The American Small Business Growth Program
A program designed to help US-based Small Business Owners from marginalized communities grow.
You are the soul of your local community and you drive the US economy. You create opportunities for your family and jobs for those who need them.
The American Small Business Growth Program has a singular focus: to give you the structure, support, and access that you deserve so that you can accomplish your goals and live your dreams.
This Opportunity Is For You If You Are...
Committed
You have what it takes to commit to a 12-month process that will get real results.
Owner-Operated
You own and operate your small business and your primary source of capital is revenue.
Established
Your business has existing revenue and it is your full time career.
Ready
You know it is time to take control of your time and create the business you want.
Serious
You are ready for real change and not just looking for another webinar or grant.
Do You Need More Time & Money?
Every business owner is constantly managing the Cashflow Capacity Catch 22. Time and money are your most critical resources, and yet these are the things you feel that you never have enough of.
As you try to balance your time and money without a clear plan, you can get stuck in either planning paralysis or action frenzy!
Sound familiar?
Will You Build A Clear Plan For Your Business?
What you need to be is incredibly focused and disciplined about how you spend every dollar of your money and every minute of your time so that you stay in the right action and you do not get STUCK.
The Silver Lining Action Plan (SLAP™) helps Small Business Owners like you to set your financial goal and create an Action Plan to hit it.
Are You Ready For Structure And Support?
The 5 Elements of the SLAPexperience are based in Behavior Change Science and are designed to give you comprehensive support and structure so you can develop behaviors and drive actions that lead to long-term, sustainable growth.
We will surround you with all of the resources, templates, events, training, tools and community you need to keep a strong mindset and build the habit of success.
Would A Loan Be Helpful?
You can get a SLAPloan based 100% on your behavior in the SLAP Program. If you login, show up to your Strategy and Mindset Calls, implement your Action Plan and make progress towards your Sales Goals, you are able to access capital without any credit checks, personal guarantees or collateral.
Then It's Time For a SLAP™!
With the guidance of our SLAPexperts, build your Action Plan, track your actions, sales, and progress on your SLAPcenter dashboard. Schedule calls, access tools, connections, special deals, and more–all in one simple platform.
With the guidance of our SLAPexperts, build your Action Plan, track your actions, sales, and progress on your SLAPcenter dashboard. Schedule calls, access tools, connections, special deals, and more–all in one simple platform.
Need help with your strategy? Have questions about your action plan? Every month, you have a 1 hour session with a SLAP-certified successful business owner who has devoted their time to help small businesses succeed (our SLAPstrategists).
Our SLAPexperts know the program inside and out. They can help you if you are stuck, answer any questions you have, help you adjust your actions and goals, keep you accountable, and guide you toward the right opportunities that align with your goals.
Upskill with the knowledge you need to hit your goals. We host several monthly SLAPschool Live events where you can learn specific skills that align with your action plan.
Make the right connections, collaborate, earn new business, get featured and profiled, and more, by being an active member of the community. There is no shortage of offers and opportunities in SLAPworld.
Business owners who are part of the SLAP™ program can qualify for capital based purely on their actions and behavior on the program.
Our community of Small Business Owners, Partners, and Advocates share resources and spaces to exchange knowledge and support. All of them are united by our mission to help small businesses achieve their goals!
Participate in SLAP™ Challenges and have the chance to win prizes based on your behavior and results. Over 50K in prizes and rewards will be given away!
Get profiled in The American Small Business Growth Program’s storytelling campaign – driving greater awareness and respect for the major contribution SMBs from marginalized communities make to the US economy.
Join a Design Committee or Town Hall and share your insights and experiences to help us design Innovation Projects that will drive systemic change and create higher chances of success for SMBs from marginalized communities.
Pricing & Commitment
There is no such thing as a silver bullet, but there is a silver lining! Real business growth requires a real commitment from you and long term structure and support to build the habit of success. If you decide to SLAP, we ask that you take the following commitments seriously.
- An interview with Silver Lining's SLAPxperience Team to ensure you understand the commitment and will honor the funding partners who have subsidized your spot in the program.
- To complete the Build of your Silver Lining Action Plan within 21 days or less. This will take you 3 hours and you can do it independently, guided by our software or in 1:1 virtual calls with a member of our SLAPexpert Team to help you.
- Stay engaged with the process, show up for your monthly Strategy and Mindset Calls, activate the community and offer your support to fellow SMBs for the full 12 months of your 1 Year Action Plan.
- Understand that SLAP costs $300 USD/month, but thanks to partner subsidy, you get the full program at a Pay-What-You-Can rate. Behavior Change Science has proven that unless we commit to something, we do not actually change our behavior and get the results we want. With that in mind, we recommend that you pay 2% of your annual revenue (broken into monthly payments) so that you are fully committed but are not spending an amount that will put financial pressure on you.
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call 1-844-393-SLAP (7527)
Program Partners Driving Change
About The American Small Business Growth Program
Silver Lining, in partnership with Wells Fargo, launched the American Small Business Growth Program to change the economy, one small business at a time! This is a comprehensive program that celebrates and supports US-based Small Business Owners from marginalized and underserved communities.
Help SMBs build a strong mindset and manage their mental health.
Give 710 SMBs the SLAP Program so they can build profitable revenue.
Offer SLAPloans and innovate financial products to get capital to SMBs.
Engage the public through storytelling and campaigns to drive SMB spending.
Educate the SMB industry so that all SMBs get better support.
