The Courage Group, Inc. is a professional entrepreneurial services and consulting company. We specialize in incorporating, business plan writing, investor presentation development, public relations writing and essential marketing materials for home based entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Brief Founder/Company Bio

Like many of his clients, Neil spent several years in the corporate world, working hard and climbing the corporate ladder at American Airlines/American Eagle. Then came a change in Sr. Management at the company and boom, he was fired. Turns out, this was one the best things that could have happen to him. Neil had been an airline guy for the past 15 years and got burned out awhile back, on airplanes constantly, many hotel rooms, junk food etc.

Then the light bulb went off at age 38, asking himself, why not do your own gig vs. going back to the corporate world. He pitched an idea to start another company by some money guys who liked his idea and asked for a business plan. Neil spent the next few months putting the business plan together in order to raise a bunch of money from the venture capital world.

He did not get the money but along the way, other entrepreneur friends asked for his assistance in writing their own business plan and investor presentations. So Neil decided to start The Courage Group in order to help other entrepreneurs. So it was off to the Windy city of Chicago to start the business. And like the majority of pure scratch entrepreneurs, no clients and limited funds. ($2,460 in savings)

When asked why name the company The Courage Group, what is the one thing all entrepreneurs need, courage. Plus, Neil thought about his Dad and all the other U.S. Army Infantrymen who served in The Korean War, which was really courage

Neil Anderson has been helping other entrepreneurs start their own companies for several years. Before starting The Courage Group, Neil held a variety of successful field sales and management positions at American Airlines and served as Director of Sales for American Eagle Airlines. Neil is a featured speaker on entrepreneur topics for the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, The Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, NE Minneapolis Chamber Of Commerce, The U.S. Small Business Administration, (SBA) Drake Beam Morin, Right Management Consultants, Lee Hecht Harrison, Borders Bookstores, Celebrity Cruise Lines, The University of Illinois at Chicago, The University of Chicago/Graduate School of Business/Entrepreneurs Roundtable, The Schaumburg Township District Library, The Chicago Bar Association, American Society of Interior Designers, Midwest Entrepreneurs Forum, The City of Chicago/Treasurer's Small Business Expo and the Jewish Vocational Service of Chicago. Neil is a contributing writer for The Chicago Tribune.Com, SoHo Tips.Com, The Chicago Tribune,The Wall Street Journal Center For Entrepreneurs, HOMEBusiness Journal, Opportunity World and Money 'N Profit Magazines, LaSalle Bank Small Business Newsletter and The Business Ledger newspaper. He is also a contributing expert source on entrepreneurship and small business topics for Chicagoland Television. (CLTV) A native of North Dakota , Neil earned a bachelors degree from The University of Minnesota. Outstanding Young Men of America nomination, 1984.