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Stage-Based
Support
Move from idea to grant-ready, pilot-ready, and launch-ready with a clear path that helps you keep making progress.
A PATH YOU CAN FOLLOW
Empowering People & Organizations
Moving
Ideas
Forward
We help impact-driven founders turn early ideas into stronger projects, community pilots, and launched ventures.
Built for the Underdogs Who See Possibilities
Creative AI
Human CoachingCommunity Impact
Human CoachingCommunity Impact
THE NEXT STEP STARTS HERE
LESS OVERWHELM MORE MOMENTUM
THE WAY FORWARD
Build Momentum
That Lasts.
Good ideas often get stuck when the next steps are unclear. Research gets scattered. Funding materials feel hard to write. Prototypes take too long to build. Pilot ideas stay stuck in people’s heads.
PROPEL helps founders keep moving with a clear path, hands-on coaching, Creative AI tools, community, and stage-based support from idea to launch.
KEY BENEFITS
The Support Behind
Your Next Move.
Stage-Based
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Real Project
Materials
Create useful materials like business plans, research reports, brand kits, prototypes, presentations, pilot plans, and go-to-market strategies.
PROGRESS YOU CAN SEE
03
Coaching &
Creative AI
Get support from real people and AI assistant coaches while using Creative AI tools to draft and research faster, improve your ideas, and stay on track.
SUPPORT YOU CAN BUILD ON
OUR OFFERINGS
One Idea.
A Whole Way Forward.
FROM WORKSHOPS TO CHALLENGESTurn “What If”
Turn “What If”
into Something Real.
A beginner-friendly program that helps people turn early business and nonprofit ideas into project concepts, research reports, visual prototypes, and presentations using Creative AI.
Come with an idea—or discover one along the way. Build practical founder skills through guided workshops, project work, and a community of fellow builders.
Get StartedYOUR STARTING PORTFOLIO
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Idea CanvasA one-page plan for your venture
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Research reportUnderstand the need and your audience.
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Visual prototypeGive people something they can see.
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Project presentationShare your vision with confidence.
A 9 MONTH GUIDED EXPERIENCEKeep Building.
Keep Building.
Keep Moving.
A deeper support path for challenge graduates ready to keep building through Grant-Ready, Pilot-Ready, and Launch-Ready stages
Strengthen your funding materials, test your idea with real people, and prepare your venture for launch—with coaching and a community alongside you.
THREE STAGES CONTINUED MOMENTUM
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Grant-ReadyBuild your story, budget, and funding materials.
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Pilot-ReadyTest demand and plan a community pilot.
03
Launch-ReadyRefine your model and prepare your next steps.
THE NEXT HORIZON · REFERRAL NETWORKGo Further.
Go Further.
Stay Connected.
We connect promising founders to next-step opportunities, including incubators, accelerators, grant programs, funders, and partners.
As your venture grows, find the support that fits your stage, goals, and community impact.
PROPELYOUR NEXT CONNECTION
Incubators
Accelerators
Grant programs
Funders & partners
OUR PILOT RESULTS
Real People.
Real Momentum.
OUR RICHMOND PILOT PARTNER
93%
Moved Ideas Forward
Participants reported that the program’s structure helped them make progress.
4.86/5
Program Experience Rating
A strong experience built around guidance, tools, and support
9.93/10
Likelihood of Referring Others
Momentum worth sharing with the next founder
Participant feedback from our pilot programs
Voices From Earlier Ideas of Impact Challenges
LET’S MOVE FORWARD, TOGETHER
Your Community.
More Possibilities.
Interested in bringing PROPEL to your community? Let’s connect.
Get in Touch