Meet the
Collective.

Skopos Collective is a mission-driven financial strategy firm that helps small manufacturers and creative entrepreneurs grow with clarity and confidence. Founded by Elli Papadopoulos after years as an SBA underwriter, Skopos was born out of a commitment to share financial knowledge with business owners who are often left out of traditional systems.  
Through our three service areas—Streamline, Strategy, and Secure Funding—Skopos equips clients to understand their numbers, make informed decisions, and access capital. But Skopos is more than a consultancy—it's a collective. That means clients benefit from shared insights, tools, and relationships across a network of like-minded businesses and partners.

Rooted in humanized finance and the belief that diversity is power, Skopos blends technical expertise with deep empathy, helping clients feel seen, supported, and set up for sustainable growth.

Brooklyn Based, Community Focused

Humanizing Finance since 2016

Brooklyn Based, Community Focused

Humanizing Finance since 2016

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Founder, CEO

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Elli launched Skopos Collective in 2016 to help small businesses take charge of their financial future and access the capital they deserve. After working with hundreds of business owners—and spending seven years as an SBA underwriter— Elli saw how the right knowledge and preparation can transform outcomes. Today, through Skopos, Elli empowers community-based businesses to understand their numbers, build smart strategies, and secure the right opportunities to grow. Passionate about the spirit and impact of small businesses, Elli finds joy in supporting their success and strengthening the communities they call home.

Elli

Eric

Candice

Lauren

Brooklyn Based, Community Focused

Humanizing Finance since 2016

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Founder, CEO

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Elli

Eric

Candice

Lauren

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Founder, CEO

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Elli

Eric

Candice

Lauren

1 / 4

Founder, CEO

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Elli

Eric

Candice

Lauren

Brooklyn Based, Community Focused

Humanizing Finance since 2016

1 / 4

Founder, CEO

✦

Elli

Eric

Candice

Lauren

The Skopos

Manifesto

Skopos is the Greek word for Purpose: the process of intentional, soul-filling work and the sense of accomplishment that follows it.

Our company name reflects an intentionality in our mission, and our Manifesto guides how we show up for our clients, our communities, and each other.

These principles reflect our belief that business can be a tool for justice, creativity, and interdependence—not just profit.

Brooklyn Based, Community Focused

Humanizing Finance since 2016

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01 America needs you.

In the 1950s, small businesses were a dominant economic force, contributing 58% of total GDP in the United States. Today, small business contributes only 33%, dwarfed in the shadows of Fortune 500 mega-corporations.

The impacts are devasting for the American Dream: Concentrated wealth & power. Income inequality where executive compensation outpaces typical employee wages 344:1. Extractive industries that grossly pollute our environment. Violent industries that chip away at our personal freedom. And broken dreams that struggle to make ends meet In a system that was designed to reward profits, not purpose.

We believe another world is possible.

The Skopos

Manifesto

Skopos is the Greek word for Purpose: the process of intentional, soul-filling work and the sense of accomplishment that follows it.

Our company name reflects an intentionality in our mission, and our Manifesto guides how we show up for our clients, our communities, and each other.

These principles reflect our belief that business can be a tool for justice, creativity, and interdependence—not just profit.

Brooklyn Based, Community Focused

Humanizing Finance since 2016

✦

01 America needs you.

We believe another world is possible.

The Skopos

Manifesto

Skopos is the Greek word for Purpose: the process of intentional, soul-filling work and the sense of accomplishment that follows it.

Our company name reflects an intentionality in our mission, and our Manifesto guides how we show up for our clients, our communities, and each other.

These principles reflect our belief that business can be a tool for justice, creativity, and interdependence—not just profit.

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01
America
needs you.
In the 1950s, small businesses were a dominant economic force, contributing 58% of total GDP in the United States. Today, small business contributes only 33%, dwarfed in the shadows of Fortune 500 mega-corporations.

The impacts are devasting for the American Dream: Concentrated wealth & power. Income inequality where executive compensation outpaces typical employee wages 344:1. Extractive industries that grossly pollute our environment. Violent industries that chip away at our personal freedom. And broken dreams that struggle to make ends meet In a system that was designed to reward profits, not purpose.

We believe another world is possible.
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02
We are people who believe in people.
You’re our neighbors, our friends, our family. You're the mom-preneur juggling bedtime and big dreams. The community organizer turning a cause into a company. The designer refusing to settle. The immigrant seeking a better life through new opportunities. The artist coloring outside the lines.

You’re building a life on your terms. You’re keeping the American Dream alive, even when the Dream feels heavy.

That’s becoming more radical these days and we want to honor that!
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03
Humanize finance.
7 out of 10 business owners dislike the finance function the most. We think it’s because business owners often don’t have access to a “numbers person” they can call, or one that they like, to build their business intuition. We’re here to change that.

Sharpening your financial skills and learning how to ask hard questions is a catalyst for long-term success. That’s why we’re here, to make real-world business education accessible and available to ambitious small business owners like you.
✦
04
We don’t
believe in the profit motive.
The profit motive was not the start of great companies like Patagonia and Apple; people and ideas were! It was about doing something because it feels right and changes the status quo, not just ‘cause it looks good for your Balance Sheet.

We believe in making money. We don’t believe in maximizing profit at all costs.

The obsession with profit and maximizing shareholder value is gutting communities and destroying our planet, while executive cronyism, cost-cutting, and short-termism have hollowed out our long-term health.

We believe that both government and business can do better—must do better— starting with the idea that both entities can be an amazing force for good.
✦
05
You can't compete on price alone.
You’re not in business to just sell a product or a service that is fast and convenient. The idea that we can win as low cost leaders is a race to the bottom. Your value can’t boiled down to data, convenience and price. It’s not sustainable.

You’re selling quality, reliability, innovation, social values, experience, passion and care to your relationships. When your value blossoms with human relationships, it’s the best kind of competitive advantage you can have.
✦
06
Innovation through
co-creation
Every business is different, and a one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t provide the solutions necessary for scalable, sustainable growth.

Learning & innovative doesn’t happen in a vacuum — it happens through experience, conversations and trying new things. It requires thoughtful collaborations (and sleepless nights!) to navigate the messy zones.

We believe the best solutions are not just done for you, but done with you.
✦
07
Be smart with your money.
Make long-term decisions with intention. Build resilience into your business. Spend and save in alignment with your values.

Once you understand your numbers, you can plan—not just for survival, but for growth, joy, and longevity.

That’s where freedom lives.
✦
08
Another world is possible.
We hold the American Dream near and dear. But what happens when owning a business is no longer within reach for everyday people? What happens when we can no longer create the world we want to live in?

Our Collective energies create the world we want to live in.

Let’s build together!

The Skopos

Manifesto

Skopos is the Greek word for Purpose: the process of intentional, soul-filling work and the sense of accomplishment that follows it.

Our company name reflects an intentionality in our mission, and our Manifesto guides how we show up for our clients, our communities, and each other.

These principles reflect our belief that business can be a tool for justice, creativity, and interdependence—not just profit.

✦
01
America needs you.
In the 1950s, small businesses were a dominant economic force, contributing 58% of total GDP in the United States. Today, small business contributes only 33%, dwarfed in the shadows of Fortune 500 mega-corporations.

The impacts are devasting for the American Dream: Concentrated wealth & power. Income inequality where executive compensation outpaces typical employee wages 344:1. Extractive industries that grossly pollute our environment. Violent industries that chip away at our personal freedom. And broken dreams that struggle to make ends meet In a system that was designed to reward profits, not purpose.

We believe another world is possible.
✦
02
We are people who believe in people.
You’re our neighbors, our friends, our family. You're the mom-preneur juggling bedtime and big dreams. The community organizer turning a cause into a company. The designer refusing to settle. The immigrant seeking a better life through new opportunities. The artist coloring outside the lines. You’re building a life on your terms.

You’re keeping the American Dream alive, even when the Dream feels heavy.

That’s becoming more radical these days and we want to honor that!
✦
03
Humanize finance.
7 out of 10 business owners dislike the finance function the most.

We think it’s because business owners often don’t have access to a “numbers person” they can call, or one that they like, to build their business intuition. We’re here to change that.

Sharpening your financial skills and learning how to ask hard questions is a catalyst for long-term success. That’s why we’re here, to make real-world business education accessible and available to ambitious small business owners like you.
✦
04
We don’t believe in the profit motive.
The profit motive was not the start of great companies like Patagonia and Apple; people and ideas were! It was about doing something because it feels right and changes the status quo, not just ‘cause it looks good for your Balance Sheet.

We believe in making money. We don’t believe in maximizing profit at all costs.

The obsession with profit and maximizing shareholder value is gutting communities and destroying our planet, while executive cronyism, cost-cutting, and short-termism have hollowed out our long-term health.

We believe that both government and business can do better—must do better— starting with the idea that both entities can be an amazing force for good.
✦
05
You can't compete on price alone.
You’re not in business to just sell a product or a service that is fast and convenient. The idea that we can win as low cost leaders is a race to the bottom. Your value can’t boiled down to data, convenience and price. It’s not sustainable.

You’re selling quality, reliability, innovation, social values, experience, passion and care to your relationships. When your value blossoms with human relationships, it’s the best kind of competitive advantage you can have.
✦
06
Innovation through
co-creation
Every business is different, and a one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t provide the solutions necessary for scalable, sustainable growth.

Learning & innovative doesn’t happen in a vacuum — it happens through experience, conversations and trying new things. It requires thoughtful collaborations (and sleepless nights!) to navigate the messy zones.

We believe the best solutions are not just done for you, but done with you.
✦
07
Be smart with your money.
Make long-term decisions with intention. Build resilience into your business. Spend and save in alignment with your values.

Once you understand your numbers, you can plan—not just for survival, but for growth, joy, and longevity.

That’s where freedom lives.
✦
08
Another world is possible.
We hold the American Dream near and dear. But what happens when owning a business is no longer within reach for everyday people? What happens when we can no longer create the world we want to live in?

Our Collective energies create the world we want to live in.

Let’s build together!