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10X Stages is a partnership between Grant Cardone and Pete “The Stage Whisperer" Vargas and featuring world-renowned Speaking Coach Pat Quinn. 10X Stages is dedicated to giving entrepreneurs the skills to grow their businesses, gain new clients, and increase their influence with stages. Pete Vargas has worked with dynamic speakers like Brandon Dawson, Gary Brecka, Natalie Dawson, Stormy Wellington, Michael Hyatt, JJ Virgin, and Grant himself to strengthen their impact. Since 2018, students have used Pete’s methodology to win over 750,000 stages, impact over 203 million people, and generate $1.1 billion in revenue.

Advance Your Reach helps people grow their businesses and spread their message through stages. The company’s mission is to impact 1 billion people across 7 spheres of influence over the next 10 years. Advance Your Reach’s founder, Pete Vargas, is known as the Stage Whisperer. Since 2003, he and his team have booked over 25,000 stages worldwide–and generated tens of millions of dollars of revenue through those stages. Pete has booked legendary speakers including Ryan Deiss, and Shark Tank’s Daymond John. He’s also shared stages with titans such as Michael Phelps, Robert Cialdini, Howie Mandel, and Brendon Burchard.

Amazon Small Business Academy is a free one-stop digital resource center for aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners to help start, build, or launch their businesses online. Get access to our podcast, webinars, live Q&As, events, and more—all at no cost to you. Whether you’re curious about starting your own business or looking to expand, we’re here to help. Learn more at www.smallbusiness.amazon.

Baceline Group is the largest owner of Neighborhood Shopping Centers across the US, and our core income portfolio is home to over 1,300 tenants and hundreds of small businesses. Baceline tenants are the lifeblood of our 120+ portfolio of Neighborhood Shopping Centers, and their prosperity is our mission. Our partnership-approach to being a landlord is designed to empower businesses, drive growth, and foster an environment where both our tenants and the communities they serve can thrive. Our 20+ year track record of successful investments has come from a commitment to delivering consistent value to our tenants, making Baceline Group the landlord of choice for businesses looking to establish and grow their presence in a vibrant, community-oriented Neighborhood Shopping Center.

Constant Contact delivers for small businesses and nonprofits with powerful tools that simplify and amplify digital marketing. Whether it's driving sales, growing a customer base, or engaging an audience, we deliver the performance and guidance to build strong connections and generate powerful results. For more information, visit www.constantcontact.com

The Entrepreneur's Source® is the largest Career Ownership Coaching™ organization in the world. For nearly 40 years, we have helped nearly one million professionals explore their career possibilities with our powerful approach to education, awareness and discovery and our unique Income, Lifestyle, Wealth and Equity™ assessment. Our unique approach fosters meaningful connections through earnest interaction, empowering aspiring entrepreneurs to identify, pursue and achieve their dream of self-sufficiency.

Equitable is one of America’s leading financial services companies. Founded originally in 1859, the company’s mission is to help clients secure their financial well-being with advice, protection and retirement strategies for individuals, families and small businesses. We understand financial planning is about more than money. It’s about your personal needs, responsibilities and goals. Those are the key factors informing your path toward economic stability. That’s why we offer a humanistic and holistic approach to financial services that take into account the whole you.

FranNet assists individuals with the entire franchise process – from franchising an existing business to purchasing or selling a franchise. FranNet is committed to providing continuous marketing, business, and operational support so that they may be looked upon as the most knowledgeable, professional, and successful franchise consultants in the industry.

The Glenn W. Bailey Foundation serves Florida, New York, Connecticut and DC area organizations working to help us realize our vision and continue our mission of fostering pathways to success in STEM careers and entrepreneurial opportunities. Our Foundation’s focus also includes solving complex environmental and high-mortality disease research funding issues.

Global Atlantic Financial Group is a leading insurance company meeting the retirement and life insurance needs of individuals and institutions. With a strong financial foundation and risk and investment management expertise, the company delivers tailored solutions to create more secure financial futures. The company's performance has been driven by its culture and core values focused on integrity, teamwork, and the importance of building long-term client relationships.

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses is an investment to help small businesses grow and create jobs by providing them with greater access to business education, support services, and pathways to capital for growth-oriented entrepreneurs. Through the tuition-free program, participants gain practical skills across topics like financial statements, negotiations, marketing, and management, and receive the tools to develop an actionable growth plan for growth – at no cost.

Lexmark GO Line helps small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) make a lasting impression on the world with intentionally engineered printers and all-in-ones. Combining over 30 years of experience and expertise, Lexmark is proud to offer enterprise-class and built-for-SMB devices and features to customers worldwide. With over 7 million printers deployed in more than 170 countries, Lexmark helps customers print, secure and manage documents with ease. Make your mark with Lexmark GO Line. Visit Lexmark’s the Spot for SMBs.

The LPL Financial Foundation is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports advancing the economic well-being of underserved populations, with an emphasis on providing training for individuals interested in the financial services industry and providing resources and training to small-business owners. For more information about The LPL Financial Foundation, visit the LPL Community Involvement page.

The National Bankers Association Foundation’s mission is to eliminate the racial wealth gap by ensuring underserved communities have fair access to transformative financial education, services, and resources. To accomplish this, we support the work of Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) through our four strategic pillars, which include: Financial Education, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Research and Impact and Collaboration and Capacity Building.

The ODP Corporation (NASDAQ:ODP) is a leading provider of business services, supplies, products, and digital workplace technology solutions to small, medium, and enterprise businesses, through an integrated business-to-business (B2B) distribution platform, which includes world-class supply chain and distribution operations, dedicated sales professionals and technicians, online presence, and approximately 1,000 stores. Through its banner brands Office Depot®, OfficeMax®, ODP Business Solutions™, Varis™, Grand&Toy®, as well as others, the Company offers its customers the tools and resources they need to focus on their passion of starting, growing, and running their business.

Phillips Edison & Company (“PECO”) is one of the nation’s largest owners and operators of grocery-anchored omnichannel neighborhood shopping centers and is home to thousands of small business owners. PECO calls those business owners—its tenants—Neighbors, to reflect the value it places on them and the success of their businesses. Learn more at PECO

Principal Financial Group® is a global financial services company passionate about helping people and businesses plan, protect, invest, and retire. Our solutions help employers and business owners take care of their employees, drive business forward, and protect their long-term financial security. Learn more at principal.com/businesses

With over 50 years of experience, Progressive Commercial Insurance offers a full range of business insurance products featuring competitive rates and first-class service. They offer customized insurance solutions for both heavy and light commercial vehicles, as well as business insurance coverages including general and professional liability, workers’ compensation, business owners’ policies, and more. Progressive is a Fortune 100 company and trusted by thousands of small business owners to protect their livelihoods.

Most small businesses and entrepreneurs don’t have access to affordable legal services. At Rocket Lawyer, we want to make the digital tools of justice available to more people than ever before. Since our founding in 2008, nearly 30 million people have created Rocket Lawyer accounts. That equates to over 1 in 9 American adults who can make and sign legal documents, get affordable attorney advice, and incorporate their businesses with confidence. That's legal made simple®.

Just like SCORE, Spectrum Business is dedicated to helping aspiring small business owners like you turn your business vision into a thriving reality. As part of their Let's Get Started program, Spectrum Business is committed to providing you with guidance, support, and solutions as you navigate the complexities of starting a new business.

Truist Financial Corporation is a purpose-driven financial services company committed to inspiring and building better lives and communities. Truist has leading market share in many high-growth markets in the country, and offers a wide range of services including retail, small business and commercial banking; asset management; capital markets; commercial real estate; corporate and institutional banking; insurance; mortgage; payments; specialized lending; and wealth management. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Truist is a top 10 U.S. commercial bank.

Launched in 2013, The Trust (Powered by the NFLPA) provides eligible former NFL players with the support needed to succeed in life after football. Members have access to VIP concierge-level resources, experts, and premiere partners, across 3 Pillars—Personal & Business Development; Health & Wellness Resources; and Community & Connection Opportunities. Through the strength of our Pillars, we provide support and a trusted team dedicated to helping Members win in their next season.

The SCORE Foundation is the philanthropic arm of SCORE, the nation’s largest network of volunteer business mentors providing free advice and educational programs to small business owners and entrepreneurs.

Verisign is the registry operator of the .com top-level domain. Trusted by global companies, savvy startups, and local merchants, a .com domain name can help businesses of all sizes connect with customers and partners.

ZenBusiness is the all-in-one digital platform that makes it easy for everyone to start, run and grow their business in any of the 50 states. ZenBusiness has been recognized by Forbes as the “Best LLC Service” in the country for the second year in a row with an outstanding 4.9 rating and also offers a lot more behind a single login: tax and accounting, small business banking, domain names and website, business license, legal documents, etc… ZenBusiness is also proud to be a Public Benefit Corporation supporting underserved communities of entrepreneurs across the country.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) provides financial, technical, and management assistance to help Americans start, run, and grow their businesses. SCORE is a resource partner with the SBA. The SBA administers a Congressional grant, which provides SCORE with funding. SCORE volunteers work with the SBA to provide small business mentoring and training to entrepreneurs through SBA offices. More from the SBA.