Stage 1
SEED
Find the idea worth planting.
Your dream, the problem you solve, who it's for, what you'll offer, and why you're the one to do it.
FOLLOW
THAT
DREAM
Learn how to grow a business from home, one stage at a time.
The Grow Guide is a free coach, no sign-up needed, that asks the right questions and turns your answers into a business outline you can act on, from first idea to a business that runs without you.
SEED
SPROUT
SAPLING
TREE
FROM SEED TO TREE
Four stages, five questions each. Work through them in order, or jump back any time to rethink an answer.
Stage 2
SPROUT
Test it before you build it.
What people use today, your pricing, how money comes in, a cheap first test, and a working name.
Stage 3
SAPLING
Set up shop at home.
Business setup and permits, your workspace and tools, a startup budget, how customers find you, and your first 90 days.
Stage 4
TREE
Grow beyond the first sale.
Twelve-month goals, systems that run without you, the help you'll need, partners, and your next big milestone.
A COACH, NOT A FORM
You talk. The guide listens, pushes back, offers ideas when you're stuck, and writes the outline as you go.
Answer one question at a time
Plain-language questions about your idea, with concrete examples when you'd like options to choose from.
Watch your outline grow
Each answer becomes a clear line in your outline. Edit any of it yourself, whenever you like.
Take it with you
Your progress saves as you go. Copy or download the finished outline to share with a mentor or partner.
PART OF THE HOMEGROWN BUSINESS SUMMIT
Our mission is to empower entrepreneurs and small business innovators to succeed through education, networking and access to resources. The summit is a full virtual day built for people growing businesses from home.
[NEXT SUMMIT DATE]
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Inspiring talks from founders
INTERVIEWS
Dream interview sessions
WORKSHOPS
Business development, hands on
MATCHMAKING
1:1 meetings with the right people
EVERY TREE
STARTS SMALL
Bring the idea you keep thinking about. Leave with a plan for growing it from home.
Start the Grow Guide