Building a Business Is Not Enough. Readiness Determines Success.
Are you transitioning from corporate America, exploring a new venture, or trying to turn your side hustle into a legitimate, scalable enterprise?
The hard truth is that 90% of startups fail not because of a bad idea, but because of a bad foundation.
Not every organization is funding-ready, but every organization can become funding-ready.
Find out exactly where you stand today before you risk your time, energy, and capital.
Download Your Free Readiness AssessmentA Powerful Partnership for Business Growth
Business readiness and funding readiness work together. Gain the strategy, structure, and positioning needed to pursue contracts, grants, and sustainable growth opportunities.
Why Passion Will Not Pay the Bills And What Will
Starting a business is thrilling. The adrenaline of designing a logo, launching a website, and printing business cards makes you feel like a CEO.
But passion alone doesn't secure contracts, attract investors, or build a sustainable infrastructure.
Most new business owners operate purely on guesswork. They register an LLC and cross their fingers, completely ignoring the foundational pillars required for true legitimacy and scalable growth.
The Cost of Guesswork Is Higher Than You Think.
Information Overload
Getting lost in YouTube tutorials and conflicting advice.
Legal Vulnerability
Operating without the right contracts or entity structures.
Missed Opportunities
Getting passed over for grants and corporate contracts because your paperwork isn't funding-ready.
The Tale of Two Entrepreneurs
The “Guesswork” Entrepreneur
The “Funding-Ready” Entrepreneur
Is This Assessment Right For You?
The Corporate Escapee
You are currently employed but planning your exit strategy and need to ensure your new venture can replace your income.
The Side Hustler
You are making some money on the side, but you want to legitimize your operations and scale up.
The Stalled Founder
You launched within the last 1–2 years, but you feel disorganized and unready to pitch for serious funding.
Stop Guessing. Start Building Strategically.
This comprehensive Entrepreneur Readiness Assessment is designed to audit your current positioning and highlight the critical gaps in your business plan.
It takes less than 10 minutes to complete, but it could save you thousands of dollars in mistakes.
Discover What Is Working — and What Needs Attention.
The 5 Core Readiness Pillars
The exact criteria lenders and organizations look for.
Your Personal Readiness Score
A clear, objective look at where your business structure stands right now.
The Blind Spots Costing You Money
Identify legal, financial, and mindset roadblocks before they become expensive mistakes.
The Transition Roadmap
Actionable steps to safely and profitably transition from your corporate career to full-time entrepreneurship.
Meet Coach Tawanna: Your Catalyst for Success
Knowledge is Currency. Positioning is Profit.
As the founder of Heyward Bey International, Coach Tawanna has dedicated her career to helping entrepreneurs BUILD, PREPARE, and WIN.
She specializes in guiding startups and transitioning professionals to develop the robust, compliant frameworks required to pursue lucrative opportunities strategically.
She doesn't just teach theory; she provides the exact blueprints used to secure major contracts and sustainable funding.
Trusted Guidance That Creates Confidence and Results
Hear from entrepreneurs and SCORE mentees who gained clarity, stronger positioning, and the confidence to move forward.
Transitioning from a successful corporate career to entrepreneurship can be frightening. Fortunately, the list of transferable skills is long. However, the list of unfamiliar tasks that require rich insight and know-how is equally long. At the top of my list of unfamiliar tasks was acquiring my Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) certification.
I decided it was far too important to stumble through alone. I wanted my application to be thorough, comprehensive, and truly reflective of my business. After researching possibilities, I was referred to Coach Tawanna Heyward-Bey. From the moment I hired her, I knew this would be the smartest decision ever. I successfully acquired my certification.
Coach Tawanna and her team delivered and made the process painless. Her knowledge, expertise, and cadence were a perfect match for me. My advice is to not tackle this alone. I STRONGLY recommend Coach Tawanna.
Tawanna Heyward-Bey is an exceptional SCORE mentor! Her expertise in business certifications and her generous guidance has been invaluable to me. She provided actionable strategies, tailored advice, and numerous resources that have already made a significant difference in my business journey.
Her kindness and support create an empowering experience, and I am truly grateful for her mentorship. Highly recommend!
Tawanna is truly phenomenal! She has helped me so much. Tawanna has helped me understand the importance and the process of government contracting.
Her professionalism and her willingness to make sure that I leave more informed than when I started means everything to me and my family, and I couldn’t thank her enough for all that she has offered me in such a short period of time. Thank God for Coach Tawanna!
Education builds trust.
Readiness creates access.
Readiness Creates Access™
Access to funding, certifications, contracts, partnerships, and sustainable growth begins long before the opportunity appears.
It begins with preparation, structure, positioning, and the confidence to take the next strategic step.
Wherever you are in your business journey, HBI provides a pathway to help you continue learning, preparing, and moving forward.
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Questions About Getting Started?
How long does the assessment take?
It is designed to be completed in under 10 minutes.
Is it really free?
Yes. We believe that giving you the tools to diagnose your business gaps is the first step in building a lasting relationship.
What happens after I take it?
You will receive a customized score and immediate recommendations on what to fix first.
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The HBI Readiness Journey
We Help Entrepreneurs BUILD, PREPARE, and WIN.
Knowledge is Currency. Positioning is Profit.