Phil Neville says Salford City's owners are drawing inspiration from League OneFleetwood Town.
Salford have just won promotion to the Northern Premier.
Neville bought the club in November with ex-Manchester United team-mates Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, brother Gary and Singapore billionaire Peter Lim.
"Fleetwood, for us, is probably the biggest example," Neville told BBC Sport.
"They started in the eighth tier and now they're in the Football League."