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Empower HerProgram model
Participant journey
Core training: bookkeeping, accounting support, tax workflow, and entrepreneurship. Signature method: professional personas and real-world experiential learning.
Empower Her is a 12-week workforce development and entrepreneurship program that combines bookkeeping, accounting support, tax-workflow education, business development, mentorship, and professional experiential learning. Participants progress through an Earn the Experience milestone system and a Week 2–graduation persona track to build their own client list. Independent program partners include Maverick, TCF, Healthcare Collection Inc., Villafana Wealth Builders, ERC Inc., and Bateman & Associates. No partner owns the cohort. There is no tuition and we do not sell training.
Books, close, and firm files—the class of software used in real practices.
Licenses belong to Healthcare Collection Inc. and Bateman & Associates. Trainees and members are allowed to use them for workflow labs and ERO practice. This is commercial software, not IRS VITA TaxSlayer. A volunteer VITA/TCE site, if opened later, is ordered only through IRS SPEC and stays on a separate EFIN and stack.
Licenses available during training and after, so the toolkit does not vanish at graduation. bainconit.com
Members complete PTIN, CAF, EFIN, and ERO requirements with instructor support. The IRS issues the numbers; Empower Her provides the training, application labs, and completion tracking so graduates can operate in the e-file ecosystem lawfully.
| Credential | What it is | What the program does |
|---|---|---|
| PTIN | Preparer Tax Identification Number | Application lab, checklist, confirmation of completion |
| CAF | Centralized Authorization File number | POA/authorization practice packets and filing workflow |
| EFIN | Electronic Filing Identification Number | e-file application support and suitability-step tracking |
| ERO | Electronic Return Originator | Originator duties, due diligence, and lab sign-off |
See Week 7 study guide. You do not advertise e-file originator status until IRS approval is actually in hand.
Each week has a defined study guide: objectives, instruction, assigned work, and the milestone that proves readiness. Open a week to study.
| Week | Theme | Milestone | Study guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Professional identity & orientation | Professional identity statement | Week 1 guide |
| 2 | Bookkeeping foundations | Sample company ledger | Week 2 guide |
| 3 | Accounts payable / receivable | AP/AR workflow exercise | Week 3 guide |
| 4 | Bank reconciliation & month-end | Completed reconciliation | Week 4 guide |
| 5 | Financial statements | Management summary | Week 5 guide |
| 6 | Client service & data security | Mock client intake | Week 6 guide |
| 7 | Tax workflow & professional boundaries | Tax workflow map | Week 7 guide |
| 8 | Build your firm | Business setup checklist | Week 8 guide |
| 9 | Services, pricing & profitability | Service menu + price model | Week 9 guide |
| 10 | Getting clients | Client acquisition plan | Week 10 guide |
| 11 | Accountant Persona Experience | Capstone professional day | Week 11 guide |
| 12 | Launch & graduation | Launch / employment plan | Week 12 guide |
Personas turn abstract career expectations into repeated behavior. The Accountant Persona is the flagship; the framework also includes firm owner, client advisor, networker, and tax professional.
Preparation, punctuality, client meeting, financial presentation, discretion.
Scheduling, pricing, delegation, revenue review, decision making.
Discovery questions, listening, explaining reports, follow-up.
Intake discipline, documentation, due diligence, boundaries, secure handling.
No participant is required to purchase luxury goods or imitate a lifestyle as a condition of success. Professional appearance guidance is inclusive. Vehicle experiences have equivalent alternatives. Client simulations use de-identified or fictional information. Harassment, discrimination, bullying, and misuse of sponsor property are prohibited. Photos and testimonials require consent.