners or management, and businesses Google only started listing this year.
- New owner or new management: books, entity and a clean start
- Looks new: first listed on Google this year, few reviews yet
Sales to reconcile
Shops that sell online (Shopify, WooCommerce) or run on Square, Toast or Clover, plus cash-only places.
- Sells online (Shopify): sales tax and payouts to reconcile
- Runs on Square: daily sales to match to the bank
- Cash-only: cash records and tax exposure
More to keep track of
Several locations, a staff on payroll, or crews and jobs to cost out.
- Several locations: books for each one
- Hiring now: payroll and payroll taxes
- Crews and jobs to cost out
The industries that buy what you sell.
Your map scores every business for what you sell. These industries usually rank highest, and you pick exactly which ones go in your territory.
- Restaurants, cafes & bars4,000
- Shops & storefronts4,300
- Salons, barbers & spas3,300
- Contractors & home services5,600
- Auto & repair2,800
- Businesses in Greater Cincinnati, for example. Estimates from U.S. Census data.
One minute from a blank map to the right door.
Three steps to a full day of doors.
- Pick your territoryYour metro area or any set of counties, and the industries you sell to.
- Get your mapEvery independent business inside, scored for what you sell, with phone numbers, websites and hours.
- Work the best firstRoute the top prospects, log each visit, and share notes and follow-ups with your team.
From $35 a month, priced by territory, not by lead.
Map my territory freeCanvas Scout for other sellers
- Guide: How to get bookkeeping clients
- Web design and marketing agencies
- Merchant services and payment processing reps
- Commercial insurance agents
- Telecom, business internet and POS reps
- Booking and business software reps
- Commercial cleaning companies
- Commercial pressure washing companies
- Commercial window cleaners
- Sign, print and promo shops
- Staffing and recruiting agencies
- Inventory and POS software reps
- Accountants and CPA firms
- Financial advisors
- Payroll and HR reps
- Employee benefits agents
- Food and beverage sales reps
- Copier and office equipment dealers
- Advertising sales reps
- Medical and dental sales reps
- Commercial electricians and plumbers
Straight answers.
How does Canvas Scout spot a business that needs a bookkeeper?
It reads what each business shows in public: its Google listing (new owners, cash only, hours, how busy it is), the tools its website links to (online stores and POS systems), and whether it is hiring or has several locations. Each card says what we saw. We can’t see who does their books today, so the first question at the door is still yours.
How much does it cost?
Plans start at $35 a month for up to 10,000 businesses. For example, restaurants, shops, salons, contractors and auto shops in Greater Cincinnati come to about 20,100 businesses: Scout at $69 a month for one rep, or Crew at $179 a month for a team of up to 5. You see the count and the price for your own territory before you pay.
Can I try it first?
Yes. A free account costs nothing and needs no card: your map shows 50 real businesses in your area so you can try every tool, plus about how many businesses are in your whole territory. When you want more, start a 7-day trial from the map; you’re not charged during the trial.
