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Launch with a plan, not a guess.
STARTUP SUCCESS.
Started a business and unsure what to do next? We help new owners set up operations, shape the offer and build a brand from day one, so costly mistakes get caught on paper instead of in your bank account.
Startup Success speeds up your market entry and gives you access to expert advice, so you scale wisely instead of guessing. Build profit in from the first sale instead of trying to add it later.
Free 30-minute call. No obligation.
Why do so many new businesses close, and why more often for owners facing barriers?
Most new businesses are not undone by a bad idea. They run short of cash, a plan, or a first customer before the numbers can carry them. Nearly 1 in 4 new businesses in the Pacific states close within a year, and about half are gone by year five.
For owners who start with less family wealth, thinner credit and fewer people to call, the climb is steeper: they borrow less, hold less cash, and close sooner. That is a gap in access, and a plan and an advisor can close it.
The Fact of The Matter
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23% of new businesses close within a year.
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About 50% are gone by year five.
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13% vs 40%: firms owned by people of color vs. White-owned firms that received all the financing they sought.
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Only 4% of small businesses earn $1 million in annual revenue.
“I have the idea. I don't know the first ten steps.”
“I don't know what to charge.”
“I've mapped out my goals, but I've never written a real business plan.”
“I don't know where or how to apply for funding.”
Sound familiar?
From idea to first customers, in order.
Plan.
We turn the idea into a business plan you can run from and show to a lender, with a first-year budget and a simple forecast.
Launch.
We shape your offer, price, and brand, and map the first 90 days: what to do, in what order, and what it costs.
Grow.
We set up how an order gets fulfilled and how repeat customers and referrals come back, and we check in after the opening.
DELIVERABLES:
Accelerated Market Entry
Business Plan Formulation
Executive Skill Enhancement
Brand Identity Creation
Competitive Offer Design
Order Fulfillment
A working plan with a budget and forecast that a lender can read.
A launch plan with the first 90 days mapped out.
An offer, a price and a promise that set you apart.
Complete brand identity development from logos, messaging, digital, and print materials
Coaching on pricing, selling, money and time.
How an order goes from yes to delivered, step by step.
Investment.
Personalized Solutions start at $2,500.
Your price is fixed in a written proposal before you pay anything, and comes in three scopes: Essentialists (focused), Empowered (full), and Enterprise (extended).
We recommend one after your Discovery call.
Not ready for a custom Solution? Start with the monthly Strategy & Remedies plan and ramp up as your business expands. Cancel anytime.
What you gain
A business set up right: registered, with operating procedures, a financial forecast a lender can read, and a brand that stands out. Just as valuable, you are not guessing alone.
A Neighborhood Business Advisor walks the maze with you, so every big decision has trusted eyes on it.
Simplify Your Small Business Launch
400+ Neighborhood businesses served since 2020.
“I feel like it was more than I expected to have help with. I pretty much explained all avenues I need help in and was helped in all. I even came up with a last minute question my business coach was able to help with right away.” Sadie, Snip Its Seattle
“Johnny Taylor has honestly been amazing. From the moment we met with him, he has made sure we understand the process and provided us with a lot of knowledge and resources.” Karla, The Social Barber Lounge
SUCCESS STORIES
The Process
HOW IT WORKS
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DISCOVERY
A free 30-minute call about what you want to change, what is getting in the way, and where your numbers stand today.
ACTIVATION
You pay the deposit, share your documents, and we set the milestones together.
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PROPOSAL
A written scope with deliverables, a timeline and a fixed price.
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DELIVERY
We do the work with you, review it at each milestone, and hand it off with clear next steps.
Our Delivery Guarantee
Your proposal lists every deliverable and a target date. If we miss one, we keep working at no extra charge until it is delivered.
Every milestone ends with a review, so you always know where your project stands.
FAQs
Make your first sales on a schedule.
Startup Success is one stop for founders who want to start earning sooner. Your Neighborhood Business Advisor sets up the company, writes how it will run, builds your numbers and your brand, then sits down with you every week for 30 minutes. Together, you line up who to contact next, and your follow-ups are drafted for you. One team, one plan, and fewer decisions made alone.
Owner and operator. One advisor to settle it.
As a new founder you wear two hats, and they rarely agree. The owner wants to grow. The operator wants to get through today. Even small daily decisions turn into a tug of war, and selling slips to the bottom of the list.
Book A Discovery.
