For Michigan chambers of commerce & business organizations

A turnkey startup course your members can take — and local sponsors can fund.

Your Next Chapter: Launch™ takes aspiring and early-stage owners from “I have an idea” to “I’m open for business,” with a finished, SBA-aligned business plan they keep. You run it under your own banner. Local bankers, CPAs, and attorneys sponsor and teach the sessions they know best.

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How it works

Everything your organization needs to run a signature small-business program — without building a curriculum.

1

License Launch

Pick your tier and format. Unlimited cohorts all year; everything arrives ready to brand.

2

Recruit sponsors

Offer each session to a local business. Ready-made invitation letters make the ask easy.

3

The sponsor teaches

They lead a 20–30 minute teaching block and Q&A. Your facilitator runs the rest. No selling in class.

4

Everyone wins

Members get real expertise, sponsors meet new owners early, and your organization funds the program.

Two formats

Scripted leader guides mean a first-time facilitator can lead with confidence.

6 sessions × 2 hours

Each session builds one section of a complete, SBA-aligned business plan.

  1. Begin With the End: Vision, You & Your Idea
  2. Your Market & Your Offer
  3. The Model & the Numbers
  4. Funding, Legal & How It Runs
  5. Marketing, Sales & Launch
  6. Value, Vision & Your Plan

9 sessions × 90 minutes

A step-by-step “My Launch Plan” built one piece at a time.

  1. Is This Right for You?
  2. Find & Validate Your Idea
  3. The Business Model & the Money
  4. Funding Your Venture
  5. Making It Legal & Real
  6. Brand, Marketing & First Customers
  7. Launch & the First 90 Days
  8. Building Your Team: Hire, Payroll & Taxes
  9. Build Value — Grow, Sustain, or Sell

Simple annual pricing

Unlimited cohorts · both formats · no per-seat fees · no revenue share

Community
$1,500
per year

Up to 300 members

Regional
$2,500
per year

301–800 members

Metro / Multi-County
$4,000
per year

800+ members, multi-county groups, or SBDC regional centers

The math for a Community chamber: six session sponsors at a suggested $500 each = $3,000. After the $1,500 license, your organization keeps $1,500 from the first cohort — and every additional cohort that year adds $3,000. You set the sponsorship price and keep 100% of sponsor and participant revenue.

Optional add-ons: Train-the-Trainer ($750 virtual / $1,250 in person) · Course-author-led cohort ($3,500 six-session / $4,500 nine-session, plus mileage outside Monroe County).

Let’s talk about bringing Launch to your members

Tell us a little about your organization below and we’ll set up a 20-minute walkthrough. No commitment. Prefer the phone? Call Mark at 734-770-7092.