Assessment-Driven Small-Business Growth
Most business owners do not struggle because they lack ambition, ideas, or information
They struggle because they do not know:
Where their business is today
What is limiting its growth
Which issue should be addressed first
What support is appropriate
How to turn recommendations into measurable progress
Small Business Pro University helps business owners, the organizations, the advisors supporting them, and replace scattered activity with a clearer, more strategic path forward.
Through the proprietary Masterpreneur™ Growth System, we assess the complete business, identify the factors affecting performance, establish sequenced priorities, and support practical implementation.
Know where the business is. Know what to do next.
Diagnose. Strategize. Scale.
Our Mission
To transform small-business growth through the proprietary Masterpreneur™ Growth System, combining assessment-driven insights, personalized strategies, and practical tools that help owners build stronger businesses and enable advisors and institutions to deliver more effective, measurable support.
Our Vision
To become the nation’s leading small-business growth diagnostic and development platform, empowering owners, advisors, and institutions to build more profitable, scalable, and sustainable businesses that create economic opportunity and lasting impact.
Why Small Business Pro University Exists
Small-business owners are surrounded by advice
They are told to:
Market more
Sell more
Hire employees
Raise capital
Automate
Delegate
Create content
Pursue larger contracts
Add new products
Attend more events
Join another program
Any of those actions might be valuable.
But the right action depends on the current condition of the business.
A company struggling with profit may not need more sales.
An owner overwhelmed by daily operations may not need another employee.
A business seeking financing may first need stronger margins, cash flow, systems, or management capacity.
Small Business Pro University was created to help owners move beyond generic advice and make better decisions about what their business needs next.
Understand The Masterpreneur™ Path
Which step is your business currently on?
Most owners know they want their business to grow, but may not have a clear picture of where it stands today.
The Masterpreneur™ Growth Assessment helps answer:
What stage of growth is the business in?
How strong is the business across the key drivers of growth?
Where are its greatest strengths?
Where are the most significant gaps?
Is the business positioned for its next stage?
Which areas require deeper attention?
The free Assessment provides owners, advisors, and institutions with an objective starting point for understanding the business before deciding what should be done next.
Not sure where to begin?
Explore the 10 Masterpreneur™ Growth Factors
What Does the Business Need Next?
The FREE Masterpreneur™ Growth Assessment helps owners understand where their business is today.
The Debrief answers the harder questions:
Which issue is having the greatest impact?
Is the visible problem the real problem?
What should be addressed first?
What should wait?
Which opportunities is the business ready to pursue?
What type of support would be most valuable?
The paid Debrief transforms assessment results into clear priorities and focused recommendations, helping owners, advisors, and institutions understand what should be done to move the business forward.
Not sure where to begin?
Lead and Manage More Effectively
What’s the best way to implement your growth plan?
The free Masterpreneur™ Growth Assessment is the first step to helping business owners understand where their business is today.
The paid Assessment Debrief answers the next question:
What should you do to move the business forward?
The Business Growth Strategy Session takes it one step further by addressing:
How should you do it?
What should be prioritized first?
What specific actions should be taken?
What resources and support will be required?
Who should be responsible?
How will progress and success be measured?
The Strategy Session upgrades the Assessment and Debrief by transforming insights and recommendations into a focused strategy and practical implementation plan.
Not sure where to begin?
How We Help
For Business Owners
We help established owners diagnose what is limiting growth and develop a practical pathway toward stronger profit, better systems, greater capacity, and less dependence on the founder
Solutions may include:
Masterpreneur™ Growth Assessment
Assessment debrief
Business Growth Diagnostic
Blueprint for Rapid Growth
90-day implementation plan
Strategic Growth Advisory
Capital-readiness support
Contract-readiness support
Reassessment and progress reviews
For Institutions
We help banks, CDFIs, chambers, universities, economic-development organizations, procurement programs, foundations, and other institutions improve the way they assess, segment, support, and measure business owners.
Institutional solutions may include:
Participant assessment and intake
Business-stage identification
Program placement
Capital-readiness diagnostics
Contract-readiness programs
Sponsored growth cohorts
Portfolio diagnostics
Aggregate reporting
Outcome measurement
Advisor development
Institutional licensing
For Business Advisors
We help experienced consultants, coaches, accountants, fractional executives, and technical-assistance professionals bring greater structure and consistency to their advisory work.
Masterpreneur™ Growth Architect Certification equips qualified advisors to:
Assess the complete business
Identify underlying constraints
Interpret assessment results
Sequence growth priorities
Conduct diagnostic debriefs
Develop growth blueprints
Support implementation
Measure progress
Work with institutional partners
How the System Works
Assess - Diagnose - Prioritize - Implement - Reassess
About Andrew Frazier, MBA, CFA
Experience and Impact
These figures represent cumulative experience across advisory work, education, events, partnerships, financing initiatives, and Andrew’s broader professional career.
Andrew and Small Business Pro University have:
Worked 1-on-1 with more than 1,000 business owners and trained tens of thousands of entrepreneurs and professionals about business.
Authored four small-business books, developed more than 100 mini-courses, and hosted more than 250 episodes a weekly livestream/podcast on business leadership and management.
Produced more than 40 business-growth events over 10+ years with more than 1,500 event participants driving more than $100 million in financing and economic impact
Our Point of View
The Whole Business Matters
Business challenges are connected.
Financial strength affects hiring.
Pricing affects cash flow.
Marketing affects sales.
Operations affect capacity.
Leadership affects delegation.
A meaningful diagnosis must consider the entire system.
Business Stage Matters
The right strategy depends on where the company is today.
A business working toward Stability should not blindly copy the strategy of a company already operating at Scale.
Priorities Must Be Sequenced
Business owners do not need an overwhelming list of everything that could be improved.
They need clarity about:
What should happen first
What should follow
What can wait
Implementation Creates Results
Insight alone does not change a business.
Recommendations must become clear actions, responsibilities, deadlines, measures, and accountability.
Progress Should Be Measured
Businesses change.
Strategies should be reviewed, progress assessed, and priorities updated as the company develops.
Our Values
Clarity
We help clients understand complex business challenges and identify practical next steps.
Integrity
We provide objective recommendations based on the needs of the business—not on selling unnecessary services.
Practicality
Our tools and strategies are designed to be implemented in real businesses with limited time and resources.
Accountability
We connect recommendations to actions, responsibilities, deadlines, and measurable progress.
Respect
We recognize that every owner, advisor, institution, and business begins from a different position.
Impact
We focus on building businesses that create stronger owners, teams, communities, and economies.
From New Jersey to Charlotte, NC
Serving Clients Nationwide
Small Business Pro University was built through almost 20 years of working with business owners, institutions, and communities in New Jersey and across the country.
SBProU is now establishing its headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, while continuing to serve clients and partners in New Jersey and nationwide.
The Charlotte expansion represents more than a change of location.
It marks the next stage of building an assessment-driven platform capable of helping more:
Established business owners
Banks and CDFIs
Chambers and economic-development organizations
Universities and entrepreneurship programs
Procurement and supplier-diversity initiatives
Experienced business advisors
Our goal is to help create stronger pathways for small-business growth wherever owners and institutions need them.
Start With Clarity
Business Owners
Identify what may be limiting your growth and what to address first
Institutions
Explore how assessment-driven insights can improve participant placement, readiness, and measurable outcomes
Advisors
Learn how to bring a structured growth-diagnostic methodology to your clients and institutional partners
Diagnose. Strategize. Scale.
The Most Comprehensive Suite of Content and Resources for Entrepreneurs and Business Owners
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100+
Instructors and Content Contributors
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1,000+
One-on-One Strategic Business Coaching and Consulting Sessions
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2,500+
Course Lessons and Combined Years of Business Experience
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10,000+
People Taught About Growing Their Businesses
The Team
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Gene Bohensky
Sales Pro
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Barry Cohen
Public Relations Pro
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Laurana Edwards
Business Plan Pro
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Andrew Frazier
FOUNDER
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Joycelyn Frazier
Marketing Assistant
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Reinell Trupel
Virtual Assistant
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John Larrier
MARKETING DIRECTOR
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Jimmy Newson
Digital Marketing Pro
Advisory Board
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Terry Trayvick
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John Webb
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Angela Durham
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Arthur Jones
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Jack Cox
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Stanley Dobbs
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Casey Carpenter
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Don Viapree

