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How the Week Works

Set your intentions. Get to work. Get unstuck.

The SBOC work week.

The Small Business Owners Community runs on a weekly rhythm.

Monday. Set your weekly goal.

Tuesday. Show us what you’re working on.

Wednesday afternoons. Get to work with community co-working.

Thursday. The Idea Slam. Every Thursday afternoon, owners meet on Zoom for the Idea Slam. One owner brings a real problem, and a room full of owners works it with them. Every Slam is written up, anonymized, for members only, so the room gets smarter every week. Any member can bring any business owner to one Idea Slam as their guest. No permission needed, and nobody pitches the guest. Thursday afternoons on Zoom. The start time rotates between 1pm and 4pm Central.

First Thursday of the month: Monthly networking and new member welcome, to build new relationships.

Friday afternoons. The Finish Line. Wins, losses, asks and offers, and blowing off steam before the weekend.

Come to an Idea Slam
All of it on Zoom, so it works wherever you are.

Businessing is the weekly show where small business owners figure out what to do next. New episode every Monday morning. Once a month you’re matched with one owner you don’t know yet for Coffee Club, thirty minutes, no agenda, and there’s a networking meetup for new members. Once a year there’s the SBOC Conference, three days, the whole group in one room.

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What membership gets you.

  • A 24/7 message board where you can ask a question and get answers from owners who’ve been there.
  • The opportunity to bring a weekly problem to the Idea Slam, and a written record when we’re done.
  • Curated one-on-one networking through a monthly Coffee Club match.
  • The Friday Finish Line, every week.
  • The legal, tech, and bookkeeping hotlines, owners in the group who do this for a living.
  • The member directory.
  • An instant introduction to your Welcome Buddy for your first 30 days in the group, someone who can help you build relationships and feel at home.

Who it's for.

People who own a business. Solo, or a team of twenty. Anywhere in the country. If you sign the checks and it’s yours when it goes wrong, it’s for you.

Who it isn't for.

  • Not employees, and not someday founders

    Owners only talk honestly about money and managing people when they know the rest of the group understands.

  • Not anybody whose first move is a pitch

    Everyone here has something to sell. Our rule is help first, and once we build relationships, we can do business together.

  • Someone who isn't ready to roll up their sleeves and get to work

    This is a working group, not a shelf full of classes and theory. Let's get you moving on what you need to get done right now.

Three rules of the SBOC.

Same for everyone, from day one.

Bring what you’re stuck on.

Show up and help.

Check in once a week to support your fellow members.

I just want to say how amazing this group is. I’m in my third week and I’ve gotten so much from this group already by just showing up to events. Today was a power packed day! Thank you all!

Michelle

SBOC member

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