15-minute small-business consultation · $177.6

Bring one recurring business problem. Leave with a clear definition and next step.

A facilitator for The Solar Guild will host a focused 15-minute consultation for $177.6. We may consider cases aligned with strengthening or promoting the community for pro bono support on a case-by-case basis. You will receive a one-sentence problem definition and one recommended next step. Requests from Kent, Allegan, Kalamazoo, and Van Buren counties receive founding-period priority; businesses elsewhere may still apply.

Bring one problem

15-minute Business Problem Session — $177.6

We review every complete request. If we can offer a consultation, we will confirm the $177.6 fee or any pro bono arrangement, the time, and the number before calling. When immediate capacity is unavailable, we will offer a waitlist or another relevant next step. If you are seeking pro bono consideration, explain in your problem description how the case would strengthen or promote the community.

Business name

Your name

Email address

Phone number

We email first. We call only after you confirm the time and number.

Closest problem area

This routes the conversation. It does not limit what you may describe.

What keeps going wrong, getting delayed, or costing more time than it should?

Do not include employee names, customer information, confidential documents, passwords, or regulated data.

Add optional details or an invitation code

Type of business (optional)

Website (optional)

Usual availability (optional)

This helps arrange the call. It does not book a time.

Invitation code (optional)

A valid code reserves a pro bono session and waives the $177.6 fee. It does not promise a larger project.

I request a 15-minute Business Problem Session and authorize The Solar Guild to email me about it. I understand that the standard consultation fee is $177.6. A valid priority invitation waives this fee as a pro bono arrangement; any other pro bono arrangement must be confirmed by The Solar Guild before scheduling. Submitting this form does not charge me. I am authorized to receive calls at this number; no call occurs until I confirm by email.

Submitting this form does not charge you or create a client, partner, or work relationship. If your request is accepted, we will confirm the$177.6 fee or a discretionary pro bono arrangement before scheduling. A valid priority invitation already confirms pro bono treatment. The consultation is exploratory and is not legal, tax, accounting, employment, safety, cybersecurity, or other professional advice. Calls are not recorded. Read the privacy policy.

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Submit one recurring problem.

A recent example is enough. You do not need to diagnose the cause or design the solution first.

Talk for 15 focused minutes.

We will separate the current facts, expected result, business impact, workaround, and most important unknown.

Receive a concise written outcome.

After the call, receive a one-sentence problem definition and one recommended next step: no further action, a useful resource, deeper scoping, or a candidate Objective for a bounded test.

The 15-minute consultation costs $177.6. Cases aligned with strengthening or promoting the community may be considered pro bono on a case-by-case basis; pro bono availability is discretionary and not guaranteed. A valid priority invitation confirms a pro bono arrangement and waives the fee. Submitting a request does not charge you or obligate either side. Scheduling depends on available capacity. The consultation is exploratory and non-public; it is not professional advice, recruiting, placement, or acceptance of a larger project. We will not identify you or the business publicly without separate permission. Good-faith private engagement is not converted into a surprise public campaign or employee monitoring. That promise does not purchase silence or favorable findings: separate public-interest work requires its own scope, evidence, response rights, and publication decision, and does not repurpose private intake material.