Maximize Your Business's Potential to

Drive Change & Prosperity

We help mission-driven small businesses eliminate entrepreneurial poverty and build community wealth through expert financial and operational strategies.

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“I am done with apologies. If contrariness is my inheritance and destiny, so be it. If it is my mission to go in at exits and come out at entrances, so be it. The world that we are striving to create is so vastly different than the world that is, that nearly everything we do bears a certain madness.” 

– Wendell Berry

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Our Approach

We empower our clients to build world-changing enterprises based on a foundation of financial and operational excellence.

Methodology

To empower purpose-driven enterprises, close the racial wealth gap, and build thriving communities through strategic financial and operational consulting.

Support

Our tailored, culturally competent approach ensures each business receives the precise support it needs to thrive.

Why Choose Us?

When you work with EJ Consortium, you're not just getting consultants—you're gaining allies in the fight for economic justice. Together, we'll build businesses that don't just succeed but also uplift entire communities.

Proven track record with small businesses
Certified Profit First Professionals
Commitment to community-wide prosperity

What Can We Offer for Your Success?

Are you ready to transform your purpose into profit and impact? Let's create change that lasts!

Fractional CFO/COO Services

Ongoing high-level, strategic, fractional consulting retainer services. Packages can include the following:

Accounting
Finance
Operations
Administrative
Leadership Development

VIP Days

Our VIP Days are also known as our O.E.M (Overwhelmed Entrepreneur Makeover) Package. Our team is at your service for an entire 8-hour day to sprint toward your most pressing finance and operation goals. VIP days are completely customizable based on your needs.

Radical Business Membership

Are you committed to building a business that we will change the world? Are you ready for a radically different approach to building businesses with a purpose? This cohort might be for you!

Transformative Workshops & Speaking Engagements

Are you an organization dedicated to uplifting small businesses and promoting economic justice? Enhance your impact with our specialized workshops and speaking engagements.

Our Process

Step 1: Enterprise Revolution Assessment

Step 1

Enterprise Revolution Assessment

Unlock your organization’s full potential through our in-depth Enterprise Audit. We dive deep into your unique challenges, crafting a plan to transform your operations and laying the groundwork for lasting financial success. Our comprehensive assessment of your internal systems and infrastructure paves the way for transformative growth.

Step 2: Eradicate Entrepreneurial Poverty

Step 2

Eradicate Entrepreneurial Poverty

To drive meaningful change, businesses must first master their finances. As a Certified ‘Profit First’ Firm, we implement a game-changing framework to create truly and permanently profitable businesses. Watch your business evolve into a powerhouse capable of providing family-sustaining wages and benefits.

“I don’t wanna be booked and busy. I wanna be well-rested and appropriately compensated”
– Dr. Autumn Asher BlackDeer

Step 3: Fractional CFO & COO Expertise

Step 3

Fractional CFO & COO Expertise

Elevate your business with our Fractional CFO & COO Support. Gain access to top-tier strategic management, continuously optimizing your key business functions. Our seasoned professionals become your secret weapon in navigating complex business landscapes and seizing growth opportunities.

Step 4: Visionary Leadership Transition

Step 4

Visionary Leadership Transition

Revolutionize your business culture with Open Book Management, fostering unprecedented transparency and team alignment. We guide founders in the crucial shift from working ‘in’ the business to working ‘on’ it, simultaneously building a robust framework for long-term success and seamless leadership transition.

Step 5: Community Wealth Building

Step 5

Community Wealth Building

Amplify your impact through our pinnacle step: Community Wealth Building. We help you implement equitable ownership and exit models—from profit sharing to cooperative structures—proven to generate wealth across all levels of your organization. This step embodies the heart of our mission, transforming your business into a catalyst for community-wide prosperity.

Ready to transform your business and community?

Lets build something extraordinary together.

Testimonials

"I have had the tremendous pleasure to partner with EJ Consortium over the last year to provide technical assistance to a cohort of recipients of the City of Chicago’s Together We Heal Creative Place grant program. I have been greatly impressed with the breadth and the depth of the advice that EJC provides its clients across business development, finance, operations, technology platforms, and more. Rachel is a great listener and is able to quickly synthesize complex challenges to offer custom solutions that are mission-driven, practical and sustainable over the long-term."

- Henry Wishcamper

Bustling Spaces LLC

"EJC offers valuable administrative and operational support, especially during staff transitions. They provide thoughtful systems advice, employ capable front-line staff, and maintain proactive communication, ensuring smooth operations and a seamless transition process. The team's adaptability and attention to detail consistently exceed our expectations. We are impressed with their professionalism and dedication, making them a trusted partner for our temporary support needs."

- Claire Rice

Executive Director, Arts Alliance Illinois

What our Profit First Professionals Certification Means for You

Profit First Origins

if you are not familiar with Profit First concept, it is a method developed and documented by business author Mike Michalowicz.

Popularity

Profit First became a TED Talk, had an entire segment on MSNBC, was written about in Forbes, and was featured in Accounting Today all in the same week.

You are in good hands

Our firm was selected over hundreds of competitors to provide business with guidance and support using the Profit First method, and you will directly benefit from it!