Cohort 3: Tuesday, November 10, 2026 through Tuesday, February 9, 2027
Purchase the best mentorship and contract-readiness preparation program in the marketplace to help you win Government Contracts for major Events such as the NFL Super Bowl, LA 2028 Olympics, City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, State of California, LA Metro, and other government agencies.
Our comprehensive mentorship program is designed to prepare your business for major government contracts and high-profile events. Cohort 3 begins Tuesday, November 10, 2026; classes run weekly through Tuesday, February 9, 2027, with expert guidance throughout the program.
Learn how to navigate federal, state, and local government contracting processes.
Prepare for opportunities related to NFL Super Bowl and major sporting events.
Get ready for Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games contracting opportunities.
Access City of LA, County of LA, State of California, and LA Metro contracts.
All classes are held on Tuesdays from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM (2 hours each)
Coach Gilbert Buchanan, MA — Business Coach & Facilitator
Coach Crystal Mitchell — Business Coach & Facilitator (QuickBooks, Class 11)
Class 10 (loan-ready and funding-ready, January 26, 2027) is presented with banking partners; funding resources are provided by the partner and subject to their qualification requirements.
Contact: 626-533-1186 · “The Small Business Paramedic”
Goal: To help small businesses understand what documents are required to run their business on a daily basis, and to operate in compliance with government regulations and contract providers’ requirements.
Coach Gilbert Buchanan, MA
Goal: To help Protégés develop a strategic marketing plan to strengthen their marketing campaign when pursuing government contract providers.
Coach Gilbert Buchanan, MA
Goal: To measure the small businesses’ marketability and readiness to pursue government contracts with contract providers.
Coach Gilbert Buchanan, MA
Goal: To prepare small & micro businesses on how to confidently and convincingly pitch their business’ products and services to contract providers.
Coach Gilbert Buchanan, MA
Goal: To help small businesses become certified for government & public works contracts. (Note: Protégés will learn how to qualify and apply for 1 public works agency certification).
Coach Gilbert Buchanan, MA
Goal: To learn how to develop “Win-now” pricing strategies so that you can out-compete your competitors on an RFP.
Coach Gilbert Buchanan, MA
Goal: To help small businesses develop a comprehensive SOQ which highlights their company’s background, profile, project approach, technical expertise, methodologies, past performance, accomplishments, etc., and how that relates to the project at hand as required by government contract providers as needed.
Coach Gilbert Buchanan, MA
Goal: To help small & micro businesses develop the skills and expertise required to write a winning proposal when responding to government RFPs.
Coach Gilbert Buchanan, MA
Goal: To help small & micro businesses locate and identify local, regional, and State contract opportunities that match their select NAICS Codes, while understanding Commercially Useful Functions (CUF).
Coach Gilbert Buchanan, MA
Goal: To prepare small & micro businesses on how to leverage Lines-of-Credit to help with working capital to better manage their operations while understanding assets, liabilities, ratios, and equity. Funding resources to be provided by one of our banking partners.
Coach Gilbert Buchanan, MA
Goal: Participants will learn how to accurately read their Financial Statements (P&L and Balance Sheet) and understand why small businesses need them.
Coach Crystal Mitchell
Goal: Analyze and examine existing RFPs for structure, formatting, scope of work, key requirements, evaluation criteria, comprehension and understanding of the project.
Coach Gilbert Buchanan, MA
Cohort 3 total tuition: $1,500
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Early Bird Scholarship ($300) available for payments made by October 20, 2026. A free overview session is scheduled for Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 5:30–7:00 PM PDT.
One payment of $1,500 (first payment today)
Two payments of $750 (first payment today)
Three payments of $500 (first payment today)
Four payments of $375 (first payment today)
Six payments of $250 (first payment today)
Eight payments of $187.50 (first payment today)
Don't miss this opportunity to prepare for major government contracts and high-profile events.