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Community Connect Sessions
Every other week we run a live Community Connect session inside The Business Growth Factor community. Practical workshops on the topics SMB owners and operators are actually working on right now.
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Upcoming Community Connects
Presented by Sean Hiebert, StillWater IT Solutions
AI and Cybersecurity Foundations
Practical cybersecurity and AI foundations for small businesses: why around 90% of breaches start with one click, the three doors most businesses leave open, why urgency is the tell, and how to govern AI tools before they govern you.
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Presented by Joshua Leyenhorst, CEPA, CPA
Run Your Business By The Numbers
A simple financial framework for owners who want to run the business by the numbers instead of guessing: the five levers of revenue, gross margin, overhead, net profit, and cash flow, plus Traffic Light Budgeting and the cash conversion cycle.
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Presented by Lyndon Smith
Using AI to Codify Your Business Operations
Five ways to use AI to capture how your business actually runs and turn it into documented process you can hand off: SOPs, how-to videos, clickable process maps, field checklists, and pre-meeting briefs.
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Presented by Elizabeth Lecerf
Workplace Safety, COR and SECOR
The shift in workplace safety responsibility, expanding from employers to contractors and the clients hiring them. What changed, who's accountable now, and what owners should be doing about it this quarter.
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Presented by Rob Julien
Build With The End In Mind
Preparing your business for an eventual exit, why it matters to start now, the formula for transferable value (Value = Income ÷ Risk), the "Dirty D's" every owner should be ready for, and the diminishing-power-of-1 framework for de-risking every business function.
Read the recapNavigating Canadian Taxes for Business
A practical walkthrough of the main tax areas that tend to create the most confusion for SMB owners, income tax, GST/HST, payroll remittances, information slips, with concrete steps to stay compliant and reduce stress.
Read the recapBuild A Business Cash Flow Plan That Supports Your Life
Reverse-engineering the business cash flow needed to fund the life you actually want. Personal budget → revenue targets → operating cadence. Your business should be a vehicle for your personal goals, not the other way around.
Read the recapGoal Setting and OKRs
How to use Objectives and Key Results to set 2026 goals that force strategic choices, align leadership and teams, and translate strategy into day-to-day execution. Not theory, practical OKR rollout for owners and senior leaders.
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Presented by Stacey Aarssen
Employee Benefits 101
Designing benefits packages that support retention and competitiveness for small and mid-sized businesses. Real-world tradeoffs and decisions, not the consultant version. What matters, what doesn't, and where to start.
Read the recapReverse Engineer Your Business
Starting from your personal goals and working backwards to define the business numbers, structure, and timeline needed to actually live them. What would have to be true in your business next year to reach your personal goals?
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A new Community Connect session every other Friday. Join the community to attend live, watch the recording on demand, or download the resources we work through together.