Practical course for business owners

Learn how to turn your trade or expertise into a clearer, more organized business.

We teach you, step by step, how to define services, set prices, present your business, find opportunities, respond, follow up, and organize the work. It is useful whether you are just starting or already have customers and need more control.

14 modulesUseful across many industriesNo required homework
Business owner reviewing course materials and a simple business plan
Next live group classes October 6–November 24, 2026 Every Tuesday · 7:00 PM–8:30 PM Central Time
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Eight weeks, one 90-minute class each week. Space is limited.

We support businesses and professionals across:
Construction & Trades Architecture & Engineering Local Services Real Estate Legal & Finance Healthcare & Veterinary Beauty & Wellness Automotive & Repair Food & Hospitality Commerce & E-commerce Consulting & Technology Creative & Events Education & Organizations
What you learn how to solve

Learn how to connect your offer, presentation, sales, and operations.

Knowing how to do the work is not enough. You also need to know what to sell, what to charge, how to build trust, how to respond, and how to keep the business organized.

01

Define what you sell and how you charge

Clarify whom you help, the problem you solve, what each service includes, and how costs, pricing, payments, and profit connect.

02

Present your business professionally

Learn what your website, profiles, photos, reviews, materials, rules, and next steps need to communicate.

03

Generate and handle opportunities

Learn where to find interested people, how to respond, what to ask, how to present pricing, and how to follow up until a decision is confirmed.

04

Organize the work and decide what comes next

Organize customers, tasks, documents, and responsibilities; review useful numbers; and prepare 30-, 60-, and 90-day priorities.

The foundations apply across many industries

The examples change, but the questions every owner must answer are very similar.

Construction, local services, beauty, healthcare, food, commerce, technology, real estate, and many other industries need a clear offer, sustainable pricing, well-served customers, and repeatable processes.

Useful business topics for many kinds of businesses Applicable to businesses and professionals across 13 categories
Construction & Trades
Construction business owner working in an active residential project
Architecture & Engineering
Architecture and engineering professionals collaborating on plans
Local Services
Local service business professional arriving prepared for a customer
Real Estate
Real estate professional reviewing a property with a client
Legal & Finance
Legal accounting finance or insurance professionals meeting with a business owner
Healthcare & Veterinary
Healthcare or veterinary professional interacting with a client patient or pet owner
Beauty & Wellness
Beauty wellness or fitness professional serving a client
Automotive & Repair
Automotive repair professional inspecting a vehicle
Food & Hospitality
Restaurant catering or hospitality team serving guests
Commerce & E-commerce
Product brand or ecommerce owner working with products and packaging
Consulting & Technology
Consulting or technology team conducting a discovery workshop
Creative & Events
Creative or event production team producing real work
Education & Organizations
Instructor or organization leader engaging participants
You do not need to have everything figured out before starting

Start with an idea, an informal business, or an operation that already has customers.

You do not need employees, a website, or business-school experience. The course helps you identify what is missing, organize decisions, and prepare a plan you can apply to your situation.

  • You are deciding what to offer and whom to help.
  • You already do the work, but pricing, messaging, and processes change every time.
  • You have customers but need better pricing, follow-up, or organization.
  • You want to grow without everything depending on your memory and time.
Business owner reviewing services, customers, and priorities
Three levels of guidance

Choose how much guidance you want while learning.

All three formats cover the same foundations. The digital course lets you move at your own pace, group classes add live teaching, and private sessions apply the content directly to your business.

Business owner organizing requests, prices, approvals, and follow-up while learning
Owner organizing orders, customers, and work steps while learning
Owner organizing services, payments, scheduling, and business communication
Immediate access

Digital course

$59.00

Learn at your own pace, with no required dates or meetings.

Who is it for?
For anyone who wants a complete, simple guide they can watch on their own schedule.
How does it work?
14 modules, approximately 8 hours and 10 minutes, optional tools, and a certificate.
What is it for?
To better understand customers, services, prices, follow-up, organization, and growth.
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Advisor speaking privately with a small business owner
Professional reviewing stages, documents, and next steps with a business owner
Consultant reviewing a workflow and priorities with a client
Six sessions

Private sessions

$3,750.00

We apply the content to your services, pricing, customers, processes, and priorities so you can decide what to address first.

Who is it for?
For owners or partners who want to discuss their services, prices, customers, way of working, and priorities.
How does it work?
Six private 90-minute sessions. One additional owner or partner from the same business may join.
What is it for?
To find problems, organize decisions, and prepare 30, 60, and 90-day priorities.

Website, design, marketing, or administrative work is sold separately.

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Complete curriculum

14 modules that answer the questions every owner needs to clarify.

Each module answers an important business question. Use the arrows or swipe to see them all.

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01Understand your business

Define your business, customer, and opportunity

Clarify the problem you solve, whom you help, and how to know whether real interest exists.

02Understand your business

Organize your services and packages

Separate main services, extras, packages, what is included, and what is not included.

03Understand your business

Understand costs, prices, payments, and money

Connect costs, time, expenses, prices, profit, deposits, and collections.

04Present your business

Make your business look professional

Improve your name, information, email, website, profiles, photos, and materials.

05Present your business

Build trust

Reduce doubts with examples, reviews, clear steps, rules, and good communication.

06Find opportunities

Learn where to find possible customers

Understand Google, social media, websites, ads, referrals, and previous customers.

07Respond and sell

Respond to interested people

Respond, request information, confirm whether you can help, and make the next step clear.

08Respond and sell

Present the solution and follow up to a decision

Explain the solution and price, answer questions, follow up, and put the agreement in writing.

09Care for customers

Take good care of the customer

Start well, provide updates, solve problems, finish correctly, and ask for reviews.

10Organize and grow

Organize the work

Organize customers, appointments, jobs, orders, tasks, documents, and responsible people.

11Organize and grow

Write clear work steps

Turn repeated tasks into instructions and lists that are easy to review and improve.

12Organize and grow

Learn who does each task

Decide what the owner should continue doing and what another person can handle.

13Organize and grow

Review important numbers

Review inquiries, responses, proposals, customers, sales, errors, and workload.

14Organize and grow

Decide what to do first to grow

Find what is holding the business back and prepare 30, 60, and 90-day priorities.

Business owner organizing learning materials, registrations, payments, and follow-up
Optional tools

Use them to make decisions; there is no required homework.

We include simple maps, calculators, templates, and plans so you can apply each topic to your business without submitting assignments.

  • One-page customer, services, and business map.
  • Simple cost, price, and money calculators.
  • Messages, forms, and follow-up.
  • Work steps and responsibilities.
  • 30, 60, and 90-day plan.
  • Completion certificate, not a license.
Choose your level of guidance

Compare the three ways to learn

The core content is the same. Choose whether you want to learn independently, join live classes, or apply the course directly to your business.

No required homework
Compare the three formatsCompare the level of guidance and personalization included in each format.
IncludesDigital courseGroup classesPrivate sessions
14 modules
Immediate digital course access
Live classes and recordings
General live questions
Your business reviewed
People included11Up to 2
Price$59.00$399.00$3,750.00
Frequently asked questions

Answers before choosing how you want to learn.

Is it for one specific industry?
No. It explains basic topics shared by many businesses. It does not teach technical work or special rules for a licensed profession.
Do I need an existing business?
No. Use it to evaluate an idea, organize informal work, or improve a business that is already operating.
Do I have to submit homework?
No. There is no required homework, project, exam, or work to turn in. The tools are optional.
How long is the digital course?
The main content is approximately eight hours and ten minutes, divided into 14 modules and short videos.
When are the group classes?
The next group date and time appear in the countdown and inside the group class format. Dale Works updates this information when a new group opens.
What happens if I miss a group class?
Classes are recorded for registered students. If you miss one, you can watch the recording, but it does not become a private session.
Do the group classes review my business one-on-one?
No. We answer general questions and use examples. Your business is reviewed only in the private sessions.
How many people does each purchase include?
The digital course and group classes are for one person. Private sessions include up to two owners or partners from the same business.
How do payments work?
The digital course is $59.00. Group classes are $399.00, paid once. Private sessions are $3,750.00 paid in full or four $975 payments, for a $3,900 total with the plan.
Do private sessions include a website, design, marketing, or work done for you?
No. The sessions teach you and help you make decisions; done-for-you Dale Works services are purchased separately.
Is DaleJobs included?
No, unless a written offer clearly says it is included.
Is the certificate a license?
No. It only confirms that you finished the content. It is not an official license or professional certificate.
Does it guarantee customers, sales, or income?
No. Results depend on your business, customers, decisions, and the work you do afterward.

Knowing how to do the work is not enough; you also need to know how to run the business.

Choose the digital course, group classes, or private sessions based on the level of guidance you need.

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