Free small-business working session

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 call. 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

Free 15-minute Business Problem Session

We review every complete request. When immediate capacity is unavailable, we will offer a waitlist or another relevant next step. We will not call until you confirm the time and number.

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 an offered session. It does not promise a larger project.

I request a 15-minute Problem Session and authorize The Solar Guild to email me about it. I am authorized to receive calls at this number; no call occurs until I confirm by email.

This session is exploratory and is not legal, tax, accounting, employment, safety, cybersecurity, or other professional advice. It does not create a client, partner, or work relationship. 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.

Free, with no pitch and no obligation. Scheduling depends on available capacity. The session is exploratory and non-public; it is not professional advice, recruiting, placement, or a sales contract. 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.