FAVORITES & RESOURCES
With two decades of growing small businesses, we've created a curated list of tools that make small & independent business life better!
FREE RESOURCES
01 Free Resource
Critical Resilience Checklist
Is your business ready for a crisis? Or the next big challenge?
Start for Profits, Stability & Peace of Mind.
02 Free Resource
Reach Lawmakers
Speak Up! 3-Step Action Plan
Learn how to share your small business story with lawmakers.
03 Free Resource
Guide to Collabs
Small Business Collaborations
Your guide to creating successful business collaborations.
04 Free Resources
Business Plan
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Create or Refresh your business plan, for a focused up to date way forward.
BOOKS & JOURNALS
01 Journal
Focus Success Journal
by The Venture Project
FOCUS SUCCESS "succeed on purpose"
Develop an effective strategy to Focus and Succeed in your goals.
02 Journal
Meetings Planner
by The Venture Project
MEETINGS. My time is valuable.
The perfect professional notebook to keep track of your meetings, priorities, action items, with an easy reference index.
03 Journal
by The Venture Project
Make a LIST, get more done.
The perfect notebook to keep track of your weekly tasks, and responsibilities in a simple, organized manner.
Favorites & resources
Practical tools for independent business.
A curated collection of free guides, planning resources, and founder-friendly journals chosen to make business life clearer, stronger, and more organized.
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Free business resources
Focused tools to help you prepare for challenges, share your story, collaborate well, and keep your business plan current.
Critical Resilience Checklist
See whether your business is prepared for a crisis or its next major challenge—and identify what to strengthen first.
Get the checklist → 02 · AdvocacyReach Lawmakers
A practical three-step action plan for sharing your small business story with lawmakers clearly and effectively.
Get the guide → 03 · CollaborationGuide to Collabs
Plan stronger small-business collaborations with clearer expectations, shared value, and fewer avoidable surprises.
Get the guide → 04 · PlanningBusiness Plan
Create or refresh a focused, up-to-date business plan that gives you a clearer way forward.
Get the plan →By The Venture Project
Books and journals
Simple, practical notebooks designed for priorities, productive meetings, and the work that moves your business forward.
Focus Success Journal
Build an effective strategy to focus your attention and make purposeful progress toward your goals.
View on Amazon → Meetings & actionMeetings Planner
Track meetings, priorities, decisions, and action items in one organized professional notebook.
View on Amazon → Weekly organizationLists
Keep weekly tasks and responsibilities visible, simple, and organized so you can get more done.
View on Amazon →Looking for more strategic support?
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