Free workshop · 1 hour · Thursdays 11 AM PST
The Stuck Owner Workshop.
Does everything in your business still run through you? In one free hour, find your level, the one thing holding your business back, and the free tool that fixes it.
Every Thursday · 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM PST · Free · Live on Zoom
Most owners I talk to aren't short on effort. They're stuck. Revenue that stopped growing. A week that belongs to everyone but them. A business that still waits on them for every decision. Being stuck is rarely about how hard you work. It is almost always one thing, in one place, and where that place is depends on where your business is. In this hour I'll show you where yours is, and hand you the free tool that fixes it.
What you'll leave with
Your level.
Foundation Builder, Stuck Operator or Scale-Ready, from the free 3 minute assessment you take before the hour.
The one thing.
The constraint holding your business back right now, named in plain words, and why the usual fixes haven't worked.
The free tool that fixes it.
Opened live, worked in a 5 minute exercise on your own numbers, and yours to keep inside the free Small Business MBA.
Where owners get stuck
Our assessment scores a business from 0 to 100 and places it in one of three levels. Each level gets stuck in a different place, so each one has a different fix.
Foundation Builder
You're working hard and the money isn't steady yet. The problem isn't effort. It's the model: who you sell to, what you sell, and what one sale really costs you.
The free tool: Price & Margin Builder
Stuck Operator
You have real customers and real revenue, and it stopped growing. It's almost always one of three plateaus: capacity, channel or positioning.
The free tool: The Owner Tax Ledger
Scale-Ready
The revenue is there and everything still runs through you. The work now is the operating layer: who owns what, the numbers you watch, and who decides when you're not in the room.
The free tool: Operator Asset Map
Not sure which one you are? Take the free 3 minute assessment.
What people are saying
★★★★★
“Where I see hard work, mind-numbing administration, and lost leads due to being overstretched, JT sees systems. He taught me the systems and processes customized to my business that removed me as the bottleneck. Business is growing, and it's fun again.”
★★★★★
“I was able to pinpoint where the bottlenecks in my business were and learn how to properly set up my business and systems and actually make it scalable! Grateful for all of the knowledge and guidance!”
★★★★★
“Working with JT has been nothing short of phenomenal. In our discussions he is able to see the direction that I want to go professionally and has a plan on how to get it done. This is what excellent operators do.”
Real reviews from clients, shown word for word. Individual experiences, not typical results: every business, its effort and its circumstances differ, and results are not guaranteed. Read them all on Google and Trustpilot.
How the hour runs
The three levels
Where businesses get stuck, level by level. Then a quick poll: which one are you?
Your business
Your revenue, your biggest bottleneck and what you've tried, in the chat. One owner gets the hot seat.
The fix, live
The one fix for each level and the free tool that does it, opened live. Then a 5 minute exercise on your own numbers.
The offer, then your questions
Small Business MBA Live, stated plainly, with what it costs. I'll tell you when it starts. Then live Q&A.
Everything in the free Small Business MBA
Every tool in this hour lives inside the Small Business MBA, and it's free forever. A traditional MBA costs $60,000 to $200,000 or more, and a business coach $500 to $2,000 a month. This is the operator playbook without either bill.
28 core modules
Across four pillars, from your business model to the operating layer.
More than 240 lessons
Each one something you can put to work in your business this week.
21 live tools
The Monthly P&L, the 13-Week Cash Flow, the Price & Margin Builder and 18 more. Auto-saved, auto-calculated.
25 bonus courses
Taxes, hiring, legal basics, funding, negotiation, getting found by search and AI, and more.
The free Tuesday class
Live every Tuesday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM PST, with time for your questions.
A certificate you earn
Pass the graded quiz for every module and earn the Small Business MBA Certificate of Completion.
A practical operator education, not an accredited academic degree. It does not confer a Master of Business Administration.
The offer, said up front
The last part of the hour is an offer, and I'll tell you when it starts. Here it is now, so there are no surprises.
Small Business MBA Live
Where we do the work together: four live classes a week with me and the NOC team, where you bring your real numbers and work them through.
$99 a month or $990 a year. It renews until you cancel.
Half off your first 3 months with the code DROPOUT: $49.50 a month, for the first 50 owners. When the codes are gone, they're gone.
Your free Small Business MBA stays free, forever. So does the Tuesday class. See Small Business MBA Live.
Your host
JT Taylor MS, MBA
Operator and COO, founder of the National Board of Operations Professionals, and author of the Principles of Practice, the six-volume operating standard for small business. JT has spent years inside real businesses fixing the parts that decide whether they grow: pricing, follow-up, cash, and the systems underneath. Through Notebook of a COO he now teaches that same playbook to owners, plainly and for free. No guru theater, just the plays that work, taught operator to operator.
This is for you if
- You own a business and it stopped growing, or it never got steady.
- Too much of it still runs through you.
- You'd rather fix the one right thing than try ten new ones.
It's not for you if
- You want a get rich quick plan. This is the work, made clear.
- You want somebody to do it all for you. This hour shows you what to do and hands you the tool.
The Stuck Owner Workshop
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Questions
Is it free?
Yes. No card. The hour is free.
Is there a pitch?
Yes, and I'll tell you when it starts. The last part of the hour is an offer for Small Business MBA Live, and it's on this page, so there are no surprises. The rest of the hour stands on its own.
Do I need to take the assessment first?
No, and it makes the hour about your business. It's free: fifteen questions, about three minutes, and your level comes with you. Take the assessment.
Is it the same every week?
Yes. The same hour every Thursday, built around whoever is in the room. If you miss one, the next one covers the same ground.
Where does it happen?
On Zoom. Your join link comes in your reminder the day before, and again an hour before we start.
How is this different from the free Tuesday class?
The Tuesday class is for members of the Small Business MBA and teaches one lesson each week. This workshop is for owners who are new to us: where you're stuck, the fix, and how we can help.