Venture Scale Program
Designed for growth-stage companies ready to strengthen operations, improve scalability, and prepare for investment.
Amplifying Arizona Entrepreneurs
Bridge Entrepreneurs Network Colorado (“BEN”) is expanding programming beyond Colorado. Arizona has been selected as a pilot market, where BEN is partnering with the Arizona Commerce Authority to deliver proven Colorado programming to ambitious Arizona entrepreneurs.
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Program Overview
BEN has partnered with Omni Institute and TrueSpace to develop a custom nine-month Venture Scale Program (VSP) designed to help founders build stronger companies and become investment ready.
VSP will be delivered through a nine-month hybrid experience that combines in-person and virtual sessions while integrating the proven strengths and programming of each partner organization.
VSP is built on a simple premise: revenue is a lag indicator; organizational capability is a lead indicator. The program develops both in parallel, equipping SEDI-owned and small to growth stage businesses with systems, leadership capacity, and capital readiness.
Target Program Start Date: August 20, 2026
Who Should Apply?
Revenue-generating Arizona companies with an MVP in-market whose founders and CEOs are ready to strengthen leadership and management, improve operational capacity, and prepare for growth capital.
Qualifications
We seek revenue-generating Arizona companies that are ready to strengthen leadership, improve operational capacity, and prepare for growth capital.
Participants Must
Be Founders and/or CEOs of Arizona-based, for-profit companies
Demonstrate an ambitious, growth-oriented mindset
Be coachable, vulnerable, and transparent
Be generating revenue with an MVP actively in market
Be in good standing with the Arizona Secretary of State
Commit to the required level of participation throughout the program
Application Process
Applications for the August 20, 2026 cohort will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis through 5:00 p.m. MT on Friday, August 7, 2026.
The application process includes:
Online application
Video-based interview
Formal acceptance process
General information on revenue, profitability, number of employees, and major growth challenges will be collected for application review and future aggregated program reporting purposes. All information will remain confidential.
A modest program participation fee is anticipated, and will be communicated prior to program acceptance.
TrueSpace's TrueHQ platform delivers eight self-paced modules that founders complete on their own schedule, with all content finalized before program close.
What You’ll Leave With
TrueSpace Five Conditions Assessment (5CA) scores at program entry and exit, including benchmark comparisons
Vixa Score and diagnostic summary
Operational playbook spanning strategy, execution, communication, accountability, and leadership alignment
Investor-grade financial dashboard and KPI reporting framework
Personal Leadership Statement finalized and ready for investor and board use
Documented team development and delegation plan
Documented capital strategy
Investor data room advice and templates to prepare for due diligence
Minimum of three warm introductions to VC, angel, or family office contacts
BEN hosts advisor network office hours and coordinates custom one-on-one capital strategy support beginning in Month 3.
Program Delivery Model
VSP uses a blended format designed for founders running active companies. Three full-day, in-person sessions in Phoenix anchor the program in Months 1 (August ‘26), 4 (November ‘26), and 9 (April ‘27).
Between those sessions:
Omni Institute facilitates monthly virtual leadership development sessions and structured peer consultation calls throughout the program.
BEN is grateful to Wells Fargo, a longstanding corporate and philanthropic sponsor, for its support in Colorado and beyond. With Wells Fargo's support, BEN is expanding and exploring ecosystem-building partnerships in Arizona and other states to serve more growth-minded entrepreneurs with more expert volunteer advisors excited to bring the BEN methodology to new markets.