Application · About fifteen minutes

Apply

Tell us about your business.

About fifteen minutes, and nothing to attach. You'll tell us what your business already has on hand; we'll send a secure link for the documents once we write back. Apply by August 21. Seats are limited, and everybody who applies hears back.

Need help with this? Email us at info@somethinggreathq.com with the details and we'll reach out to provide support.

Step 1 of 5

You and your business

Basics, so we know who we're talking to and how to reach you.

Step 2 of 5

The six things

Seats in this cohort are for BIPOC and women-owned businesses. Past that we look at the business, not at how much you already know. Answer straight — a no on one of these usually means a different program, not a closed door.

Did money come in every month? *
Who makes the final call on what it sells and what it charges? *
Where is the money tracked? *Check everything that exists. You don't have to know how to read it — it just has to exist.
Will you still be running this a year from now? *Not a guarantee. An intention.
Step 3 of 5

Three things your business already has

Don't send anything yet — just tell us what you have. Nothing here takes a bookkeeper to make; it already exists in a drawer, an inbox, or your sales app. When we write back we'll send you a secure link and exactly where to put each one.

1 · Proof the business is real

State registration, EIN letter, business license, or assumed-name filing.

2 · Proof you've been at it two years

Your last two tax filings or Schedule C, a prior-year sales summary from your sales app or register, or a year-end statement from whoever does your books.

3 · Proof money comes in monthly

Twelve months of business bank statements, twelve months of sales reports, or a month-by-month summary from your accounting software.

Step 4 of 5

Being in the room

Sessions are Wednesdays, 6:00–8:00 pm on video, September 16 through December 16, with no sessions on November 18 or 25. Orientation is September 9. Attendance is the whole difference between finishing and not.

Can you make that time each week? *
How do you feel about the tech side? *This does not count against you. It tells us who to call first.
Step 5 of 5

Last two questions

What happens to what you type here. It goes to Something Great and nowhere else. We don't sell it, we don't pass it on, and we don't post it. Your revenue figure is seen only by the person reviewing your application. Ask us to delete it at any time — info@somethinggreathq.com.

Trouble with the form? Email us at info@somethinggreathq.com with the details and we'll reach out to provide support.

Nothing to attach — don't email us documents either. We'll send a secure link when we write back. Everybody who applies hears back, and if anything above is a no, we'll tell you what the next step is instead of leaving you guessing.

Something Great
Changing The Way Small Business Grows

www.somethinggreathq.com · info@somethinggreathq.com · 612-396-4678 · @somethinggreatofficial

Delivered in partnership with the Minneapolis Downtown Council's Chameleon program, which fosters an inclusive and vital downtown by supporting BIPOC and women-owned entrepreneurs. No funding or retail placement is attached to this program.

Built on the foundational stage research of Churchill & Lewis and Greiner, extended by Something Great into a working diagnostic. CliftonStrengths® is a registered trademark of Gallup, Inc. Something Great is not a law firm, an accounting firm, or a financial advisor, and nothing in this program is legal, tax, accounting, or investment advice.