Founding Preparation Period · October–December 2026 · Foundation Office inquiries are reviewed for fit and capacity.
Foundation Office

Focused diagnostics before you spend more.

Public-source research, client-provided context, and practical direction. Each service has a fixed price, defined deliverables, stated exclusions, and a clear completion standard.

How payment works. Paid services are 100% upfront through Stripe. You can pay online right away with no forms required first, or request a Foundation Review if you would like ACA to confirm fit before you pay. If ACA cannot accept an engagement after payment, you receive a full refund.

Already confirmed by ACA? Go to client intake and payment.

Complimentary

Complimentary Light Visibility Audit

$0No payment required

Purpose
A limited public-facing observation of how your business currently appears to customers.
Who it is for
Owner-led businesses that would like an initial outside view before deciding whether a paid diagnostic is useful.
Includes
  • Relevant publicly available business information.
  • Basic website/mobile observation where applicable.
  • Visible customer-contact path.
  • Relevant public-profile review.
  • Basic information consistency.
  • One to three priority observations.
  • Brief branded PDF, structured email, or digital observation.
  • Appropriate next-step recommendation.
Delivery timing
Set after approval, subject to fit and capacity.
Not included
Not a full internal diagnostic, lead/competitor research service, strategy, or implementation.
Diagnostic

Digital Solutions Brief

$59.99 USD100% upfront · within 48 hours

Purpose
Identify what to address first in relation to one primary 30–90 day business objective.
Who it is for
Owners who have a specific objective and want a focused, practical view of what deserves attention first.
What you receive
  • Review of completed intake.
  • One primary 30–90 day objective.
  • Relevant public presence and customer-contact path.
  • Client-provided business context.
  • Priority findings.
  • What to address first.
  • Seven-day owner action sequence.
  • Branded Brief.
  • Appropriate next-step recommendation.
  • One brief clarification opportunity.
Price
$59.99 USD
Payment terms
100% upfront, through ACA’s hosted Stripe payment link, sent after fit review.
Delivery timing
Within 48 hours after complete intake, payment, and required client context.
Client responsibilities
Complete the intake accurately, share relevant public links and context, and respond to any reasonable request for missing information.
Exclusions
Account access, implementation, website/profile changes, lead or competitor research beyond the agreed diagnostic, design, development, advertising, sales, ongoing advisory, unlimited revisions, and guaranteed outcomes.
Completion standard
Delivered branded Brief.
Next action
Pay online, with no forms required first, or submit an inquiry if you would like ACA to confirm fit before you pay.
Research

Local Lead Hunter

$129.99 USD100% upfront · within 72 hours

Purpose
Identify relevant public-source local opportunities connected to one agreed research objective and geography.
Who it is for
Owners prepared to lead their own outreach who want a researched, sourced list of local customers, referral sources, or partners worth approaching.
What you receive
  • One agreed research objective.
  • Geographic/category/industry/audience targeting.
  • Public-source research.
  • Researched opportunity map.
  • Public contact/location details where available.
  • Relevance notes.
  • Priority grouping.
  • Suggested owner-led outreach angles.
  • Basic outreach tracker.
  • One brief clarification opportunity.
Price
$129.99 USD
Payment terms
100% upfront, through ACA’s hosted Stripe payment link, sent after fit review.
Delivery timing
Within 72 hours after complete intake, payment, and clearly defined research criteria.
Client responsibilities
Define the objective, geography, target categories, good-fit criteria, and exclusions; conduct any outreach yourself.
Exclusions
ACA contacting targets, follow-up, appointment setting, sales closing, negotiation, CRM setup, ongoing list updates, purchased/scraped/restricted/private/improperly obtained data, unlimited revisions, and guaranteed outcomes.
Completion standard
Delivered research map and tracker.
Please note
The number of researched opportunities is not fixed. Listed opportunities are not guaranteed interested buyers or qualified leads.
Next action
Pay online, with no forms required first, or submit an inquiry if you would like ACA to confirm fit before you pay.
Integrated

Combined Diagnostic Bundle

$179.99 USD100% upfront · within 3–5 business days

Purpose
Connect what the business should address first with relevant local opportunities and a coordinated owner-led next step.
Who it is for
Owners who want both the diagnostic and the local research, considered together in one engagement.
What you receive
  • Everything in the Digital Solutions Brief.
  • Everything in Local Lead Hunter.
  • Integrated recommendation connecting business priorities and local opportunities.
  • Branded report and opportunity spreadsheet/tracker.
  • One 15-minute delivery walkthrough if scheduled within seven calendar days of delivery.
  • Priority consideration for appropriate Sovereign or Execution work, subject to fit and capacity; no follow-on project included.
Price
$179.99 USD
Payment terms
100% upfront, through ACA’s hosted Stripe payment link, sent after fit review.
Delivery timing
Within 3–5 business days after complete intake, payment, and required information.
Client responsibilities
Complete the combined intake, define the research criteria, schedule the walkthrough within seven calendar days if wanted, and lead any outreach.
Exclusions
Account access, implementation, outreach execution, sales, negotiation, ongoing management, unlimited revisions, and guaranteed outcomes.
Completion standard
Delivered both components and integrated recommendation; walkthrough scheduling follows its stated availability.
Next action
Pay online, with no forms required first, or submit an inquiry if you would like ACA to confirm fit before you pay.
Choosing a service

Not sure which fits?

Choose the Digital Solutions Brief when you need to know what to address first for one objective. Choose Local Lead Hunter when you are ready to lead outreach and need relevant local opportunities. Choose the Combined Diagnostic Bundle when you want both considered together.

If you are unsure, say so in your inquiry. ACA will recommend the smallest sensible starting point, which may be the complimentary audit or no paid service.

Already know what needs to be built? You may not need a diagnostic. If the problem is documented and the desired system is clear, describe the system instead; ACA reviews your existing evidence rather than recreating it.

During the founding preparation period, the Foundation Office is ACA’s public service menu. Implementation inquiries are received and qualified now, with implementation work beginning no earlier than January 2027. Other ACA offices are offered only through an approved, separately scoped recommendation.