:root{
  --navy:#071827;
  --navy-deep:#04111c;
  --cream:#f3ecdf;
  --cream-light:#fbf8f2;
  --gold:#c9942f;
  --gold-deep:#9f6f18;
  --ink:#17212c;
  --muted:#5a5d61;
  --rule:#d9c8a6;
  --paper:#ffffff;
  --page-width:1080px;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
section[id]{scroll-margin-top:110px}
body{margin:0;background:#e8e2d7;color:var(--ink);font-family:"EB Garamond",Garamond,Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;line-height:1.5;font-size:18px}
a{color:inherit}
.site{width:min(100%,var(--page-width));margin:0 auto;background:var(--cream-light);box-shadow:0 0 24px rgba(0,0,0,.08);min-height:100vh}
.site-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:20;background:rgba(7,24,39,.98);border-bottom:2px solid var(--gold);color:#fff}
.header-inner{max-width:var(--page-width);margin:0 auto;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:22px;padding:14px 34px}
.brand{font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.2px;text-decoration:none;white-space:nowrap}
.brand.wordmark{display:inline-flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;justify-content:center;line-height:1;text-decoration:none;white-space:nowrap;color:#f5f0e6}
.wordmark-main{display:block;font-size:34px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.02em;color:#f5f0e6}
.wordmark-sub{display:block;margin-top:4px;font-size:16px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.12em;color:var(--gold)}
.nav{display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:flex-end}
.nav a{font-size:15px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;color:#f6f1e8;letter-spacing:.25px}
.nav a:hover,.nav a:focus{text-decoration:underline;color:#fff}
.nav a.active,.nav a[aria-current="page"]{color:var(--gold)}
.hero{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:70px 54px 72px;border-bottom:4px solid #e5dac6}
.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.06fr .94fr;gap:48px;align-items:center}
.eyebrow{margin:0 0 10px;color:var(--gold);font-size:15px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.7px}
h1{margin:0;color:var(--navy);font-size:clamp(2.2rem,4.8vw,3.6rem);line-height:1.06;letter-spacing:-.02em}
.hero h1{color:#fff;max-width:600px}
.hero-lead{margin:20px 0 0;max-width:620px;color:#f6f1e8;font-size:21px;line-height:1.52}
.hero-meta{margin:28px 0 0;color:#e4e6e7;font-size:16px;line-height:1.55}
.gold-rule{width:230px;max-width:100%;height:2px;background:var(--gold);margin:22px 0}
.hero-visual{display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center}
.hero-card{background:#10263b;border:1px solid rgba(201,148,47,.65);box-shadow:0 12px 28px rgba(0,0,0,.28);padding:18px;text-align:center;max-width:360px}
.hero-card img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;border:1px solid rgba(201,148,47,.55)}
.hero-card p{margin:12px 0 0;color:#f4ead7;font-size:15px;line-height:1.35}
.hero-text-only{padding-top:38px;padding-bottom:64px}
.hero-inner{max-width:940px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center}
.hero-eyebrow{margin:0 auto 16px;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:.3px}
.hero-title{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;gap:4px;color:#fff;max-width:none;text-align:center;font-size:clamp(2.8rem,6vw,4.5rem)}
.hero-title span{display:block}
.gold-rule.centered{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
.hero-lead-wide{max-width:880px;text-align:center;hyphens:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
.section{padding:48px 58px;border-bottom:4px solid #e4d8c2}
.section.alt{background:#eee3d1}
.section.tight{padding-top:38px;padding-bottom:38px}
.section-title{margin:0;color:var(--navy);font-size:34px;line-height:1.14;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.section-rule{width:120px;height:2px;background:var(--gold);margin:12px 0 26px}
p{margin:0 0 1rem;max-width:760px}
.lead{font-size:20px;line-height:1.6;color:#41464b;max-width:850px}
.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:22px;margin-top:26px}
.card{background:var(--cream-light);border:1px solid #d8c9ae;border-radius:6px;padding:26px 28px;box-shadow:0 6px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.06)}
.card h3{margin:0 0 8px;color:var(--navy);font-size:23px;line-height:1.2}
.card p{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:17px;line-height:1.55}
.card a.inline-link{display:inline-block;margin-top:14px;color:var(--navy);font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold)}
.card a.inline-link:hover,.card a.inline-link:focus{text-decoration:underline}

.cards-clickable .card-link{display:block;text-decoration:none;color:inherit;transition:transform .16s ease, box-shadow .16s ease, border-color .16s ease;}
.cards-clickable .card-link:hover,.cards-clickable .card-link:focus{transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 10px 22px rgba(0,0,0,.10);border-color:var(--gold);outline:none;}
.card .inline-link{display:inline-block;margin-top:14px;color:var(--navy);font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold);}
.cards-clickable .card-link:hover .inline-link,.cards-clickable .card-link:focus .inline-link{text-decoration:underline;}
.two-col{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(280px,.62fr);gap:46px;align-items:center}
.image-frame{background:var(--cream-light);border:1px solid #d8c9ae;padding:14px;box-shadow:0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.08)}
.image-frame img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto}
.author-frame img{border-radius:2px}
.service-list{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:12px 28px;margin:24px 0 0;padding:0;list-style:none;max-width:860px}
.service-list li{padding-left:22px;position:relative;color:#41464b}
.service-list li:before{content:"✓";position:absolute;left:0;color:var(--gold-deep);font-weight:700}
.btn-row{display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:24px}
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:44px;padding:10px 18px;border:1px solid var(--navy);background:var(--navy);color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:15px}
.btn.secondary{background:transparent;color:var(--navy)}
.btn.gold{background:var(--gold);border-color:var(--gold);color:#fff}
.btn:hover,.btn:focus{text-decoration:underline}
.publication{display:grid;grid-template-columns:220px minmax(0,1fr);gap:34px;align-items:center;margin-top:24px}
.publication img{width:100%;height:auto;border:1px solid var(--gold);box-shadow:0 7px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.15)}
.article-list{display:grid;gap:20px;margin-top:24px}
.article-item{background:var(--cream-light);border:1px solid #d8c9ae;border-radius:6px;padding:26px 30px}
.article-item h3{margin:0 0 7px;color:var(--navy);font-size:25px;line-height:1.2}
.article-item p{margin:0 0 14px;color:var(--muted);max-width:800px}
.form-wrap{max-width:800px;background:#eee3d1;border:1px solid #d8c9ae;border-radius:6px;padding:30px 32px;box-shadow:0 6px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.06)}
.form-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:18px 22px}
.form-field{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px}.form-field.full{grid-column:1/-1}
.form-field label{color:var(--navy);font-size:15px;font-weight:700}
.form-field input,.form-field textarea{width:100%;padding:11px 12px;border:1px solid #bfb39e;border-radius:3px;background:#fff;color:var(--ink);font:inherit;font-size:16px}.form-field textarea{min-height:150px;resize:vertical}.form-field input:focus,.form-field textarea:focus{outline:2px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:1px}.bot-field{position:absolute;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);height:1px;width:1px;margin:-1px;padding:0;border:0}
.article-shell{max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;background:#fff;border-top:5px solid var(--navy);box-shadow:0 10px 32px rgba(22,35,48,.10);padding:52px 70px 60px}
.article-shell h1{text-align:center}.article-shell .subtitle{text-align:center;color:var(--muted);font-style:italic;font-size:21px;max-width:760px;margin:14px auto}.byline{text-align:center;color:var(--navy);font-weight:700;margin-bottom:34px}.ornament{display:block;width:min(280px,60%);margin:0 auto 24px}.article-shell h2{color:var(--navy);font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:2.1em 0 .55em;padding-bottom:.25em;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold)}.article-shell p{text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:auto;max-width:none}.publication-note{margin-top:2.4em;padding-top:1.15em;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);color:var(--muted);font-size:15px;line-height:1.45;text-align:left}
.preview-main{width:min(100%,860px);margin:28px auto 36px;padding:0 18px}.preview-page{margin:0 auto 28px;background:#fff;box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.16)}.preview-page img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto}.bottom-actions{background:var(--cream);border-top:2px solid var(--gold);padding:24px;text-align:center;box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.10)}
.notice{background:var(--cream-light);padding:20px 58px 22px}.notice h3{margin:0 0 6px;font-size:14px;color:var(--navy);letter-spacing:.02em}.notice p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.45;color:#43474b;max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto}
footer{background:var(--navy-deep);color:#e5e8ea;text-align:center;font-size:12px;padding:14px 20px}
@media(max-width:800px){.header-inner{padding:12px 20px;align-items:flex-start}.nav{gap:12px}.hero,.section,.notice{padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px}.hero-grid,.two-col,.cards,.service-list,.publication,.form-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.hero-card{max-width:300px}.article-shell{padding:38px 24px 42px;box-shadow:none}.article-shell p{text-align:left;hyphens:none}.site{box-shadow:none}.brand{white-space:normal}.publication{gap:22px}.publication img{max-width:220px}.cards{gap:16px}}
@media(max-width:520px){.wordmark-main{font-size:29px}.wordmark-sub{font-size:14px}body{font-size:17px}.header-inner{display:block}.nav{margin-top:10px;justify-content:flex-start}.hero h1{font-size:34px}.hero-lead{font-size:19px}.hero-eyebrow{white-space:normal}.hero-lead-wide{text-align:left;hyphens:none}.section-title{font-size:29px}.btn{width:100%}}

.ornament-rule{margin:24px auto 22px;text-align:center}
.ornament-rule img{width:min(310px,62%);height:auto;display:inline-block}
.closing-section .advisor-quote{max-width:850px;margin:10px 0 22px;padding:0 0 0 22px;border-left:3px solid var(--gold);font-size:25px;line-height:1.45;color:var(--navy);font-style:italic}
.text-link{color:var(--navy);font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold)}
.text-link:hover,.text-link:focus{text-decoration:underline}
@media(max-width:520px){.wordmark-main{font-size:26px}.wordmark-sub{font-size:13px}.hero-title{font-size:36px}.closing-section .advisor-quote{font-size:21px}}



/* Services page intro refinement */
.services-hero{
  padding:34px 58px 36px;
}
.services-hero-inner{
  width:100%;
  margin:0 auto;
}
.services-hero-lead{
  max-width:none;
  margin:0;
  text-align:justify;
  text-justify:inter-word;
  hyphens:auto;
}
@media(max-width:800px){
  .services-hero{padding:28px 24px 30px}
  .services-hero-lead{text-align:left;hyphens:none}
}

/* Services page layout refinement */
.services-main .section{
  padding-left:clamp(28px,6vw,72px);
  padding-right:clamp(28px,6vw,72px);
}
.service-section-inner{
  width:min(100%,920px);
  margin-left:auto;
  margin-right:auto;
}
.services-main .lead,
.services-main .service-list{
  max-width:none;
}
.services-main .btn-row{
  max-width:920px;
}
@media(max-width:800px){
  .services-main .section{
    padding-left:24px;
    padding-right:24px;
  }
  .service-section-inner{
    width:100%;
  }
}


/* Resources page refinement */
.resources-hero{
  padding:34px 58px 36px;
}
.resources-hero-inner{
  width:100%;
  margin:0 auto;
}
.resources-hero-lead{
  max-width:none;
  margin:0;
  text-align:justify;
  text-justify:inter-word;
  hyphens:auto;
}
@media(max-width:800px){
  .resources-hero{padding:28px 24px 30px}
  .resources-hero-lead{text-align:left;hyphens:none}
}

/* Homepage closing contact section refinement */
.section.closing-section,
.closing-section{
  background:var(--navy) !important;
  color:#f6f1e8;
  padding-left:58px;
  padding-right:58px;
}
.closing-section .section-title{
  color:#fff;
}
.closing-section .section-rule{
  background:var(--gold);
}
.closing-section p,
.closing-section .lead{
  max-width:none;
  color:#f6f1e8;
  text-align:justify;
  text-align-last:left;
  text-justify:inter-word;
  hyphens:auto;
}
.closing-section .text-link{
  color:#fff;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold);
}
.closing-section .text-link:hover,
.closing-section .text-link:focus{
  color:var(--gold);
}
@media(max-width:800px){
  .closing-section{
    padding-left:24px;
    padding-right:24px;
  }
  .closing-section p,
  .closing-section .lead{
    text-align:left;
    hyphens:none;
  }
}

/* Contact page bio hero */
.contact-bio-hero{
  padding:54px 58px 58px;
}
.contact-bio-grid{
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:300px minmax(0,1fr);
  gap:42px;
  align-items:start;
  max-width:960px;
  margin:0 auto;
}
.contact-headshot{
  background:#10263b;
  border:1px solid rgba(201,148,47,.75);
  padding:12px;
  box-shadow:0 12px 28px rgba(0,0,0,.28);
}
.contact-headshot img{
  display:block;
  width:100%;
  height:auto;
  border:1px solid rgba(201,148,47,.45);
}
.contact-bio-copy h1{
  max-width:none;
  font-size:clamp(2.1rem,4.3vw,3.2rem);
}
.contact-bio-copy p{
  max-width:none;
  color:#f6f1e8;
  font-size:19px;
  line-height:1.52;
  margin-bottom:.9rem;
}
.contact-bio-copy em{
  color:#fff;
}
@media(max-width:800px){
  .contact-bio-hero{padding:38px 24px 42px}
  .contact-bio-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:26px}
  .contact-headshot{max-width:300px;margin:0 auto}
}

/* Contact form refinement */
.contact-form-section{
  text-align:center;
}
.contact-form-section .section-rule{
  margin-left:auto;
  margin-right:auto;
}
.contact-form-section .lead{
  max-width:780px;
  margin-left:auto;
  margin-right:auto;
}
.contact-form-section .form-wrap{
  margin:26px auto 0;
  text-align:left;
}

/* Business Idea Reality Check landing page and featured resource */
.reality-hero{padding:52px 58px 58px}
.reality-hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 310px;gap:52px;align-items:center;max-width:960px;margin:0 auto}
.reality-hero h1{max-width:620px}
.reality-cover-wrap{background:#10263b;border:1px solid rgba(201,148,47,.75);padding:12px;box-shadow:0 18px 38px rgba(0,0,0,.34)}
.reality-cover-wrap img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;border:1px solid rgba(201,148,47,.48)}
.reality-secondary{background:transparent;border-color:#f6f1e8;color:#fff}
.download-note{margin:16px 0 0;color:#e1e4e6;font-size:15px}
.reality-stats{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);margin:30px 0 6px;border:1px solid #d8c9ae;background:var(--cream-light)}
.reality-stats div{text-align:center;padding:18px 10px;border-right:1px solid #d8c9ae}
.reality-stats div:last-child{border-right:0}
.reality-stats strong{display:block;color:var(--navy);font-size:32px;line-height:1}
.reality-stats span{display:block;margin-top:6px;color:var(--muted);font-size:15px}
.reality-cards{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr))}
.reality-cards .card{padding:22px 24px}
.reality-explain{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(280px,.58fr)}
.reality-callout{background:var(--navy);color:#f6f1e8;border-top:4px solid var(--gold);padding:30px 32px;box-shadow:0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.10)}
.reality-callout h3{margin:0 0 10px;color:#fff;font-size:25px}
.reality-callout p{margin:0;color:#f6f1e8}
.featured-free-resource{background:var(--cream);padding-top:42px;padding-bottom:42px}
.featured-resource-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:185px minmax(0,1fr);gap:34px;align-items:center;max-width:900px;margin:0 auto}
.featured-resource-cover{background:var(--navy);border:1px solid var(--gold);padding:8px;box-shadow:0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.12)}
.featured-resource-cover img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto}
.free-resource-label{display:inline-block;margin-bottom:10px;padding:4px 10px;background:var(--gold);color:#fff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.55px;text-transform:uppercase}
.featured-resource-grid .section-title{font-size:32px}
.home-free-resource{background:#eee3d1}
.home-free-resource .featured-resource-grid{max-width:920px}
@media(max-width:800px){
  .reality-hero{padding:42px 24px 46px}
  .reality-hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px}
  .reality-cover-wrap{max-width:320px;margin:0 auto}
  .reality-stats{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .reality-stats div:nth-child(2){border-right:0}
  .reality-stats div:nth-child(-n+2){border-bottom:1px solid #d8c9ae}
  .reality-cards{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .featured-resource-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:24px}
  .featured-resource-cover{max-width:220px;margin:0 auto}
}
@media(max-width:520px){.reality-stats{grid-template-columns:1fr}.reality-stats div{border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8c9ae}.reality-stats div:last-child{border-bottom:0}.reality-stats div:nth-child(2){border-bottom:1px solid #d8c9ae}}
@media(max-width:800px){.reality-explain{grid-template-columns:1fr}.reality-callout{margin-top:4px}}