Nearly Half of New Businesses Fail Within Five Years. Yours Doesn't Have To.
The Small Business Accelerator hands you the exact flight plan, coaching, and tools to launch and grow the right way — from your first 30 days through your first profitable year. Six months of guidance, so you stop guessing and start building.
Book a Free Call → 2 private 1-on-1 calls / month · 30 lessons · 104 tools · lifetime accessWhen New Businesses Fail, It's Rarely the Idea. It's the Lack of a Flight Plan.
Nearly half of new businesses don't survive five years. You've got the drive and the idea — what you don't have is a proven plan for the first 30 days, the first 6 months, and the first year — the exact window where most owners make the mistakes that sink them.
So you're learning the hard way: piecing it together from YouTube, guessing on pricing and cash, wearing every hat, and hoping you're spending time on the things that actually matter. You don't need more hustle. You need a map and a coach who's walked it.
"You don't have a hustle problem. You have a flight-plan problem."
Three Phases. One Profitable First Year.
The Accelerator follows the exact arc of a new business — your first 30 days, your first 6 months, and your first year. Each phase pairs coaching with the lessons and tools to actually move, the whole way up.
First 30 Days
Set the foundation: validate the offer, get pricing and cash straight, and avoid the early mistakes that cost owners months. Start with a plan, not a guess.
First 6 Months
Build momentum: a real system to find and close customers, clean operations, and repeatable processes — so growth comes from a method, not luck.
First Year
Stabilize and scale: manage cash and margins, decide from your numbers, and build past founder-only. Finish year one built to last.
Coaching, Lessons, Tools & Community — All in One Place.
Everything lives inside your private SBA Skool classroom. Work at your pace, get answers between calls, and never build alone.
- 2 private 1-on-1 coaching calls / month with Josh or Franklin
- Voxer chat support & accountability between calls
- 30 on-demand video lessons across every phase
- 104 practical guides, templates & tools
- "Pre-Flight" transition guidance for launching or buying
- Group live-call recordings in your feed
- Private Skool community of owners on the same climb
- Lifetime access to all training, tools & community
Who the Accelerator Is — and Isn't — Built For.
This is for you if…
- You're starting, recently started, or turning around a business
- You're a solo founder or leading a small team
- You want a proven flight plan, not trial and error
- You value a personal coach in your corner
- You'll do the work between sessions
This is not for you if…
- You're looking for a magic pill or passive shortcut
- You want to watch videos and never implement
- You're not willing to look honestly at your numbers
- You just want an idea validated, not to build
- You're not ready to invest in doing it right
Coaching From Operators Who've Done It.
Every 1-on-1 call is with Josh Chumley or Franklin Santagate — the founders of XCL and operators who have started, scaled, led, and turned around real companies. Not junior coaches, not recycled theory.
Josh Chumley
Josh has run a $30M P&L, led teams of 400+, and driven millions in revenue and fundraising. With a decade-plus in both for-profit and nonprofit leadership, he helps owners turn vision into aligned teams, clean execution, and real growth.
Franklin Santagate
Franklin builds the systems that make growth stick. He's launched departments from scratch that set records — known for "building the plane mid-air" — turning chaos into process, accountability, and structure a business can scale on.
Hear It From an Owner Who's Done the Work.
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Buy a Business Instead of Starting From Zero?
- 10,000 baby boomers retire every single day
- 2.3–3M businesses — about $10T in assets — change hands this decade
- ~78% of them are already profitable
- "Pre-Flight" readies you: due diligence, valuation & a clean transition
Pick the Level of Support That Fits Your Launch.
Every path includes lifetime access to the SBA training and Skool community.
- 2× 30-min 1-on-1 calls / month (Josh or Franklin)
- Voxer chat support & accountability
- Lifetime: Pre-Flight video training
- Lifetime: 10 comprehensive launch tools
- 2× 30-min 1-on-1 calls / month (Josh or Franklin)
- Voxer chat support & accountability
- SBA group live call recordings
- "Pre-Flight" transition-phase guidance
- Lifetime: full SBA video course + Pre-Flight
- Lifetime: SBA Skool community
- 2× 60-min 1-on-1 calls / month (Josh and/or Franklin)
- Tailored business strategy plan
- Tailored marketing recommendations
- Voxer chat support & accountability
- SBA group call recordings + Pre-Flight program
- Lifetime: full SBA course, 104 tools & Skool
Not sure which fits? Book a call and we'll point you to the right path.
Before You Book.
How does the coaching actually work?
You get two private 1-on-1 calls each month with Josh or Franklin (30 min on the Accelerator, 60 min on the Coach Intensive), plus Voxer chat support for questions and accountability in between. The video course and 104 tools are self-paced inside Skool.
Who is this for?
New and early-stage business owners and entrepreneurs — solo founders or those with a small team — including owners still in the "Pre-Flight" transition phase preparing to launch. We also coach owners working through a turnaround.
What's the difference between the three packages?
Pre-Flight (2 months, $2,997) is the on-ramp for launching. The Accelerator (6 months, $7,000) is the full program. The Coach Intensive (6 months, $9,900) adds 60-minute calls, a tailored business strategy plan, and tailored marketing recommendations.
How long do I keep access?
The coaching runs for the program term, but you keep lifetime access to the SBA video training, the 104 tools, and the Skool community — so you can revisit it as your business grows.
What's the investment? Can I split it?
Pre-Flight is $2,997, the Accelerator is $7,000, and the Coach Intensive is $9,900. You can pay in full, or split into two payments — the first upfront and the second at the start of the following month.
What results can I expect?
Revenue growth, a market analysis that pinpoints your best products, pricing, and differentiators, stronger operating systems, and leadership development — all rolled into a final strategic plan so you're measuring what matters and growing at a pace that's both sustainable and scalable. Real results require doing the work, which is exactly what your coach and the "Do the Work" guarantee hold you to.
Buying a Business? Get the Pre-Flight Due-Diligence Checklist.
Before you sign anything, run the business through this. The exact financial, operational, brand, legal, and transition checks that separate a great acquisition from an expensive mistake — pulled straight from the SBA Pre-Flight toolkit. Free.
- The 5-part due-diligence review every buyer needs
- The red flags that should make you walk away
- The documents & templates to request before you buy
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Build It Right the First Time — or Learn It the Hard Way.
Your first year is happening either way. You can spend it guessing, or spend it with a proven flight plan, real coaching, and a room of owners in your corner. Choose your path and get building.
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