Know Your Numbers, Make Your Moves.
Skopos Collective presents Numbers Lab: a members-only online financial community for creative business owners ready to stop guessing and start growing.
Whether you're pursue a new lease, a loan, or your first strategic hire, Numbers Lab gives you the language, the tools, and the supportive community to get there.
Brooklyn Based, Community Focused
Humanizing Finance since 2016
Know Your Numbers, Make Your Moves.
Skopos Collective presents Numbers Lab: a members-only online financial community for creative business owners ready to stop guessing and start growing.
Whether you're pursue a new lease, a loan, or your first strategic hire, Numbers Lab gives you the language, the tools, and the supportive community to get there.
Know Your Numbers, Make Your Moves.
Skopos Collective presents Numbers Lab: a members-only online financial community for creative business owners ready to stop guessing and start growing.
Whether you're pursue a new lease, a loan, or your first strategic hire, Numbers Lab gives you the language, the tools, and the supportive community to get there.
Brooklyn Based, Community Focused
Humanizing Finance since 2016
Great businesses start in good company.
Most business owners are figuring out their finances alone — Googling in circles, nodding along in meetings they don't fully follow, or avoiding the numbers altogether. Numbers Lab changes that.
Inside, you'll find a curated community who are doing the same work you are, all alongside expert-led trainings, live sessions, and real resources built for the way your unique business operates.
This is what it looks like when financial literacy becomes a shared practice, not a solo struggle.
Great businesses start in good company.
We’re like an extension of your finance department.
You get expert advice the moment you need it, without
the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.
We charge a monthly fee based on which of our services you need. Our services can come in the form of one (or all) of our three core services.
Great businesses start in good company.
We’re like an extension of your finance department.
You get expert advice the moment you need it, without
the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.
We charge a monthly fee based on which of our services you need. Our services can come in the form of one (or all) of our three core services.
What’s inside Numbers Lab?
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Live Virtual Experiences
Access and participate in live sessions with the Elli & co. Learn in real time (or via recording!)
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Peer Collaboration
You're not alone. Learn alongside other small business owners, share insights, and stay accountable while gaining perspective from people who get it.
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Resource Library
Everything you need, when you need it. Templates, calculators, cheat sheets, and guides to support your financial journey.
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Strategy Support
Use the space to think through pricing, profitability, systems, vendors, and other decisions with more clarity and perspective.
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1:1 Coaching
Get focused support when you need it. Founding Members receive 50% off one 1:1 session with Elli .
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Structured Learning
(Coming soon!) Courses and guided pathways tailored to your questions are on the way.
What’s inside Numbers Lab?
✦
Live Virtual Experiences
Access and participate in live sessions with the Elli & co. Learn in real time (or via recording!)
✦
Peer Collaboration
You're not alone. Learn alongside other small business owners, share insights, and stay accountable while gaining perspective from people who get it.
✦
Resource Library
Everything you need, when you need it. Templates, calculators, cheat sheets, and guides to support your financial journey.
✦
Strategy Support
Use the space to think through pricing, profitability, systems, vendors, and other decisions with more clarity and perspective.
✦
1:1 Coaching
Get focused support when you need it. Founding Members receive 50% off one 1:1 session with Elli .
✦
Structured Learning
(Coming soon!) Courses and guided pathways tailored to your questions are on the way.
What’s inside Numbers Lab?
✦
Live Virtual Experiences
Access and participate in live sessions with the Elli & co. Learn in real time (or via recording!)
✦
Peer Collaboration
You're not alone. Learn alongside other small business owners, share insights, and stay accountable while gaining perspective from people who get it.
✦
Resource Library
Everything you need, when you need it. Templates, calculators, cheat sheets, and guides to support your financial journey.
✦
Strategy Support
Use the space to think through pricing, profitability, systems, vendors, and other decisions with more clarity and perspective.
✦
1:1 Coaching
Get focused support when you need it. Founding Members receive 50% off one 1:1 session with Elli .
✦
Structured Learning
(Coming soon!) Courses and guided pathways tailored to your questions are on the way.
The Numbers Lab Roadmap
Numbers Lab is built around our proven process that yields results: from getting your books in order, to making your numbers work for you.
Streamline
Clean up your books and transform your financial data into a tool you can trust. We’ll teach you how to organize your chart of accounts, set up systems, and understand your business finances so your reports reflect your reality, not just your receipts.
Key Topics: Bookkeeping best practices, QuickBooks Online training, financial reporting, accounting software integrations, financial SOPs.
Strategize
Once your numbers are in good shape, it’s time to analyze them. Learn to price for profit, plan for growth, and run scenario analyses that reveal what’s possible. We’ll show you how to turn data into strategic direction.
Key Topics: Financial modeling, break-even analysis, pricing strategies, projections, dashboards, budget vs. actual analysis.
Secure Funding
Ready to turn your vision into an actionable, fundable plan? Whether you’re preparing to expand, raise funding, or just want to de-risk a big move, we’ll help you get your ducks in a row and craft a compelling case for lenders and investors.
Key Topics: Business plan writing, loan-readiness, capital stack strategy, total project costing, construction budgets, data room prep.
The Numbers Lab Roadmap
Numbers Lab is built around our proven process that yields results: from getting your books in order, to making your numbers work for you.
Streamline
Clean up your books and transform your financial data into a tool you can trust. We’ll teach you how to organize your chart of accounts, set up systems, and understand your business finances so your reports reflect your reality, not just your receipts.
Key Topics: Bookkeeping best practices, QuickBooks Online training, financial reporting, accounting software integrations, financial SOPs.
Strategize
Once your numbers are in good shape, it’s time to analyze them. Learn to price for profit, plan for growth, and run scenario analyses that reveal what’s possible. We’ll show you how to turn data into strategic direction.
Key Topics: Financial modeling, break-even analysis, pricing strategies, projections, dashboards, budget vs. actual analysis.
Secure Funding
Ready to turn your vision into an actionable, fundable plan? Whether you’re preparing to expand, raise funding, or just want to de-risk a big move, we’ll help you get your ducks in a row and craft a compelling case for lenders and investors.
Key Topics: Business plan writing, loan-readiness, capital stack strategy, total project costing, construction budgets, data room prep.
The Numbers Lab Roadmap
Numbers Lab is built around our proven process that yields results: from getting your books in order, to making your numbers work for you.
Streamline
Clean up your books and transform your financial data into a tool you can trust. We’ll teach you how to organize your chart of accounts, set up systems, and understand your business finances so your reports reflect your reality, not just your receipts.
Key Topics: Bookkeeping best practices, QuickBooks Online training, financial reporting, accounting software integrations, financial SOPs.
Strategize
Once your numbers are in good shape, it’s time to analyze them. Learn to price for profit, plan for growth, and run scenario analyses that reveal what’s possible. We’ll show you how to turn data into strategic direction.
Key Topics: Financial modeling, break-even analysis, pricing strategies, projections, dashboards, budget vs. actual analysis.
Secure Funding
Ready to turn your vision into an actionable, fundable plan? Whether you’re preparing to expand, raise funding, or just want to de-risk a big move, we’ll help you get your ducks in a row and craft a compelling case for lenders and investors.
Key Topics: Business plan writing, loan-readiness, capital stack strategy, total project costing, construction budgets, data room prep.
Every Step of the Way, in Greater Detail:
01
Know Your Numbers, Know Your Power
Whether you’re just starting up or you’ve been in business for twenty years, learn how ‘Managerial Accounting’ can transform your understanding of business finances, from break even analysis to pricing for profit.
02
Let’s Get to Know Your Profit & Loss
A good P&L should reflect your business model. Understand what your Profit & Loss tells you, and how to calculate the three main profit metrics for your business.
03
Befriending Your Balance Sheet
The Balance Sheet is key to building wealth and leveraging OPM (Other People’s Money). Learn what it means for your business over the long-haul.
04
What’s the Story your Numbers Tell?
Your numbers give you insights into opportunities for growth, improvement and investigation. A curious mindset is required. Learn how to analyze your financials means allow you to ask the right questions and lead to insightful, actionable answers.
05
Break Even Without Breaking Down
Learn how one simple formula, the Break Even equation, can help you develop sales targets, price for profit and decide whether a big investment— like your next hire, a new lease or buying a piece of equipment —makes sense for your business.
06
Capital & Loan Readiness
Your business is on a roll and you’re seeking outside capital. Learn about the pros and cons of types of capital out there for small businesses, and whether you can afford it.
Every Step of the Way, in Greater Detail:
01
Know Your Numbers, Know Your Power
Whether you’re just starting up or you’ve been in business for twenty years, learn how ‘Managerial Accounting’ can transform your understanding of business finances, from break even analysis to pricing for profit.
02
Let’s Get to Know Your Profit & Loss
A good P&L should reflect your business model. Understand what your Profit & Loss tells you, and how to calculate the three main profit metrics for your business.
03
Befriending Your Balance Sheet
The Balance Sheet is key to building wealth and leveraging OPM (Other People’s Money). Learn what it means for your business over the long-haul.
04
What’s the Story your Numbers Tell?
Your numbers give you insights into opportunities for growth, improvement and investigation. A curious mindset is required. Learn how to analyze your financials means allow you to ask the right questions and lead to insightful, actionable answers.
05
Break Even Without Breaking Down
Learn how one simple formula, the Break Even equation, can help you develop sales targets, price for profit and decide whether a big investment— like your next hire, a new lease or buying a piece of equipment —makes sense for your business.
06
Capital & Loan Readiness
Your business is on a roll and you’re seeking outside capital. Learn about the pros and cons of types of capital out there for small businesses, and whether you can afford it.
Every Step of the Way, in Greater Detail:
01
Know Your Numbers, Know Your Power
Whether you’re just starting up or you’ve been in business for twenty years, learn how ‘Managerial Accounting’ can transform your understanding of business finances, from break even analysis to pricing for profit.
02
Let’s Get to Know Your Profit & Loss
A good P&L should reflect your business model. Understand what your Profit & Loss tells you, and how to calculate the three main profit metrics for your business.
03
Befriending Your Balance Sheet
The Balance Sheet is key to building wealth and leveraging OPM (Other People’s Money). Learn what it means for your business over the long-haul.
04
What’s the Story your Numbers Tell?
Your numbers give you insights into opportunities for growth, improvement and investigation. A curious mindset is required. Learn how to analyze your financials means allow you to ask the right questions and lead to insightful, actionable answers.
05
Break Even Without Breaking Down
Learn how one simple formula, the Break Even equation, can help you develop sales targets, price for profit and decide whether a big investment— like your next hire, a new lease or buying a piece of equipment —makes sense for your business.
06
Capital & Loan Readiness
Your business is on a roll and you’re seeking outside capital. Learn about the pros and cons of types of capital out there for small businesses, and whether you can afford it.
Community Wins
Explore our client stories below by clicking on their names.
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Leerform
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Wombat NYC
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Meerkat Media
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Workspace 11
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Closed Mondays*
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Legacy Construction
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Bodega Lounge
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MONDAYS BK*
“I developed an understanding of real business terminology and was able to optimize our Quickbooks reports seeing numbers that are most important to us.
When the time came to answer due diligence questions from lenders and investors, I felt prepared and confident.”
– Doug Young, Leerform Fabrication
Community Wins
Explore our client stories below by clicking on their names.
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Leerform
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Wombat NYC
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Meerkat Media
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Workspace 11
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Closed Mondays*
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Legacy Construction
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Bodega Lounge
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MONDAYS BK*
“I developed an understanding of real business terminology and was able to optimize our Quickbooks reports seeing numbers that are most important to us.
When the time came to answer due diligence questions from lenders and investors, I felt prepared and confident.”
– Doug Young, Leerform Fabrication
Community Wins
Explore our client stories below by clicking on their names.
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Leerform
✦
Wombat NYC
✦
Meerkat Media
✦
Workspace 11
✦
Closed Mondays*
✦
Legacy Construction
✦
Bodega Lounge
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MONDAYS BK*
“I developed an understanding of real business terminology and was able to optimize our Quickbooks reports seeing numbers that are most important to us.
When the time came to answer due diligence questions from lenders and investors, I felt prepared and confident.”
– Doug Young, Leerform Fabrication
Meet your Guide, Elli.
Elli Papadopoulos is the founder of Skopos Collective and the financial educator behind Numbers Lab. A former SBA underwriter turned small business advisor, Elli has helped hundreds of creative entrepreneurs understand their numbers, access capital, and build thriving, values-driven businesses.
Since launching Skopos Collective in 2016, she’s led in-person financial literacy workshops across New York City, known for turning complex concepts into clear, empowering tools.
With deep experience on both sides of the lending process, Elli brings a rare mix of insider knowledge, hands-on experience, and heartfelt commitment to the success of community-based businesses
Meet your Guide, Elli.
We’re like an extension of your finance department.
You get expert advice the moment you need it, without
the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.
We charge a monthly fee based on which of our services you need. Our services can come in the form of one (or all) of our three core services.
Meet your Guide, Elli.
We’re like an extension of your finance department.
You get expert advice the moment you need it, without
the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.
We charge a monthly fee based on which of our services you need. Our services can come in the form of one (or all) of our three core services.
Bring Numbers Lab to Your Network.
Partner with us to offer financial education your network will get the most from.
Bring Numbers Lab to Your Network.
Partner with us to offer financial education your network will get the most from.
Bring Numbers Lab to Your Network.
Partner with us to offer financial education your network will get the most from.
500+
Founders Taught.
through economic development organizations from 2019-2026, providing guidance and resources to navigate economic challenges.
10/10
Average Feedback Rating
We ask participants in our workshops to rate us on a scale from 1 to 10 how likely they would refer a close business colleague to this program.
34 M
Financing, Won.
In total financing and investments facilitated for small businesses across the span of Elli’s career. The average deal is $675k.
500+
Founders Taught.
through economic development organizations from 2019-2026, providing guidance and resources to navigate economic challenges.
10/10
Average Feedback Rating
We ask participants in our workshops to rate us on a scale from 1 to 10 how likely they would refer a close business colleague to this program.
34 M
Financing, Won.
In total financing and investments facilitated for small businesses across the span of Elli’s career. The average deal is $675k.
500+
Founders Taught.
through economic development organizations from 2019-2026, providing guidance and resources to navigate economic challenges.
10/10
Average Feedback Rating
We ask participants in our workshops to rate us on a scale from 1 to 10 how likely they would refer a close business colleague to this program.
34 M
Financing, Won.
In total financing and investments facilitated for small businesses across the span of Elli’s career. The average deal is $675k.
“Theres plenty of people teaching things related to finance, but its very important to me and our organization that there’s a good fit there. Elli has been flexible, and I feel confident that the businesses taking these classes will be able to relate to her and get actionable benefits.”
—Natalie Vichnevsky, Entrepreneurial Services Director, Evergreen Exchange
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“Theres plenty of people teaching things related to finance, but its very important to me and our organization that there’s a good fit there. Elli has been flexible, and I feel confident that the businesses taking these classes will be able to relate to her and get actionable benefits.”
—Natalie Vichnevsky, Entrepreneurial Services Director, Evergreen Exchange
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“Theres plenty of people teaching things related to finance, but its very important to me and our organization that there’s a good fit there. Elli has been flexible, and I feel confident that the businesses taking these classes will be able to relate to her and get actionable benefits.”
—Natalie Vichnevsky, Entrepreneurial Services Director, Evergreen Exchange
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“Theres plenty of people teaching things related to finance, but its very important to me and our organization that there’s a good fit there. Elli has been flexible, and I feel confident that the businesses taking these classes will be able to relate to her and get actionable benefits.”
—Natalie Vichenvsky, Entrepreneurial Services Director, Evergreen Exchange
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“Theres plenty of people teaching things related to finance, but its very important to me and our organization that there’s a good fit there. Elli has been flexible, and I feel confident that the businesses taking these classes will be able to relate to her and get actionable benefits.”
—Natalie Vichnevsky, Entrepreneurial Services Director, Evergreen Exchange
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Join the Constellation.
At Skopos, we work alongside organizations like yours to bring that clarity to the people you serve — without the jargon, the shame, or the overwhelm. Whether you're looking to add a structured financial literacy program to your offerings or deepen the support you already provide, we'll meet your network where they are and help them get where they're going.
Join the Constellation.
At Skopos, we work alongside organizations like yours to bring that clarity to the people you serve — without the jargon, the shame, or the overwhelm. Whether you're looking to add a structured financial literacy program to your offerings or deepen the support you already provide, we'll meet your network where they are and help them get where they're going.
Join the Constellation.
At Skopos, we work alongside organizations like yours to bring that clarity to the people you serve — without the jargon, the shame, or the overwhelm. Whether you're looking to add a structured financial literacy program to your offerings or deepen the support you already provide, we'll meet your network where they are and help them get where they're going.
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