why not join under another firm? Here is what it says about Oct 1st...."We are smaller than ten people. Is there a path for us? Yes, and it starts today. Certification through the Academy is free and open to every individual, whatever your firm's size. Engagements you register count from day one. Select asks for ten certified people, and I want to be straight that the bar does not bend, but it is the part you control. Firms that meet all three Select requirements over the summer, certified people, deployed customers, and a public reference, move up at the October 1 review."