Paisley, what can a business owner expect to learn or gain from or participating in this program? First

and foremost, the program has been likened to an executive MBA.

When I say an executive MBA, they're learning strategy, they're learning marketing, they're learning sales, operations, finance.

They're learning human resource management, leadership development, as well as negotiations, and even learning how to project their financials and give a pitch.

Unlike other training programs, I tell folks, you can learn a lot of these topics on your own.

You could take a class in marketing, but what you won't get is you won't get a dedicated business advisor working with you day in and day out to apply what you're learning in the classroom directly to the growth of your business, because each business owner is going to be developing a comprehensive growth plan and strategy for their business.

So we're not interested in business plans that are going to sit on the shelf.

And so from your experience, what is the biggest thing that's holding an established small business back from reaching the next level or breaking through that growth ceiling?

How does this program respond to those kinds of structural advantages? Again, limited access to capital, professional networks, contracts, and generational wealth.

So when it comes to access to capital, there is a simple formula.

We teach the formula in the sample class, and I'll tell you the formula right now.

So many small business owners, when they apply for a small business loan, they don't understand the rubrics of a bank.

Banks typically lend up to 20 to 25% of revenue.

So if you're asking for more than 20% of revenue, it's an instant denial.

Many business owners are going to the wrong banks.

And