Build a Fundable Business — Find the Right Funding for YOUR Business

Powerful Women Synergized

Do you want grants, loans, or other funding for your business—but aren’t sure if your business is actually ready?

Build a Fundable Business is a 5-day live working program where I help women business owners get their businesses better prepared to apply for and receive funding.Together, we’ll look at your business finances, funding needs, grant readiness, business and personal credit, and the information funders want to see.You’ll identify what’s already working, what could be hurting your chances of getting funded, and what you need to strengthen next.This isn’t five days of listening to me teach. We’ll work on your actual business together.

<h3>What You’ll Walk Away With</h3>By the end of Build a Fundable Business, you’ll have:<ul><li>A clear picture of your fundability -- where your business is strong, where the gaps are, and what needs your attention next.</li><li>A reusable funding narrative — language you can adapt for grants, lenders, partners, and other funding opportunities.</li><li>A practical funding plan — greater clarity around how much you need, what you need it for, and how that capital can move your business forward.</li><li>A stronger understanding of your numbers — including the financial information funders may expect you to know.</li><li>A clearer picture of your business and personal credit readiness — and what may need strengthening before you pursue certain types of capital.</li><li>AI-supported tools and workflows you can continue using to research opportunities, strengthen applications, and work more efficiently.</li><li>Your next fundability priorities — so you leave knowing what to work on instead of randomly chasing grants and funding.</li></ul>Most importantly, you’ll spend the week working ON your business—not simply learning about what you should do someday.

<h3>Your 5-Day Fundability Roadmap:</h3>Monday — Know Where You Stand Assess your current fundability, identify gaps, and determine what needs your attention first.Tuesday — Tell the Story Funders Need to Understand Build a clear, reusable narrative about your business, its impact, and why funding matters.Wednesday — Know Your Numbers &amp; Your Ask Get clear on what you need, what it will fund, and how the money will help move your business forward.Thursday — Put Your Business to the Test Use real-world funding opportunities to evaluate your readiness and uncover what still needs strengthening.Friday — Strengthen Your Credit Readiness Understand the role of business and personal credit and identify practical next steps for becoming more funding-ready.Monday–Friday | 1:00–2:30 PM Central Can't attend every session live? Your registration includes 7-day replay access after the program.

<h3>This Isn’t a Grant-Writing Class</h3>Grants can be an incredible resource but finding an opportunity is only one small part of becoming fundable.Build a Fundable Business focuses on the business behind the application.Before you pursue grants, loans, investors, or other funding opportunities, you need to understand what funders are looking for and whether your business is ready to show it.During the week, we’ll work on the strategy, financial clarity, business narrative, credit readiness, and operational foundation that can strengthen your position across multiple types of funding.Because the goal isn’t to become better at chasing grants.The goal is to build a business that’s ready when the right funding opportunity appears.

<h3>Build a Fundable Business Is for You If…</h3>You’re a woman entrepreneur who has built something real—and you’re ready to make sure your business is positioned for the resources it needs to grow.This experience is especially valuable if:<ul><li>You know you need funding but aren’t sure what type of funding makes sense for your business.</li><li>You’ve looked at grants or other opportunities and wondered, “Am I actually ready to apply?”</li><li>You’re not completely confident in your numbers, business narrative, credit readiness, or funding strategy.</li><li>You’ve applied for funding before without success and want to understand what may be missing.</li><li>You’re tired of randomly chasing opportunities and want a more intentional approach to becoming fundable.</li><li>Your business has grown or changed and you need to reassess where you stand now.</li></ul>Already completed Build a Fundable Business? Come back and do it again. Your business, numbers and funding goals change—and this experience is designed to help you reassess and strengthen your fundability as you grow.

<h3>Why This Matters</h3>Women entrepreneurs are building extraordinary businesses while continuing to face gaps in access to capital, resources, and networks.Build a Fundable Business is part of our work at Powerful Women Synergized to help close that gap—one better-prepared, better-resourced business at a time.And your registration goes even further: 25% of proceeds support Powerful Women Collective, helping more women entrepreneurs gain access to the technology, education, and resources they need to grow.

<h3>Your Facilitator</h3>Kolleen Chesley is the founder of Powerful Women Synergized, where she helps women entrepreneurs strengthen their strategy, operations, revenue, and access to resources.After more than two decades of building organizations, programs, partnerships, and opportunities for women in business, Kolleen brings a practical perspective to fundability: funding isn't simply about finding money. It's about building a business that's prepared to use it well.Throughout Build a Fundable Business, she'll help you look honestly at where your business stands, identify the gaps, and work on the areas that can move you forward.

<h3>Ready to Build a More Fundable Business?</h3>You don't need to have everything figured out before you join. That's what the five days are for.Register for $50 + Eventbrite fees and let's get to work on your business.

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