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Where Small
Business Gets
Serious.

Business education built for operators. Credentialed curriculum for those who build.

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Curriculum Framework

Four Pillars. One System.

Every program at The SMB Academy maps to one of four operator essentials. Wherever you are in your business journey, there is a starting point.

I
Pillar One
BUILD

Structure your business before the market does it for you. Formation, legal compliance, and planning infrastructure.

7 Programs →
II
Pillar Two
OPERATE

Run your business like you built it to last. Boot camps, market research, and operational execution curriculum.

4 Programs →
III
Pillar Three
PROTECT

What you build without protection, you build for someone else. Legal contract bundles and compliance tools.

6 Programs →
IV
Pillar Four
SCALE

Eight income streams. One framework. Generational wealth starts with understanding every channel available to you.

5 Programs →
Flagship Program
Pillar II — Operate
4 Week Business Boot Camp
$700 / one-time
  • Week 1: Ideation, vision, and concept validation
  • Week 2: Market research and customer acquisition strategy
  • Week 3: Financial planning and revenue stream creation
  • Week 4: Automation, accountability, and daily execution systems
  • Priority access to Advisory Cohort application
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The fastest path from idea to income.

Most business education is theoretical. The 4 Week Business Boot Camp is a four-week operating intensive. Each week builds on the last. By Week Four, you are not planning a business. You are running one.

70+ operators have completed this program. It is the most complete execution framework available at this price point. Every week you wait is a week your competition is not. Enroll now.

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Full Catalog

Every Program. Every Pillar.

Build
How to Complete IRS Form 2553

Step-by-step S-Corp election tutorial. One of the most consequential tax elections a small business owner can make, demystified.

$27
Enroll
Build
How to Put a Vehicle in Your Business Name

Complete video tutorial. Approach the dealership with the correct documentation, language, and financing strategy.

$97
Enroll
Build
Business Plan Blueprint

Fillable template suite with instructional video per section: Marketing Plan, Financial Plan, Executive Summary, and lender/investor refinement.

$297
Enroll
Build
How to Create a Six & Seven Figure Business

Video tutorial on the actual mechanics of building six and seven-figure revenue from scratch. Take notes.

$47
Enroll
Build
How to Open a Brokerage Account

Step-by-step walkthrough for opening your first investment account. The foundation of every wealth-building strategy starts here.

$27
Enroll
Build
Website Privacy Policy Template

Legally-informed, fillable privacy policy for small business websites. Compliance infrastructure operators cannot afford to skip.

$27
Enroll
Build — Capstone
Business Credit Builder Program

The complete four-tier business credit system. From fundability foundation through D&B, Experian, and Equifax bureau establishment to Tier 1 through Tier 4 revolving account acquisition. Platform-guided. Self-paced.

$1,997
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Operate
4 Week Business Boot Camp

The flagship. Four weeks. Ideation, market research, financial planning, and execution systems. The fastest path from idea to operating business.

$700
Enroll
Operate
Market Research Boot Camp

Find your target customer, understand buyer psychology, and receive the research answers built into the curriculum.

$497
Enroll
Operate
First Time Business Owners' Curriculum

The complete 12-month curriculum. Boot Camp, Market Research, Business Plan templates, 8 Streams, contracts, financial planning, and the tax book. Everything. One price.

$997
Enroll
Operate
8 Streams of Income in 8 Weeks

Two-month investor curriculum covering all eight recognized income streams. Structured for the operator ready to think like a wealth architect.

$497
Enroll
Protect
Small Business / Startups Contracts Bundle

9 essential contracts: independent contractor, NDA, non-compete, employment, purchase and sale, client service, vendor, joint venture, and partnership.

$497
Enroll
Protect
Brand Ambassador / Influencer Contracts Bundle

6 contracts for the creator economy: brand ambassador, sponsorship, independent contractor, NDA, work for hire, and digital content license.

$397
Enroll
Protect
Entertainment Contracts Bundle

5 industry-standard contracts: multiple rights agreement, production agreement, management services, NDA, and independent contractor.

$297
Enroll
Protect
Real Estate Contracts Bundle

4 real estate contracts: lease agreement, purchase and sale, general power of attorney, and assignment contract for wholesale transactions.

$197
Enroll
Protect
Last Will & Testament Bundle (NY)

4 fillable estate planning documents for NY residents: health care proxy, living will, general power of attorney, and last will and testament.

$197
Enroll
Scale
The Morning After: 100+ Business Tax Deductions

Written from the lens of Advanced Tax Law, this guide surfaces deductions the IRS rewards operators for that most entrepreneurs never claim.

$47
Get Book
Scale
Entrepreneurs' Investor Policy Guide

Know where your money is going before you make a dime. Build a company-wide investment policy statement before revenue arrives.

$97
Enroll
Scale — Partner Resource
IdentityIQ Credit & Identity Protection

Three-bureau credit monitoring, real-time fraud alerts, and up to $1 million in identity theft insurance underwritten by AIG. Recommended for every operator building a business credit profile.

Affiliate disclosure: The SMB Academy may earn a commission if you enroll through this link. This does not affect your cost or our recommendation.
Monthly subscription
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Scale
The 8 Income Streams Master Bundle

All eight income stream challenges in one curriculum. Earned, business profit, residual, royalty, rental, interest, capital gains, and dividend income.

$497
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Pillar I — Build Capstone

Business Credit Builder Program

Most small business owners do not have a business credit profile. They have a personal credit score they are using as a business credit score. Those are not the same thing and the difference costs operators real capital access every year.

The Business Credit Builder Program is a complete, platform-guided system that walks operators through every stage of building a legitimate, bankable business credit profile from the ground up.

The 7-Step Framework
1
Fundability Foundation
Entity setup, EIN, business phone, website, bank account, and merchant account. The infrastructure lenders evaluate before extending credit.
2
Establish Business Reports
Bureau establishment across Dun & Bradstreet, Business Experian, and Business Equifax. Your business credit file cannot be built until it exists.
3
Tier 1 Credit Building
First-tier credit account acquisition. The accounts that report to business bureaus and begin building your business credit score.
4
Monitor Business Reports
Ongoing bureau monitoring across D&B, Experian, Equifax, Lexis Nexis, and Chex Systems. You cannot manage what you do not measure.
5
Tier 2 Credit Building
Second-tier account acquisition. Higher credit limits and expanded vendor relationships built on the Tier 1 foundation.
6
Tier 3 Advanced Building
Advanced credit account acquisition. Fleet accounts, store accounts, and cash credit lines that require an established bureau profile to access.
7
Tier 4 Revolving Accounts
The capstone. Revolving credit accounts -- the same credit infrastructure that separates fundable businesses from operators living deal to deal.
Program Investment
$1,997
One-time. Platform access included.
✓ Complete 7-step guided curriculum
✓ Bureau establishment across D&B, Experian, and Equifax
✓ Four tiers of credit account acquisition
✓ Lexis Nexis and Chex Systems monitoring
✓ Self-paced. Platform-guided. No fulfillment delays.
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Why This Matters

"Most operators are using their personal credit score as their business credit score. Those are not the same instrument. Building a separated, bankable business credit profile is the difference between being fundable and being invisible to capital markets."

Gregory Salmon, JD · MBA · DBA

Recommended Companion Service
Protect Your Personal Credit While You Build Your Business Credit

Your business credit profile is building. Your personal identity is still the collateral early-stage lenders look at. IdentityIQ provides three-bureau credit monitoring, real-time fraud alerts, and up to $1 million in identity theft insurance underwritten by AIG -- covering the personal credit side while the Business Credit Builder works on the business side.

Affiliate disclosure: The SMB Academy may earn a commission if you enroll through this link. This does not affect your cost or our recommendation.

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Three-bureau monitoring · AIG-backed
Pillar IV — Scale

The 8 Income Streams Master Bundle

Eight income stream curricula. One enrollment. The complete wealth architecture for the operator who understands that a single revenue source is a single point of failure.

8 individual courses at $125 each = $1,000

$497
Get the Full Bundle →

Educational content only. Not financial or investment advice. Consult a licensed financial advisor before making investment decisions.

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Earned Income
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Business Profit Income
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Residual Income
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Royalty Income
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Rental Income
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Interest Income
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Capital Gains Income
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Dividend Income
Our Faculty

Taught by Practitioners.

Every instructor at The SMB Academy is a credentialed operator. Not just academics. People who have built, structured, and scaled real businesses.

Gregory Salmon JD MBA DBA
Founder & Academic Director
Gregory Salmon
JD MBA DBA CIPP/US

Gregory Salmon is a New York-licensed attorney with over fourteen years of practice, a published author of seven titles, and an operator with a multi-sector acquisition and value creation track record. He holds a Juris Doctor, a Master of Business Administration, and a Doctor of Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting. He founded The SMB Academy because the curriculum first-generation business owners need has historically lived behind law school tuition and four-figure consulting retainers. That changes here.

Expanding Faculty
Additional credentialed practitioners joining the faculty. Announcements forthcoming.
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The SMB Academy
Advisory Cohort

This is not for everyone. It is for the operator who is ready to be held accountable to the version of their business they have been avoiding building.

One year. One cohort. No waitlist.

$9,997.97

Annual tuition · Collected at acceptance only

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Submission does not guarantee an interview or acceptance. Tuition collected only upon acceptance and execution of the Advisory Agreement. This engagement does not create an attorney-client relationship.

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Educational DisclaimerThe SMB Academy is an educational platform. All courses, templates, guides, and programs are provided for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing in any SMB Academy program constitutes legal, financial, investment, or tax advice. Gregory Salmon is a licensed New York attorney; however, no attorney-client relationship is created through purchase of or participation in any SMB Academy program unless a separate engagement agreement has been executed. Always consult a licensed attorney, CPA, financial advisor, or other qualified professional before making legal, financial, tax, or investment decisions.