Turn Qualified Referrals Into Referral Income
The PBS Referral Partner Program gives approved partners a simple way to introduce qualified business owners to Palermo Business Solutions, and earn commission when those referrals become approved clients.
Make the Right Introduction and Let PBS Handle the Rest
The PBS Referral Partner Program is built for people who can identify, connect with, or introduce qualified business owners who may benefit from the support PBS provides. You do not need to sell PBS services, quote pricing, or close the deal. As an approved referral partner, your role is simple: find the right opportunity, make a clean introduction, and submit the referral through the approved process.
Find the Right Business Connections
No Selling or Pricing Required
Earn When Referrals Become Clients
Get to Know PBS Before You Refer
At Palermo Business Solutions, we help business owners bring more structure, clarity, and follow-through to the way they operate. PBS supports businesses that need practical help, stronger systems, and a better foundation for decision-making.
That is why the right referral matters. This program is designed for people who can recognize good-fit business opportunities and make respectful, professional introductions. You do not need to be a specialist, consultant, or salesperson to apply. You just need to follow the approved process, use the right messaging, and connect PBS with businesses that may truly benefit from support.
ABOUT PBS
Palermo Business Solutions helps business owners bring more structure, clarity, and follow-through to their operations. PBS supports businesses with practical services, stronger systems, and better visibility so they can make decisions with more confidence.
Our Core Principles
PBS operates from clear standards, not just service offerings. Our core principles shape how we communicate, make decisions, solve problems, and build trust with the businesses we support. They reflect the way PBS approaches client relationships, partner expectations, and day-to-day execution: with transparency, accountability, integrity, reliability, empathy, humility, and respect.
Back to Basics: The Palermo Method™
Back to Basics: The Palermo Method is PBS’s structured approach to helping owner-led businesses move from reactive decisions to clearer direction, stronger alignment, and better execution. It connects leadership, culture, operations, sales, and finance so businesses can grow with more structure and less chaos.
A Clear Path From Referral to Commission
PBS designed this Partner Program to be simple, clear, and easy to follow. Once you are approved, your role is to identify qualified business opportunities, make a professional introduction, and submit the prospect through the approved PBS process. From there, PBS reviews the lead, handles the sales conversation, prepares the proposal, manages onboarding, and confirms whether the referral qualifies for commission.
STEP 1
Apply
Submit your application so PBS can review whether the program is a good fit for you.
STEP 2
Get Approved and Receive Partner Resources
Once approved, you will receive the guidance, approved messaging, and referral instructions you need to participate properly.
STEP 3
Submit Qualified Prospects
When you identify a good-fit business that may need PBS support, submit the prospect through the approved PBS process with clear, accurate details.
STEP 4
Earn Your Approved Commission
When your submitted prospect becomes an approved PBS client and meets the program requirements, PBS confirms the commission and processes your eligible payment on the next scheduled payout date.
Commission Summary
The right referral can turn your effort into real income. As an approved PBS Referral Partner, you can identify qualified businesses, introduce them to PBS, and earn commission when those referrals become approved clients and meet program requirements. Find the right prospect, follow the approved process, and let each qualified referral create a real opportunity to earn.
Ready to refer qualified businesses and earn commission? Apply below to be reviewed by PBS.
Estimate Your Referral Commission
Enter the number of clients and the engagement amount per client to estimate your one-time referral commission.
Estimated Commission
Estimate is rounded to the nearest dollar. For ongoing monthly bookkeeping, use the approved 12-month engagement amount. Final commission eligibility is subject to PBS approval and program terms.
Earn 8.5% Commission
Get Paid When the Client Starts
Payouts Processed Twice Monthly
Additional Work Can Mean Additional Commission
Refer With Confidence
PBS keeps the Referral Partner Program simple so you know exactly how to participate, what to submit, and when a referral may qualify for commission. These guidelines are here to help you make clean introductions, avoid confusion, and protect your opportunity to earn when the right prospect becomes an approved PBS client.
Use the Materials PBS Provides
You will receive approved messaging, scripts, links, and resources so you can introduce PBS clearly and professionally.
Submit Prospects the Approved Way
Submit each prospect through the approved PBS form, portal, or referral process so your referral can be properly reviewed and tracked.
Keep the Introduction Simple
Your role is to make the introduction. PBS handles lead review, pricing, sales conversations, proposals, closing, and onboarding.
Let PBS Handle the Details
You do not need to quote prices, promise results, explain technical details, or give professional advice on behalf of PBS.
Know When Commission Applies
Commission is available when your referral becomes an approved PBS client and meets the program requirements.
Apply to Become a PBS Referral Partner
Ready to turn qualified referrals into a real earning opportunity? Submit your application below so PBS can review your fit for the Referral Partner Program. If approved, you will receive the guidance, approved messaging, and referral instructions you need to start submitting qualified prospects the right way.
Frequently Asked Questions
Have questions before applying? Here are the basics to help you understand how the PBS Referral Partner Program works.
People who can identify qualified business opportunities and make respectful, professional introductions may apply. You do not need to be a specialist, consultant, or salesperson to be considered.
Approved partners may refer prospects for services currently approved under the PBS Referral Partner Program. PBS may add, adjust, or limit the services available for referral over time.
No. Referral partners do not sell, price, negotiate, or close PBS services. Your role is to identify a qualified prospect, make a clean introduction, and submit the prospect through the approved PBS process.
You may earn commission when your submitted prospect becomes an approved PBS client and meets the program requirements. PBS reviews each referral and confirms whether it qualifies for commission.
Approved referral partners may earn 8.5% of the approved PBS service fee for each eligible engagement. Commission is based on the service fee PBS charges for its actual work, not on pass-through costs such as sales tax, software fees, reimbursed expenses, third-party services, or other costs PBS is only passing through.
Commission becomes eligible after the referred client signs the engagement, makes the required first payment to PBS, and PBS confirms that the referral and engagement meet the program requirements.
Once a commission is earned and approved, PBS processes partner payments on the 1st and 15th of each month. These are payment processing dates, not the date a commission is automatically earned. A commission must first be eligible, approved, and confirmed by PBS before it is included in the next available payout cycle.
PBS may pay through methods such as PayPal, Zelle, or another PBS-approved payment method, and partners must provide complete and accurate payment information before payment can be released.
Yes, as long as your outreach is professional, respectful, and follows PBS rules. Partners must use approved messaging and should not use spam, pressure, fake urgency, misleading claims, or unapproved promises.
After you submit a prospect through the approved PBS process, PBS reviews the referral to decide whether it can move forward. This may include checking that the information is complete, confirming the prospect is a real business contact, reviewing whether the prospect fits the current approved services, checking for duplicates or existing PBS records, and confirming that the prospect is open to being contacted or introduced.
If the referral is accepted for the next step, PBS handles the sales conversation, pricing, proposal, closing, onboarding, and commission eligibility review. PBS may also ask for more information, continue reviewing the referral, or decide that the prospect does not qualify.
Submitting a prospect does not automatically mean the referral is approved, credited, or eligible for commission. PBS makes the final decision based on the program rules and the information available.
No. PBS reviews all applications before approving referral partners. You are not considered an approved partner until PBS confirms your approval.
If your referral is not approved, PBS may reject it, ask you for more information, or mark it as not eligible for attribution or commission.
This can happen if the prospect is not a fit, the submission is incomplete, the prospect was already known to PBS, the referral was submitted outside the approved process, or the referral does not meet the Lead Criteria, program rules, or commission requirements.
Submitting a prospect does not automatically mean the referral is accepted, credited, or commission-eligible. PBS reviews each referral before deciding whether it can move forward.
Ready to Start Referring?
If you can identify qualified businesses that may benefit from PBS support, the PBS Referral Partner Program gives you a simple way to turn those opportunities into referral income. Apply today so PBS can review your fit and, if approved, provide the next steps to begin.