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Unedited Google reviews from Massachusetts business owners and leaders who completed SCALE UP, our live growth training in marketing, sales, leadership and AI.
A comprehensive program that truly delivers on marketing and sales growth. Skayle 360 covers everything—from targeting generational buyers to competitive intelligence and website tech. An invaluable asset for modernizing your sales strategy.
Working with Chris Ciunci has been a complete game-changer for our business. We initially participated in his Scale Up training, which is phenomenal for getting any business up to speed with modern marketing systems and leveraging AI effectively. Seeing the value of his approach, we brought Chris on for private consulting. He worked closely with us to build a customized marketing plan with a clear, actionable system. Thanks to his guidance, we are now actively generating new sales opportunities and utilizing marketing channels we hadn't considered before. Highly recommend Chris and Scale Up to any business looking to grow.
What can I say about Skayle 360 and Chris, too good to be true???? Seems that way. Normally there is a catch when someone offers a class and then helps guide you towards a grant that will help pay for it. I have been in business since 2010 and have done pretty well for myself, at least I thought, until I joined a course with Chris. What I learned from Skayle 360, would have helped get me where I am now within a year or two of opening the business . I could only imagine where I would be now after 16 years in business. One word of advice, do the steps with an open mind and do them!! You will be amazed at the end result. At least I was and felt like it was worth every bit of time I spent. You get out what you put in, especially in this day of AI. Thanks Chris.
Our experience with SKAYLE 360 was very positive. The support was excellent, and our team learned a great deal throughout the process. Chris was always available outside of the scheduled training sessions when we had questions. We appreciate the guidance and the value it brought to our team.
This was an exceptional value for my team and not just because I was ultimately fully reimbursed. I had a small tourism business I started myself and was trying to transition into a professional operation and now with multiple employees. We hit on every point of managing and running the business from defining our mission to optimizing our website to transforming HR from a compliance nuisance to a recruitment strategy. My team especially appreciated being included in the process and it was great for morale. A great opportunity for any small business owner.
I attended Scale Up 10-week training program together with 4 of my key employees. The course significantly exceeded my expectations, especially the AI-focused work in the last two weeks. Chris' strong marketing experience came through in the course material but there was also significant business-strategy focus in the last few sessions of the course. The course includes a good mix of joint training work with other companies and private-room work sessions with your own company team.
Our entire team took the Skayle 360 Training Course and found it to be very informative and helpful in several different areas including long term company vision/planning, marketing, website development, AI and prospecting. We enjoyed collaborating with Chris and the other companies that were taking the course at the same time and the sessions were well organized and easy to understand with the key concepts easy to implement.
Skayle 360 was a good experience for my thinking on my business. I was in year 4 of my business and I was working in the business more than on the business and this created a great pause to really reconsider what the business had become, how I would market it, and what our real value proposition was in the market. The cohort is great and you learn a lot from the experiences of others in the group who are in different industries and face different challenges. Well worth the time and effort. The resources are excellent as is Chris's approach to all of it.
My company's management team is currently attending this Skayle 360 seminar for the second time. We have a few new employees and a couple of prior attendees that are going through this training very willingly. This second session has matured into more educational sessions than the first and guides all of us to better understand our business environment and all of the factors that can influence our success. This session also trains us to utilize AI tools in our business environment. Chris holds our attention throughout the training and we look forward to working with Chris of Skayle 360 in the future.
Chris was a great instructor and a valuable resource both during and outside of training. Highly recommend for anyone looking to gain a competitive edge in their career.
In ten weeks I learned business and marketing skills for my small company, things I knew I needed but never had training for. The final two weeks about AI tools and abilities was empowering, and my company immediately put the training to use, much to our benefit. Oh yeah, Massachusetts paid for it in all, getting bang for my state taxes!
Always enjoy working with Chris Ciunci and Skayle 360 did not disappoint! Focused, clear and impactful!
Chris is frank, to the point, and most of all a valuable resource for business owners. He makes it easy to apply for the state grant and the course guides you to perfect your business. Oh, and he is very responsive! This is a quality I deeply respect, especially considering how he juggles many other students in his program.
Chris was incredibly thorough in his SCALE UP program and left no detail left unturned. He has a breadth of knowledge across many fields in business and offers an easy process to have tuition completely covered in the state of Massachusetts. Do not miss this one!
This was a wonderful class with so much helpful and strategic information. Chris really cares about the business owners he works with and is insightful and available for them. Highly recommend.
Scale Up training was great for our business! This training helped get us all together when that can be difficult most days. This training forced us to collaborate on clear objectives, goals, mission statement, and other important business directives. This was a great way for us to take time together to really think about the path that we wanted our business to be on and to think about how we wanted to reach our goals. I would definitely recommend this training to other businesses!
Excellent program! Chris introduced me to so many marketing tools I never knew about. We revamped our website home page based on the work that was done and have seen measurable results implementing strategies that we learned from Chris. He is very accessible and will tailor his ideas to your specific organization.
Chris's training series provided a clear, practical roadmap for scaling our business with greater confidence. Each session offered actionable insights to help us strengthen our processes, develop our team, and prepare for sustainable growth. We highly recommend this company to business owners looking for focused training and guidance to take their company to the next level.
I learned a great deal from taking the Scale Up course and found Chris to be a very knowledgeable and helpful instructor. He continues to provide support long after the course is over. If you are a small business owner or employee, I highly recommend investing time in this course.
I highly recommend Chris and his SCALE UP training course. What I appreciated most was that Chris made himself genuinely available throughout the course and went beyond simply delivering content. He provided practical, tangible guidance that helped translate the learning into a formal marketing and engagement plan that I could actually put into action. SCALE UP is relevant whether you are leading a nonprofit, running a small business, or building as an entrepreneur. Chris brings current information, tools, and strategies into the course, which keeps the content practical and relevant in a constantly changing environment. What also stood out to me was Chris’s integrity and his ability to center the human element of marketing and engagement. He creates space to understand the people you are trying to reach, not just the tactics you are trying to deploy. That approach helped me get significantly more value from the course and think differently about how I approach engagement. If you are looking for a course that combines current tools and strategies with practical guidance and a human-centered approach, SCALE UP is well worth the investment. Especially considering that Massachusetts-based business owners can get reimbursed for the course!
I took the SCALE UP program with Skayle 360 in the fall of 2024 as the owner of a small civil engineering firm. Chris did a good job keeping the material practical and relevant to a small business, and the sessions on strategy, marketing, and AI gave me useful ideas I could take back to the office. Worth the time for any small business owner looking to work on the business instead of just in it.
Taking the SCALE UP program with Chris and the Skayle360 Team was super beneficial for us as Small Business, we learn so much about the benefits of utilizing AI properly and it's agents, keeping always in mind about your core values through your Mission and Vision. The platforms and topics were very didactic and specially Chris was very good on explaining and follow up details or particular cases from different businesses or industries. I high recommend the course! Manuel Ainzuain Owner Snowy Owl Coffee Roasters
This is one of the best courses I have taken in many years, and Chris Ciunci is a very talented and capable marketing expert. He is also an early adopter of technology, and the A.I. section of the course is worth the price of admission alone. I highly recommend taking this program.
Chris Ciunci's Scale Up Training program is a must for any business owner — and it's paid for by the state. Five modules covering everything from strategic planning, marketing strategy to AI for growth, all taught with incredible attention to detail. Chris is knowledgeable, detail-oriented, and truly invested in every participant's success. When Chris says "if you need any help, just send it to me," he really means it, with timely follow-through — not just words. This program pushed me to rethink how I lead and where my business needs to go. Highly recommend to any owner or leadership team within any company — well worth the time investment in giving your business a competitive edge.
We highly recommend Skayle 360 for small businesses and nonprofits looking to accelerate growth and improve organizational efficiency. The program is comprehensive, practical, and highly effective, with excellent learning materials and a proven framework for developing a growth plan, sales and marketing strategy, and automation processes. Chris Ciunci is an outstanding trainer and marketer; knowledgeable, engaging, and highly effective at turning concepts into actionable strategies. As a result of the training, we have successfully adopted and implemented a number of the techniques across our organization and are already seeing meaningful benefits.
If you are a Massachusetts employer with 100 or fewer W-2 employees and a physical office, factory or warehouse in the state, you almost certainly qualify.
We confirm eligibility and gather the three required documents (Certificate of Good Standing, Certificate of Compliance, W-9) as part of intake.
You pay for each course as your employee completes it, then submit a reimbursement request to Commonwealth Corporation with the invoice and proof of payment. The state reimburses the full amount, up to the cap.
We provide every document you need and walk you through the first reimbursement submission at no charge.
The Express Grant caps reimbursement at $300 per instructional hour, $3,000 per organization per course, and $15,000 per company per calendar year. SCALE UP is structured to fit comfortably within those limits.
If you want to send several people or run a larger program, the Express Grant can be paired with the WTFP General Program in the same year — we will help you map the path.
Yes. The $15,000 cap is per company per calendar year, so you can send additional leaders the following calendar year. Or pair the Express Grant with the WTFP General Program (allowed simultaneously as of April 2026) for larger rollouts. Or you can fund additional seats out-of-pocket.
We'll help you map the path that fits your team's size and timeline.
Yes — this is a WTFP requirement. Employees must be paid their regular wages while attending training. The grant is intended to upskill working employees, not to fund unpaid time.
For SCALE UP, that means roughly 2.5 hours of paid time per session, twice a week, for the duration of the cohort.
Denials are uncommon when eligibility is confirmed up front, which is why we walk through it before you apply. The most frequent reasons for denial are missing documentation or being out of compliance with the DOR or DUA — both of which we help you check before submission.
If something does come back rejected, we work with you to address the issue and resubmit.
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