Entrepreneur Educators
Engage Clients. Attract Donors.
Custom Books + E-Books
Editable Presentations
Digital Toolkits
Personalized Books
Our national GUIDED Business Plan™ training platform has 10+ editions for affinity groups of business owners. Small and Diverse. Start-ups and Established. Entrepreneur educators across the U.S. use our materials for…
Training Workshops
College Classes
Online Webinars
Facilitator Training
Offer consistent but customizable instructor-led classes at one site or multiple locations when in-person events resume. Host online webinars for the wave of start-ups and shaken established business owners.
Course Outlines
Train-the-Trainer
Certificate of Completion
Digital Toolkits
Our complementary tools make it easy to transfer notes into a pre-formatted business plan style sheet and financial projections spreadsheet. Customize them for the pitches you want your clients to present.
Business Plan Outline
Competitor Comparison
GUIDED Budget
The retention rate is unbelievable. I thought we would have a 50% drop out by the 9th session–the halfway point–but we still have 100%. Participants are learning about their business and supporting each other.”~ Gertrude, Director, WBC
GUIDED Business Plan™ | custom edition
Demo.Write.Discuss.
Our learn while doing format is a break from theory-heavy classes that make busy owners figure things out at home.
Participants see a demo.
Write their notes.
Discuss their answers.
Leave with a draft of their plan.
U.S. SBA Resource Partners
SBDCs, WBCs, VBOCs, PTACs, and MBDAs
Generate program revenue with our comprehensive content library.
Community Learning
Colleges + Churches
Engage diverse small businesses with relatable content.
Lenders + Funders
Banks + Donors
Align your mission with our content to increase job creation.
Are you paying your advisors to repeat the basics to every client?
Our GUIDED book could equal 5+ hours of advising time. Advisors should focus on strategy, not introductory concepts. Volume orders are personalized. Online or Printed. We can even mail books to your clients.
Online technical assistance with our proven format
Our signature Demo.Write.Discuss. approach has been modified for online formats and competing “safer at home” responsibilities.
“Today in class, it was just magical because the interaction that took place with veterans around the table was so natural. They just started talking with each other and helping each other. It was beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.”
~ Teri, Co-Founder, Not-for-Profit
GUIDED Business Plan™ | Military CEO edition
Award-winning GUIDED Business Plan™ | Build to Scale
In October 2019, the WBDC won a City of Chicago Innovation award based on the course we developed to guide micro-enterprises to scale to six-figure businesses.
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