Knack 4 Business

GROWTH PILLAR: Networking & Community WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A practical way to spot referral partners hiding in their own contacts, a value-first approach to partnerships, and a system to stop losing leads in a messy CRM   Most business owners think they need more leads. What they actually have is a fo...

GROWTH PILLAR: Sales & Revenue WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Coaches and creatives / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A practical framework for designing customer experiences that drive retention, referrals, and revenue — without spending more on ads.   Most businesses spend everything trying to find new customers. Jason Friedman wants to know why you're ignoring...

GROWTH PILLAR: Leadership & Ops WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: Actionable insights, hard-won lessons, real growth strategies Karen Laos helps leaders stop freezing up and start speaking with real confidence ~ in meetings, on stage, and in tough asks. Karen Laos is a keynote speaker, executive advisor, and TEDx coach...

GROWTH PILLAR: Sales & Revenue WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners · Solopreneurs · Founders between $500K and $10M · Leaders building scalable systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A clear framework for shifting from operator to owner, practical capital raising strategies, and a roadmap for building a business that attracts real investor funding.   Most founders don't have a growth problem. They have a cap...

GROWTH PILLAR: Networking & Community WHO THIS IS FOR: Newcomers to Canada / Solopreneurs / SMB owners / Anyone rebuilding their professional network WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: Practical networking strategies, a new way to think about social capital, and tools to get advocates selling for you when you're not in the room.   Most people think networking is about skills. Brent Edwards says it's abou...

GROWTH PILLAR: Leadership & Ops WHO THIS IS FOR: Solopreneurs / SMB owners / Entrepreneurs who've tried everything and still aren't moving / Real estate professionals dealing with properties that won't sell WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A practical framework for identifying whether your business is Haunted, Paralyzed, or Cursed — and what to do about each one — from someone who's been clearing stuck ener...

GROWTH PILLAR: Networking & Community WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building referral-based businesses WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: Practical strategies for authentic networking, referral partner building, and visibility — from someone who has spent 30 years opening doors for people who couldn't get in on their own.   Most business owners collect contacts...

GROWTH PILLAR: Leadership & Ops WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A ten-question fundability test, the real difference between growing and scaling, and a 90-day plan to fix founder dependency before it costs you at the table. Most business owners don't know if their business is actually fundable — and equity is the mos...

GROWTH PILLAR: Sales & Revenue WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners · Solopreneurs · Service-based business operators · Leaders building repeatable systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A practical retention framework, real numbers, and simple systems they can start building this week — without hiring a marketing team.   Most service businesses are losing customers quietly. No complaint. No goodbye. They jus...

GROWTH PILLAR: Cybersecurity & IT   WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Rural entrepreneurs / Farm operators / Solopreneurs working outside major cities / Anyone advising Canadian businesses on tech infrastructure WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: Real talk on rural internet options, practical cybersecurity habits, how smart farm technology works, and what reliable connectivity actually means for your bottom...

GROWTH PILLAR: AI & Automation WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / IT leaders / Founders scaling their operations WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A clear picture of when to upgrade business software, how to govern AI tool use across a team, and what predictive monitoring actually means for a business owner who wants to stop worrying and get back to growing.   Most business owners don't find o...

GROWTH PILLAR: Leadership & Ops WHO THIS IS FOR: Founders / SMB owners / Startup operators / Leaders who are scaling but buried in the day-to-day WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A clear picture of why hiring alone does not fix ops chaos — and the practical framework to build a business that runs without you in every decision   Most founders hire people to get breathing room. Then they realize the chao...

GROWTH PILLAR: Sales & Revenue WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners · Solopreneurs · Service-based business owners · Anyone sitting on a product idea with no clear path to launch WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A repeatable four-stage launch framework, practical AI shortcuts, affiliate setup guidance, and a retention strategy that keeps buyers engaged long after the cart closes.   Most business owners don't ha...

GROWTH PILLAR: Leadership & Ops WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Startups / Any Canadian business owner carrying CRA arrears WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A clear picture of how CRA debt happens, how to negotiate payment plans that actually work, and the one move that protects your business when the government comes knocking.   Most business owners don't plan to owe CRA. It happens quietly ~ a ro...

GROWTH PILLAR: Leadership & Ops WHO THIS IS FOR: Founders / Team leads / Managers scaling past five people / Corporate escapees building their own teams WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A practical framework for understanding how people communicate, why friction happens, and what one half-day workshop can do for a team that keeps bumping into itself.   Most teams don't fail because of bad hires. They fail becau...

GROWTH PILLAR: Leadership & Ops WHO THIS IS FOR: Founders feeling stretched / Startup operators hitting a growth ceiling / Senior leaders considering the fractional model / Solopreneurs building for scale WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A clear framework for finding the real bottleneck, practical steps for building business systems that run without you, and an honest map for launching a sustainable fractional...

GROWTH PILLAR: Marketing & Branding WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners · Solopreneurs · Nonprofit leaders · Community-focused brands tired of posting into the void WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A clear framework for social media strategy, practical analytics literacy, and a free tool to audit your entire digital presence in one shot   Most small businesses aren't losing on social media because they're not posting e...

GROWTH PILLAR: AI & Automation WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners · Solopreneurs · Corporate escapees · Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A clear framework for deciding what to delegate, what to automate, and what to keep — plus a free tool to calculate exactly what your time is worth.   Most small business owners are spending more than half their time on work that doesn't generate a d...

GROWTH PILLAR: AI & Automation WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A plain-language breakdown of how to consolidate a scattered tech stack into one platform — and why simpler systems create smarter growth.   Most small business owners don't have a growth problem. They have a chaos problem. Too many tools. Too many logins. To...

GROWTH PILLAR: Leadership & Ops WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate leaders / Anyone whose revenue is growing but cash feels tight WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A clear picture of where profit leaks, why dashboards lie, how to align your team around one source of truth, and what to fix before you even think about cutting staff.   Your revenue is growing. So why does cash feel tight? That g...

GROWTH PILLAR: AI & Automation WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A clear-eyed map of where AI is taking business — SEO, lead gen, workflows, and the agent-to-agent future — plus practical steps to start building now.   Most business owners know AI is changing things. Very few know what to actually do about it. Len Ward doe...

GROWTH PILLAR: Marketing & Branding WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A plain-language framework for understanding how websites actually work, what your analytics are really telling you, and how to stop guessing and start converting.   Most businesses don't have a traffic problem. They have a website that doesn't do its jo...

GROWTH PILLAR: Networking & Community WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Coaches and consultants / Anyone building authority through content WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A clear action plan for podcast guesting — from setting your intention to using PodMatch, following up like a pro, and turning every appearance into a business relationship.   Most business owners think about being a podcast guest...

GROWTH PILLAR: AI & Automation WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Growing teams / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A clear framework for auditing your tech stack, a plain-language breakdown of vibe coding and agentic AI, and a smarter way to decide what tools stay and what goes.   Most businesses aren't behind because they have the wrong tools. They're behind because they neve...

GROWTH PILLAR: Marketing & Branding WHO THIS IS FOR: Coaches · Consultants · Solopreneurs · SMB owners building authority WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A clear path from book idea to published authority — with a strategy that attracts clients, protects your IP, and generates revenue before the book is even finished.   Most business experts have a book idea sitting in their head. The problem isn't talent or k...