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  • Capital Readiness Discovery Call
    15 minutes
    A focused, no-pressure conversation to:Review your Capital Readiness Scorecard resultsIdentify your biggest funding gap (validation, systems, or outreach)Determine your best next step Perfect for founders who've taken the scorecard and want personalized guidance, or:Founders curious about their funding readinessNonprofit leaders navigating funding pathwaysEarly-stage entrepreneurs seeking direction✨This is exploratory—not a sales call. You'll leave with clarity on what to prioritize next.Important to know:Prerequisite: Complete the free scorecard first to make the most of our time.You’ll receive a virtual meeting link once your booking is confirmed.

    A focused, no-pressure conversation to:


    1. Review your Capital Readiness Scorecard results
    2. Identify your biggest funding gap (validation, systems, or outreach)
    3. Determine your best next step


    Perfect for founders who've taken the scorecard and want personalized guidance, or:

    • Founders curious about their funding readiness
    • Nonprofit leaders navigating funding pathways
    • Early-stage entrepreneurs seeking direction


    ✨This is exploratory—not a sales call. You'll leave with clarity on what to prioritize next.


    Important to know:

    • Prerequisite: Complete the free scorecard first to make the most of our time.
    • You’ll receive a virtual meeting link once your booking is confirmed.
  • Partner/ESO Strategy Session
    30 minutes
    An introductory conversation for organizations supporting entrepreneurs.Designed for:→ Banks and CDFIs preparing borrowers for lending→ SBDCs and WBCs providing technical assistance→ Accelerators and incubators running cohorts→ Workforce development programs with entrepreneurship tracks→ Corporate DEI initiatives supporting diverse suppliersIn this session, we'll discuss:→ Your organization's goals and the founders you serve→ Common funding readiness gaps in your community→ How Ethnoir's toolkits and resources can support your programming→ Custom partnership structures (bulk licensing, co-branded tools, facilitated workshops)This is an exploratory conversation—not a sales pitch. We'll determine if there's alignment and what makes sense for your organization.What Happens Next:If there's mutual fit, we'll schedule a follow-up call to design a custom engagement plan with pricing based on cohort size, engagement level, and desired outcomes.How to Prepare:→ Come ready to share: number of entrepreneurs you serve annually, your current programming gaps, and what success looks like for your organization.Contact for Custom Engagements:For immediate partnership inquiries, email: omichael@ethnoirconsulting.com

    An introductory conversation for organizations supporting entrepreneurs.


    Designed for:

    → Banks and CDFIs preparing borrowers for lending

    → SBDCs and WBCs providing technical assistance

    → Accelerators and incubators running cohorts

    → Workforce development programs with entrepreneurship tracks

    → Corporate DEI initiatives supporting diverse suppliers


    In this session, we'll discuss:

    → Your organization's goals and the founders you serve

    → Common funding readiness gaps in your community

    → How Ethnoir's toolkits and resources can support your programming

    → Custom partnership structures (bulk licensing, co-branded tools,

    facilitated workshops)


    This is an exploratory conversation—not a sales pitch. We'll determine if there's alignment and what makes sense for your organization.


    What Happens Next:

    If there's mutual fit, we'll schedule a follow-up call to design a

    custom engagement plan with pricing based on cohort size, engagement level, and desired outcomes.


    How to Prepare:

    → Come ready to share: number of entrepreneurs you serve annually, your current programming gaps, and what success looks like for your organization.


    Contact for Custom Engagements:

    For immediate partnership inquiries, email: omichael@ethnoirconsulting.com



  • Capital Strategy Session
    75 USD
    30 minutes
    A working session for founders who know their gaps and need tactical next steps.In 30 minutes, we'll:→ Identify which funding readiness gap to prioritize first→ Create a clear 30-day action plan tailored to your stage→ Recommend specific documents, systems, or research to complete→ Map out which funders align with your business modelYou'll leave with a prioritized task list and clarity on what "ready" actually looks like for YOUR business or organization.Best for:✔️ Founders who scored 35-49 on the scorecard (building momentum but need systems and structure).✔️Founders preparing grant, loan, or investment applications✔️ Nonprofit leaders seeking a clear funding roadmap✔️ Entrepreneurs ready for hands-on guidance and tailored strategiesInvestment: $75 (due at booking) Secure payment via Stripe or PayPal.How to Prepare:→ Complete the Capital Readiness Scorecard (if you haven't)→ Have your scorecard results handy during our call→ Optional: Email a 1-page business summary to omichael@ethnoirconsulting.com 24 hours before (not required, but helpful)What You'll Receive:→ Custom 30-day action plan (sent within 24 hours post-session)→ Resource recommendations based on your gaps→ Follow-up email with next stepsRescheduling & Cancellation:→ Reschedule up to 24 hours in advance via your confirmation email→ Cancellations within 24 hours are non-refundable

    A working session for founders who know their gaps and need tactical next steps.


    In 30 minutes, we'll:

    → Identify which funding readiness gap to prioritize first

    → Create a clear 30-day action plan tailored to your stage

    → Recommend specific documents, systems, or research to complete

    → Map out which funders align with your business model


    You'll leave with a prioritized task list and clarity on what "ready" actually looks like for YOUR business or organization.


    Best for:

    ✔️ Founders who scored 35-49 on the scorecard (building momentum but need systems and structure).

    ✔️Founders preparing grant, loan, or investment applications

    ✔️ Nonprofit leaders seeking a clear funding roadmap

    ✔️ Entrepreneurs ready for hands-on guidance and tailored strategies


    Investment: $75 (due at booking)

    Secure payment via Stripe or PayPal.


    How to Prepare:

    → Complete the Capital Readiness Scorecard (if you haven't)

    → Have your scorecard results handy during our call

    → Optional: Email a 1-page business summary to omichael@ethnoirconsulting.com 24 hours before (not required, but helpful)


    What You'll Receive:

    → Custom 30-day action plan (sent within 24 hours post-session)

    → Resource recommendations based on your gaps

    → Follow-up email with next steps


    Rescheduling & Cancellation:

    → Reschedule up to 24 hours in advance via your confirmation email

    → Cancellations within 24 hours are non-refundable

  • Deep-Dive Strategy + Custom Game Plan
    300 USD
    60 minutes
    A comprehensive working session for founders ready to fundraise in the next 60-90 days.WHAT YOU'LL LEAVE WITH: ✓ Your Funder Target List (5-10 funders aligned with your stage, sector, and values—delivered as Google Sheet or Notion database)✓ Your Outreach Strategy (warm intro path vs. cold outreach plan, with timing and sequencing recommendations)✓ Your Pitch Positioning (what makes YOUR story fundable, how to frame your traction, and what objections to anticipate)✓ Your Follow-Up System (email templates personalized to your business and a tracking framework so opportunities don't slip through)✓ Your 60-Day Action Plan (prioritized steps with deadlines and accountability checkpoints)This is a working session—we build your game plan together in real-time.WHO THIS IS FOR:Founders ready to fundraise who need a clear, tactical roadmap—not just general advice.Perfect if you:→ Scored 10+ on the Capital Readiness Scorecard→ Have customer traction or validated proof of concept→ Know you need funding but don't know which funders to approach→ Have been ghosted by investors and need stronger positioning→ Have an imminent funding deadline (next 60-90 days)NOT right for you if:→ You scored 0-7 (start with MVP Builder toolkit or 30-min session)→ You're pre-validation stage with no customer proof yet→ You're not planning to fundraise for 6+ monthsHOW TO PREPARE:To maximize our time together:1. Complete the Capital Readiness Scorecard before booking:2. Email any relevant materials 24 hours in advance to: omichael@ethnoirconsulting.com Helpful to share (if you have them): → Current pitch deck or one-pager → Financial summary (revenue, runway, or projections) → List of investors you've already contacted (if any) → Your biggest funding question or blocker Don't have all of these? That's okay—we'll work with what you have.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━WHAT HAPPENS AFTER BOOKING:1. Immediate confirmation email with: → Zoom/Google Meet link → Calendar invite → Preparation checklist2. Reminder email 24 hours before session3. 60-minute working session to build your custom game plan4. Within 24 hours post-session, you'll receive: → Custom investor target list (Google Sheet or Notion) → Personalized email templates for outreach → Action plan summary with next steps and deadlines━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━INVESTMENT & POLICIES:Price: $300 (early adopter rate—regular price $400 launching Q2 2025)Payment: Secure processing via Stripe or PayPalFull payment required to confirm your session.Rescheduling: Up to 24 hours in advance via your confirmation email.Cancellation: No-shows or cancellations within 24 hours are non-refundable.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?→ Not sure if this is right for you? Book a free 15-minute Discovery Call first:→ Want to discuss partnership or custom engagements, or consider our Custom Fundraising Package ($1,200). Email: omichael@ethnoirconsulting.com for details.

    A comprehensive working session for founders ready to fundraise in the next 60-90 days.


    WHAT YOU'LL LEAVE WITH:


    ✓ Your Funder Target List (5-10 funders aligned with your stage, sector, and values—delivered as Google Sheet or Notion database)


    ✓ Your Outreach Strategy (warm intro path vs. cold outreach plan, with timing and sequencing recommendations)


    ✓ Your Pitch Positioning (what makes YOUR story fundable, how to frame your traction, and what objections to anticipate)


    ✓ Your Follow-Up System (email templates personalized to your business and a tracking framework so opportunities don't slip through)


    ✓ Your 60-Day Action Plan (prioritized steps with deadlines and accountability checkpoints)


    This is a working session—we build your game plan together in real-time.


    WHO THIS IS FOR:


    Founders ready to fundraise who need a clear, tactical roadmap—not just general advice.


    Perfect if you:

    → Scored 10+ on the Capital Readiness Scorecard

    → Have customer traction or validated proof of concept

    → Know you need funding but don't know which funders to approach

    → Have been ghosted by investors and need stronger positioning

    → Have an imminent funding deadline (next 60-90 days)


    NOT right for you if:

    → You scored 0-7 (start with MVP Builder toolkit or 30-min session)

    → You're pre-validation stage with no customer proof yet

    → You're not planning to fundraise for 6+ months


    HOW TO PREPARE:


    To maximize our time together:


    1. Complete the Capital Readiness Scorecard before booking:


    2. Email any relevant materials 24 hours in advance to:

    omichael@ethnoirconsulting.com


    Helpful to share (if you have them):

    → Current pitch deck or one-pager

    → Financial summary (revenue, runway, or projections)

    → List of investors you've already contacted (if any)

    → Your biggest funding question or blocker


    Don't have all of these? That's okay—we'll work with what you have.


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    WHAT HAPPENS AFTER BOOKING:


    1. Immediate confirmation email with:

    → Zoom/Google Meet link

    → Calendar invite

    → Preparation checklist


    2. Reminder email 24 hours before session


    3. 60-minute working session to build your custom game plan


    4. Within 24 hours post-session, you'll receive:

    → Custom investor target list (Google Sheet or Notion)

    → Personalized email templates for outreach

    → Action plan summary with next steps and deadlines


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    INVESTMENT & POLICIES:


    Price: $300 (early adopter rate—regular price $400 launching Q2 2025)

    Payment: Secure processing via Stripe or PayPal

    Full payment required to confirm your session.


    Rescheduling: Up to 24 hours in advance via your confirmation email.

    Cancellation: No-shows or cancellations within 24 hours are non-refundable.


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    STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?


    → Not sure if this is right for you? Book a free 15-minute Discovery Call first:


    → Want to discuss partnership or custom engagements, or consider our Custom Fundraising Package ($1,200). Email: omichael@ethnoirconsulting.com for details.

  • Organizational Workshop/Training Session
    60 minutes
    Custom workshop or training session for your entrepreneur cohort, staff, or community.Popular Topics:→ "Funding Readiness 101: What Lenders and Investors Actually Evaluate"→ "How to Build a Fundable Business Plan (Without the Overwhelm)"→ "Capital Stacking Strategies for Underestimated Founders"→ "Systems Before Scaling: Preparing for Growth Capital"Format Options:→ 60-minute webinar (up to 100 participants)→ 90-minute interactive workshop (up to 50 participants)→ Half-day intensive (4 hours, up to 25 participants)→ Custom curriculum (designed for your specific needs)What's Included:→ Pre-session needs assessment call→ Custom presentation tailored to your audience→ Digital workbook or toolkit for participants→ Post-session Q&A and resource sharing→ Recording (if virtual) for future usePricing:→ 60-min webinar: Starting at $500→ 90-min workshop: Starting at $750→ Half-day intensive: Starting at $1,500→ Custom engagements: Contact for quoteContact for Custom Quote:Email: omichael@ethnoirconsulting.com with:→ Your organization name and mission→ Number of participants→ Desired topic or learning outcomes→ Preferred format and timeline

    Custom workshop or training session for your entrepreneur cohort, staff, or community.


    Popular Topics:

    → "Funding Readiness 101: What Lenders and Investors Actually Evaluate"

    → "How to Build a Fundable Business Plan (Without the Overwhelm)"

    → "Capital Stacking Strategies for Underestimated Founders"

    → "Systems Before Scaling: Preparing for Growth Capital"


    Format Options:

    → 60-minute webinar (up to 100 participants)

    → 90-minute interactive workshop (up to 50 participants)

    → Half-day intensive (4 hours, up to 25 participants)

    → Custom curriculum (designed for your specific needs)


    What's Included:

    → Pre-session needs assessment call

    → Custom presentation tailored to your audience

    → Digital workbook or toolkit for participants

    → Post-session Q&A and resource sharing

    → Recording (if virtual) for future use


    Pricing:

    → 60-min webinar: Starting at $500

    → 90-min workshop: Starting at $750

    → Half-day intensive: Starting at $1,500

    → Custom engagements: Contact for quote


    Contact for Custom Quote:

    Email: omichael@ethnoirconsulting.com with:

    → Your organization name and mission

    → Number of participants

    → Desired topic or learning outcomes

    → Preferred format and timeline

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