What we provide
We provide the structured framework and mentored guidance on what you need to start, run, and grow a business — lawfully.
THE PROBLEM
Most programs hand you a workbook and call it support.
They give you a template. A motivational speaker. A “business plan canvas.” Then they send you home to figure out the actual hard parts alone.
We don’t work like that.
THREE PILLARS
Three pillars of support.
Mentorship
Guidance from those who have built a business legally.
Education
Doing the work, not only learning about it
Community
Membership in the 2nd Chance Entrepreneurs™ Peer Community.
THE PATHWAY
Six months. Three phases.
WEEKS 1–4
Foundation
Info session, apply, mentor match
MONTHS 2–4
Build
Curriculum + execution
MONTHS 5–6
Launch
Real customers, real revenue (financial support with real accountability, when needed)
CURRICULUM
Six modules. From who you are to how you scale.
MODULE 1
Who You Are
What you already bring as an entrepreneur
MODULE 2
Your Idea. Your Market
A legal version of what you’re good doing.
MODULE 3
The Legal Stuff
LLC, EIN, taxes. We walk through it.
MODULE 4
Marketing
Getting customers who want what you provide
MODULE 5
Operations
Banking, accounting, contracts
MODULE 6
Scaling
How to grow without breaking yourself
PEER COMMUNITY
The 2nd Chance Entrepreneurs™ Peer Community
- Private group of current and past participants
- Monthly group calls. Share what’s working, what’s not.
- Quarterly meetups (in person or webinar/group session)
- Resources, tools, and templates we’ve collected along the way
OUTCOMES
What you’ll have at the end.
- A registered, lawful business
- A clear path to gaining customers
- A network of mentors and peers
- The skills and encouragement to keep going