Massachusetts State Training Grant
Massachusetts will cover 100% of your team's growth training.
SCALE UP is 50 hours of live training in strategy, sales, marketing and AI — taught by Chris Ciunci, SBA's Small Business Person of the Year.
30-second call · no cost, no obligation
The short version
175+
MA Companies Trained
9.8
Net Promoter Score
$0
Out Of Pocket
25+
Growth Templates
Watch: what SCALE UP actually is (2 min)
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Do you have a proven lead generation engine built for your business?
The reality
Most small businesses are growing on referrals and guesswork.
You're closing deals, but there's no system behind it. If you disappeared for two weeks, so would the pipeline. Bigger competitors already have marketing teams, dedicated budgets, and AI built into how they work — and you're expected to build all of that alone, in time you don't have.
2
Weeks off
and the pipeline stops with you
The shift
Most owners are reacting. You'll be operating.
Right now, growth happens to you — a good month, a slow month, a referral that came through. After SCALE UP, growth is something you run, not something you hope for.
Stop guessing. Start deciding.
Every move has a plan behind it instead of a gut call made at 11pm.
Stop doing it all yourself. Start running a system.
Marketing, outreach, follow-up — built once, running without you thinking about it daily.
Stop being behind on AI. Start using it like the bigger players do.
Real workflows doing real work, while competitors are still asking ChatGPT how to write an email.
Most small business owners never fix this. They stay busy, stay reactive, and call it running a business. You won't be one of them.
The five modules
50 hours, built in sequence.
Strategic Planning
The Foundation · 10 hours · 7 sectionsYour Why, values, USP, vision and plan — the layer every later module points back to.
Building Your Team
The People · 10 hours · 6 sectionsThe people who carry the strategy, and the rhythms that keep your best ones.
Marketing Strategy
The Difference · 10 hours · 6 sectionsWhat makes you different, said in the customer's words, inside a working plan.
Lead Generation
The Engine · 10 hours · 6 sectionsThe website hub and the few channels that put the plan in front of buyers.
AI for Growth
The Multiplier · 10 hours · 6 sectionsThe multiplier that strengthens all four — at a fraction of the old cost and time.
Chris Ciunci
Founder & Lead Trainer, Skayle 360
Lead trainer
Taught by someone who spent 25 years actually building businesses, not just teaching about them.
300+
MA Leaders Trained
9.8
Net Promoter Score
25+
Working Templates
14%
CAGR at TribalVision
Chris spent 25+ years building and scaling small businesses. As founder of TribalVision, a Boston marketing agency, he grew it to a 14% compounded annual growth rate, a four-time Inc. 5000 honoree, and a five-time Best Places to Work winner, before exiting. SBA Small Businessperson of the Year. Yale MBA. He teaches every session personally.
What that means for you
SCALE UP is built around 25+ working templates instead of theory. You work through each one during the session, with your own numbers, and you keep it.
Hear it from them
Real business owners, real results.
Joy Langdon
TillieStar Compliance Solutions
Alex Korentis
QCI Engineering
Keith Lowey
Verdelino & Lowey P.C.
David Tanner
BWA Architecture
Tap any video to watch their story.
The MA State Training Fund
Massachusetts covers 100% of the cost.
Four steps, fully guided by our team.
Apply in 15 minutes
Our grant administrator fills it out with you. No paperwork headaches.
→Get approved (~3 weeks)
The state reviews your application. We handle any follow-up questions.
→Complete the training
5 live sessions over 2 months, 2.5 hrs each. Capped at 20 companies per cohort.
→Get fully reimbursed
Submit proof of payment. Full reimbursement sent directly to you.
Fall 2026 cohort · 20 seats
See if your company qualifies.
Fifteen minutes with Chris. No cost, no obligation — and we'll tell you plainly if you're not eligible.