> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.growyoursmallbusiness.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # How To Get Thousands of Dollars Worth of Free Consulting - URL: https://www.growyoursmallbusiness.org/how-to-get-thousands-of-dollars-worth-of-free-consulting/ - Published: 2026-08-25T17:40:26.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-25T17:40:26.000Z - Author: Mason Martins Lumio is launching *The Inaugural Client Program*, where five Rhode Island business owners will gain the opportunity to get thousands of dollars worth of consulting for 100% free. Here's what it includes, why we're doing it, and how to apply. ### **What's included** Every engagement starts with Diagnose: a free 45–60 minute call where we go through your business and figure out where you're losing money, or where you could be making more. Within a week, you get your Diagnosis — a written breakdown of what's actually happening in the business and where we think we can help most. From there, you're routed to whichever service fits. Spark is built to stabilize a business that's under real pressure and get it back on solid footing fast. Illuminate is built for a business that's stable but not growing the way it should — fixing the systems underneath it, like marketing, operations, and pricing. Spark normally costs $2,499\. Illuminate normally costs $7,499\. As one of five Inaugural Clients, you’ll receive one of these completely free. ### **Why we're offering it for free** Before we ask any business to pay us, we want to refine our process even further and gain real, credible successes we can show our clients as they decide whether or not to buy. The Inaugural Client Program allows us to collect honest feedback and build case studies without asking anyone to pay for consulting that hasn’t been refined in the real world. It gives us the chance to run our system with real Rhode Island businesses, and refine it based on honest feedback, before we ever charge full price for it. ### **The Trade-Off** | What You Receive | What Lumio Receives | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | A free diagnosis of your business that simply describes what your business is, how it works, and where it could be making more moneyEither Spark or Illuminate for completely free: a specific, easy-to-follow plan to solve the biggest problems in your business Tuesday check-ins to ensure accountability and to pivot our plan as neededA closing call to go over what went well, where we struggled, and whether or not you want to continue to work with Lumio | Confirmation that our client delivery process meets the quality Lumio holds itself toPermission to write case studies about our engagement and post them to [growyoursmallbusiness.org](http://growyoursmallbusiness.org/?ref=growyoursmallbusiness.org) Honest feedback on the process that can be used to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and ease-of-use of the client delivery processReal world successes we can use as social proof in marketing materials | ### **How to apply** Applications are open now through September 4th, and they're reviewed as they come in — not held until a deadline. That means the sooner a strong application comes in, the better its shot. Applying takes about five minutes. Click [this link](https://form.jotform.com/262036573634155?ref=growyoursmallbusiness.org) and fill out a short form about you and your business. If you're selected, you'll receive an email congratulating you on your acceptance with a link to schedule your free Diagnose call. You will have 48 hours to schedule your call before the spot opens back up to someone else. This program is open to small Rhode Island businesses that sell directly to their customers — restaurants, shops, and similar — with anywhere from 1 to 50 employees. If that sounds like your business, apply now to give your business the best chance of being accepted. ### **For More Information** For more information regarding the Inaugural Client Program, click [this link](https://lumioicp.carrd.co/?ref=growyoursmallbusiness.org) to go to the Inaugural Client Program landing page. If you want a better understanding of Your Lumio Journey and what it actually looks like to work with Lumio, that’s covered in another article: [Your Lumio Journey: What Working With Us Actually Looks Like.](https://www.growyoursmallbusiness.org/your-lumio-journey-what-working-with-us-actually-looks-like/) If you want the full picture of why Lumio exists and how we built the process this way, that's covered in another article: [Meet Lumio — The Business Behind This Blog](https://www.growyoursmallbusiness.org/meet-lumio-the-business-behind-this-blog/).