Do You Ask Yourself...
- How do I build a growth-oriented business?
- How can I attract and/or retain my team?
- What metrics should I use to manage the company?
- How should I be planning for the future?
We Can Help!
The Business Growth Academy can chart where you are, where you want to be and how to get there!
The Business Growth Academy is a 10 week program including insight from experts that will help you build a strategic growth plan specifically for your company!
This program is based upon the Kauffman Foundation’s award-winning FastTrac© curriculum and is presented by a team of experienced business-owners & consultants! Get practical solutions that can be implemented immediately while networking with industry experts and other like-minded entrepreneurs. Business Growth Academy sessions are provided at no cost to those attending.
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Este curso académico se desarrollará al mismo tiempo que el programa Business Growth Academy en su versión en Inglés. Visita Academia de Negocios para obtener más información.
Business Growth Academy (BGA) is a must for all business owners. The learning materials are relevant. The instructors are very experienced and knowledgeable, but they keep it fun. The BGA Program provided me with the tools and the framework to develop a plan for growth. I highly recommend this program! No matter where your business is in its current life cycle, BGA will help you focus and prioritize your time and energy so you can grow your business.
- Max Mong, The Unboring Granola
Meet Your Instructor:
Ian King
Community engagement and leadership development are not just professional interests — they are my life’s calling.
From an early age, I recognized something powerful: that real change doesn’t start with policies or programs. It starts with people. It starts with listening — truly listening — to what someone needs, what they’ve experienced, and what they believe is possible. That belief has shaped everything I do.
At the core of my work is a simple but profound conviction: our communities can only thrive when every member has a voice. When we include everyone at the table, when we take the time to understand their experiences and hear their ideas, we tap into the kind of diverse thinking that drives real innovation. Without that, we miss out. And without innovation, we don’t move forward — as organizations, as communities, or as a society.
That’s where leadership development comes in. I believe transformation doesn’t happen through grand strategies handed down from above. It happens person to person, one conversation at a time. It requires leaders who are willing to do the inner work — to commit to their own growth, stay open to change, and then turn that energy outward to support and uplift those around them.
Building that kind of leader, and fostering that kind of community, is what gets me up every morning. When we get it right, we don’t just develop high-performing individuals and teams — we create sustainable growth and impact that truly matters.
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