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SUMMARY:NCCCC Small Business Growth Accelerator 10 Week Cohort
DESCRIPTION:Helping Established Businesses Scale\, Strengthen & Succeed\n\nThis accelerator is built for small businesses that have moved past the startup phase and are now focused on scaling\, strengthening internal systems\, and unlocking new opportunities for funding\, revenue\, and long-term sustainability. The program blends strategy\, capital access\, marketing\, operations\, and founder well-being providing a full 360 approach to business growth.\n\n\nCohort Structure\n\n\n 8 10 weeks\n Weekly sessions (2 hours)\n In-person or hybrid\n Capstone: A 1-year Strategic Growth Plan + Investor/Capital Pitch\n Graduation & pitch showcase at the Chamber\n\n\n\n\n1. Program Kickoff: Vision\, Goals & Growth Mindset\n\nTopics:\n\n\n Assessing your business's current stage\n Defining a powerful long-term vision\n Setting growth goals\n Identifying hidden barriers to scale\n Understanding the mindset shift from "operator" to "CEO"\n\n Subject Matter Expert: Dr. Bryan Deptula of Bryan Deptula.com May 11\, 2026 7:30am-9:30am\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Strategic Planning Intensive\n\nTopics:\n\n\n Building a 12-month strategic plan\n Prioritizing initiatives\n Resource & capacity planning\n KPI development and accountability\n\nSubject Matter Expert: Dwayne Dantzler of FocalPoint Coaching & Training Excellence May 18th 7:30am-9:30am\n\nDwayne is an experienced executive and operator who brings real-world perspective to business growth.\n\n\n\n3. Venture Capital & Angel Investment Readiness\n\nTopics:\n\n\n When VC funding makes sense (and when it doesn't)\n Understanding equity\, valuation & investor expectations\n How to pitch an investor\n Preparing financials for investors\n How to avoid predatory investment\n\n Subject Matter Expert: June 1st 7:30am-9:30am\n\n\n\n4. CDFI Capital & Access to "Free Money"\n\nTopics:\n\n\n What CDFIs are and how they support growing businesses\n Low-interest loans\, lines of credit & flexible capital\n Federal/state/local grants\n Navigating "free money" programs (grants\, incentives\, workforce subsidies)\n How to prepare a strong funding application\n\nSubject Matter Expert Tom Dowling of Pursuit June 8th 7:30am-9:30am Tom understands business owners unique needs and can provide personalized financial solutions tailored to your business.\n\n\n\n5. Financial Systems for Scaling\n\nTopics:\n\n\n Cash flow mastery\n Building a business that can run without you\n Funding growth safely\n Pricing for scalability\n Understanding profitability levers\n\n Subject Matter Expert Angela Coaxum of Your Part Time Controller. We keep our clients financially accountable\, compliant\, and audit-ready\, building their financial strength while they focus on their missions. June 15th 7:30am-9:30am\n\n6. Achieving Sales Excellence\n\nTopics:\n\n\n Defining what's needed to reach an achievable goal\n Doing the math for the year and setting clear targets\n Understanding deal flow\n Evaluating sale price\n Improving conversion rates\n Managing time to win\n\n Subject Matter Expert Rory Laitila of Sales Insights on June 22nd 7:30am-9:30am As a self-confessed sales data addict\, engineer\, and analyst\, I help business owners fix stagnating revenue and get back to scalable sales\n\n\n\n7. Operations: Building a Business That Works for You\n\nTopics:\n\n\n Hiring\, onboarding & team structure\n Delegation systems\n Automations and tools\n SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures)\n Time freedom through operational excellence\n\nSubject Matter Expert: EOS Implementer Timothy Dever\n\n\n\n8. Emotional Well-Being & Founder Sustainability\n\nTopics:\n\n\n Stress management for leaders\n Emotional intelligence and communication\n Avoiding burnout\n How to stay in your zone of genius\n Mental resilience for growth seasons\n\n Subject Matter Expert:Jess Gibson Brokenbaugh of Deep dive Inc.\n\n\n\n9. Pitch Deck\, Presentation & Capital Strategy Lab\n\nTopics:\n\n\n Crafting your pitch deck\n Storytelling for investors\, banks & partners\n Financial projections and ask structure\n One-on-one coaching with SME mentors\n\n Subject Matter Expert:\n\n10. Graduation & Pitch Showcase\n\nFormat:\n\n\n Participants present their 1-year Strategic Growth Plan\n Optional Pitch to investors\, CDFIs & business leaders\n Certificate presentation\n Networking reception hosted by the Chamber
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Helping Established Businesses Scale\, Strengthen &\; Succeed
\nThis accelerator is built for small businesses that have moved past the startup phase and are now focused on scaling\, strengthening internal systems\, and unlocking new opportunities for funding\, revenue\, and long-term sustainability. The program blends strategy\, capital access\, marketing\, operations\, and founder well-being&mdash\;providing a full 360°\; approach to business growth.\n\n
\nCohort Structure\n\n\n - 8&ndash\;10 weeks
\n - Weekly sessions (2 hours)
\n - In-person or hybrid
\n - Capstone: A 1-year Strategic Growth Plan + Investor/Capital Pitch
\n - Graduation &\; pitch showcase at the Chamber
\n
\n\n\n
1. Program Kickoff: Vision\, Goals &\; Growth Mindset\n
Topics:\n\n
\n - Assessing your business&rsquo\;s current stage
\n - Defining a powerful long-term vision
\n - Setting growth goals
\n - Identifying hidden barriers to scale
\n - Understanding the mindset shift from &ldquo\;operator&rdquo\; to &ldquo\;CEO&rdquo\;
\n
\n
\;Subject Matter Expert: Dr. Bryan Deptula of Bryan Deptula.com May 11\, 2026 \; 7:30am-9:30am
\n
\n
\n2. Strategic Planning Intensive\n
Topics:\n\n
\n - Building a 12-month strategic plan
\n - Prioritizing initiatives
\n - Resource &\; capacity planning
\n - KPI development and accountability
\n
\n
Subject Matter Expert: Dwayne Dantzler of FocalPoint Coaching &\; Training Excellence May 18th \;7:30am-9:30am\n
Dwayne is an \;
experienced executive and operator who brings real-world perspective to business growth.\n
\n
3. Venture Capital &\; Angel Investment Readiness\n
Topics:\n\n
\n - When VC funding makes sense (and when it doesn&rsquo\;t)
\n - Understanding equity\, valuation &\; investor expectations
\n - How to pitch an investor
\n - Preparing financials for investors
\n - How to avoid predatory investment
\n
\n
\;Subject Matter Expert: June 1st \;7:30am-9:30am
\n
\n4. CDFI Capital &\; Access to &ldquo\;Free Money&rdquo\;\n
Topics:\n\n
\n - What CDFIs are and how they support growing businesses
\n - Low-interest loans\, lines of credit &\; flexible capital
\n - Federal/state/local grants
\n - Navigating &ldquo\;free money&rdquo\; programs (grants\, incentives\, workforce subsidies)
\n - How to prepare a strong funding application
\n
\n
Subject Matter Expert Tom Dowling of Pursuit June 8th \;7:30am-9:30am \;Tom understands business owners unique needs and can provide personalized financial solutions tailored to your business.
\n
\n5. Financial Systems for Scaling\n
Topics:\n\n
\n - Cash flow mastery
\n - Building a business that can run without you
\n - Funding growth safely
\n - Pricing for scalability
\n - Understanding profitability levers
\n
\n
\;Subject Matter Expert Angela Coaxum of Your Part Time Controller. \; \;We keep our clients financially accountable\, compliant\, and audit-ready\, building their financial strength while they focus on their missions. \;June 15th \;7:30am-9:30am\n
6. Achieving Sales Excellence\n
Topics:\n\n
\n - Defining what&rsquo\;s needed to reach an achievable goal
\n - Doing the math for the year and setting clear targets
\n - Understanding deal flow
\n - Evaluating sale price
\n - Improving conversion rates
\n - Managing time to win
\n
\n \;
Subject Matter Expert \;Rory Laitila of Sales Insights on June 22nd \;7:30am-9:30am \;As a self-confessed sales data addict\, engineer\, and analyst\, I help business owners fix stagnating revenue and get back to scalable sales
\n
\n7. Operations: Building a Business That Works for You\n
Topics:\n\n
\n - Hiring\, onboarding &\; team structure
\n - Delegation systems
\n - Automations and tools
\n - SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures)
\n - Time freedom through operational excellence
\n
\n
Subject Matter Expert: \; \;EOS Implementer Timothy Dever\n
\n
8. Emotional Well-Being &\; Founder Sustainability\n
Topics:\n\n
\n - Stress management for leaders
\n - Emotional intelligence and communication
\n - Avoiding burnout
\n - How to stay in your zone of genius
\n - Mental resilience for growth seasons
\n
\n
\;Subject Matter Expert:Jess Gibson Brokenbaugh of Deep dive Inc.
\n
\n9. Pitch Deck\, Presentation &\; Capital Strategy Lab\n
Topics:\n\n
\n - Crafting your pitch deck
\n - Storytelling for investors\, banks &\; partners
\n - Financial projections and ask structure
\n - One-on-one coaching with SME mentors
\n
\n
\;Subject Matter Expert:
\n10. Graduation &\; Pitch Showcase\n
Format:\n\n
\n - Participants present their 1-year Strategic Growth Plan
\n - Optional Pitch to investors\, CDFIs &\; business leaders
\n - Certificate presentation
\n - Networking reception hosted by the Chamber
\n
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