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Start and grow your business with Plan Forward Bootcamp

We have helped thousands of businesses launch and prosper for the longterm. Our hugely popular Plan Forward Bootcamp is available in an online only format. We will teach you how to write your business plan, set the business up and show you how to thrive for the longterm. Join the waitlist today!

Create Your Business Plan

Gain the knowledge to create an internal business strategy or a formal business plan to submit for outside funding

Network With Business Owners

Build a network of entrepreneurs to assist in your journey

Improve Financial Viablity

Understand your market and make sure your plan is strong

Build Longterm Success

Improve longterm profitability

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FEATURED COURSE : 10 WEEKS

The Plan Forward business plan bootcamp

The Plan Forward© Business Plan Bootcamp online curriculum has been successfully used in a classroom setting for many years.  We are excited for the opportunity to expand to a broader audience by offering it solely online starting soon! 

This bootcamp is an online 10-week program designed to empower small business owners and entrepreneurs.  You will be provided with resources, tools, mentoring, support, and a framework to get organized. 

Be a part of an exclusive cohort with a dedicated facilitator. 

Start and grow your business on the right foot!

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The eL3 Hub Online School

We believe that a multi-dimensional approach to education is fundamental to learning. Therefore, our courses include video content, reading, writing, audio content, images, access to an internal eL3 Hub community, and access to our Small Business Champions. We also offer “meet the expert” nights for you to focus on one specific element that you need help with. 

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Our Small Business Family

The eL3 Hub Community

Learning from coursework and videos is essential. Applying that information is invaluable. We offer access to our community and our staff, enhancing your learning through networking with like-minded small business owners.

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Former Students Discuss "Plan Forward"
While making a bunch of sticky notes for the canvas today, I had a real Ah-Ha Moment in regards to the “customer segments” portion. Until this point, my partner and I have been making videos for basically any company that wanted to pay us, which is great for now, but I’m really starting to understand the long-term importance of aiming for certain segments and marketing yourself as such. I certainly believe in the value of versatility, but there’s also got to be some clarity and focus. I don’t want to get to a point where potential clients look at our past work and say “I don’t understand what they do...can they help us or not?”
— Zachery W.
“This course so far is the best investment I have made. Just going through all the material in the first unit made me think why I’ve started my business in the first place, why I want to keep going and what changes I need to make to be successful. It’s only been a week, I can’t wait to learn more tomorrow and in the weeks to come. That is my Ah-Ha Moment of the Week!
— Iryna B.
I had moments of inspiration and moments of panic this week—-mostly inspiration, because I realized that a business model leading to a business plan will be the major step I need to make my business really work. I’ve been “stuck” for so many years, puttering along in what I do. But this will be a game-changer for me and I’m pretty excited about it.
— Jennifer Thomas
My Aha moment of the week is having a better understanding of what it means to have a customer-centric business. While I have always looked at things such as pricing and marketing keeping in mind that I am not my target market, there have been many times when I’ve spoken or sold to a client with only my ideas and goals in mind instead of really listening to what their needs and desires are. I think my ability to sell what I think is best has gotten in the way of being able to find solutions for what my clients and customers are really interested in.
— Tiffany Rose Goodyear
I’ve been reading The E-Myth in tandem with my course reading this week and the combination has highlighted the fact for me that I do not want to be a “technician” my entire life. And while I realize that doesn’t mean that I should become an entrepreneur, I know that it is what I want to do, and that doing anything else would not be fulfilling. Discovering how to get to business ownership is why I am taking this course because I can’t do it on my own.
— Tiffany IUng