How We're Leveling the Playing Field for Small Businesses

Let’s be honest: most small business owners are doing everything themselves — usually at midnight, after the kids are in bed, watching YouTube tutorials on how to build a website when all they really want to do is make quilts.

Or design jewelry. Or grow tomatoes. Or coach people. Or run a dog bakery. (Yes, that’s a thing.)

And it’s not because they’re not brilliant — it’s because business is hard, and support is expensive.

• A basic website from a freelancer? $2,000–$5,000.

• A strategic marketing plan from an agency? $3,000–$7,000.

• Social media management? $1,000–$2,500/month.

And that’s not even counting audience research, business model planning, or systems automation.

Most small business owners simply can’t afford that kind of help — even though not having it is actively costing them growth.

And the average buyer checks social media before making a purchase. If they can’t find you or reviews about you, they won’t trust you. Period.

But here's the thing: it doesn’t have to be an exclusive club anymore.

We’ve built a model where small businesses can get real, strategic, done-for-you support — for a fraction of what it would cost anywhere else.

And not because the work is worse. In fact, it’s often better.

Because the people doing the work? They’re college students from schools like Stanford, Cornell, Brown, and Georgetown. They’re wildly smart, tech-savvy, and hungry for experience. And they’re not just looking for a résumé filler. They want to do meaningful work for real businesses — like yours.

For $1,000 (spread over 15 weeks), we’ll match you with one of them to solve any problem or challenge in your small business or non-profit. Or for even less, we’ll build you a website, a social media strategy, or a market research brief — fully scoped, flat-fee, and outcome-focused.

They get experience, feedback, and mentorship. You get something off your plate — and onto the road toward growth.

This is not a gimmick and it’s not charity (although arguably, close). It’s a win-win system built to serve small businesses and the next generation of talent.

We believe you shouldn’t need a $10K marketing budget to get help. You just need a good idea and someone to build it with you -- and that's where we come in.

Interested in learning how we can support your small business or non-profit?

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