Explore BizStarts and discover your first path forward.
- Community forum access
- Monthly town hall AMAs
- Grant alerts digest
- BizStarts event calendar
- Ask Bre™ — 3 queries/month
- Community Market perks
For early-stage founders building momentum and accessing resources.
- Everything in Starter
- Weekly workshops + challenges
- Regional peer rooms
- Coaching office hours — 2x/month
- Ask Bre™ — 25 queries/month
- AI grant finder (basic)
- Member spotlight eligibility
- BizStarts Institute priority access
For established owners ready to scale with warm intros and capital access.
- Everything in Builder
- Warm intro matchmaking
- Pitch lab sessions (monthly)
- Grant concierge service
- Ask Bre™ — unlimited
- AI grant finder (advanced)
- 20% off all BizStarts events
- Capital Readiness Lab access
- 1:1 coach session (quarterly)
Maximum access, visibility, and VIP concierge for high-growth founders.
- Everything in Growth
- VIP concierge service
- Exclusive salon dinners (quarterly)
- VIP event access + 2 free tickets/yr
- Ask Bre™ — priority AI + CFO mode
- 1:1 coach session (monthly)
- Named recognition on BizStarts site
- Micro-Grant cohort nomination rights
- Monthly AI business health report
Powered by Breva™
Your AI-powered business partner,
Ask Bre™, grows with you
At every tier, Ask Bre™ delivers personalized financial coaching, grant-matching, and capital readiness — right when you need it.
Starter — Free
First taste of AI coaching
3 queries / monthAnswers basic funding and planning questions. Enough to experience the value and create urgency to upgrade.
Builder — $24.99/mo
Weekly AI support + grant finder
25 queries / monthRegular weekly use. Grants matched to your business profile. Cash flow basics and loan-readiness checkups.
Growth — $49.99/mo
Unlimited AI CFO mode
Unlimited queriesFull AI CFO. Lender-ready document builder. Funding path modeling. Burn rate and margin coaching.
Catalyst — $129.99/mo
Priority AI + monthly CFO reports
Priority SLAFastest responses. Monthly AI-generated business health report. Proactive capital opportunity alerts.
Full comparison
Everything side by side
| Starter | Builder | Growth | Catalyst | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | Free | $24.99 | $49.99 | $129.99 |
| Annual price | Free | $240/yr save $59.88 | $400/yr save $199.88 | $1,000/yr save $559.88 |
| Community | ||||
| Community forum | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Monthly town hall AMAs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Regional peer rooms | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Warm intro matchmaking | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exclusive salon dinners | — | — | — | Quarterly |
| Coaching & Education | ||||
| Coaching office hours | — | 2x / month | 2x / month | 2x / month |
| 1:1 coaching sessions | — | — | Quarterly | Monthly |
| Pitch lab sessions | — | — | Monthly | Monthly |
| BizStarts Institute access | Standard | Priority | Priority | Priority + VIP |
| Capital & Grants | ||||
| Grant alerts digest | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI grant finder | — | Basic | Advanced | Advanced + alerts |
| Grant concierge service | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Capital Readiness Lab | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Micro-Grant nomination rights | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Ask Bre™ AI (powered by Breva) | ||||
| Monthly queries | 3 | 25 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| AI CFO mode | — | — | ✓ | Priority SLA |
| Lender-ready doc builder | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Monthly business health report | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Events & Recognition | ||||
| Event discounts | — | 10% | 20% | VIP + 2 free tickets/yr |
| Community Market perks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Member spotlight | — | Eligible | Eligible | Featured |
| Named recognition on website | — | — | — | ✓ |
Corporate cohorts & sponsored seats
Invest in Milwaukee's
next generation of founders
Companies and foundations can sponsor membership seats for underserved entrepreneurs. Named sponsorship recognition, custom cohort programming, and negotiated pricing available.
ldysart@bizstarts.com
Questions
Frequently asked
Yes — you can upgrade or downgrade at any time. Upgrades take effect immediately. Downgrades take effect at the start of your next billing cycle. Founding members who sign up at Catalyst Night lock their rate permanently.
Ask Bre™ is BizStarts' AI-powered business advisor, built by Breva™. It acts as a virtual CFO — answering funding questions, building lender-ready documents, forecasting cash flow, and coaching you on the financial metrics that matter.
Annual plans are billed once per year upfront. Builder saves $59.88/yr ($240 vs $299.88), Growth saves $199.88/yr ($400 vs $599.88), and Catalyst saves $559.88/yr ($1,000 vs $1,559.88). You can switch to annual at any time and receive a prorated credit.
Those legacy annual packages have been replaced by this new system, which delivers significantly more value. Previous annual members will receive a personal email with transition options including a prorated credit toward their new tier.
Yes — BizStarts is designed for entrepreneurs at every stage including pre-revenue. The Starter tier is free and Builder at $24.99/month is built around early-stage needs. 85% of BizStarts members are women and 58% are people of color — this community was built for you.