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Answer 5 questions about your background. We will recommend the next steps that best fit your goal of becoming a profitable solo business owner.

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Free 60-minute training, once a week

Start with The Shortlist.

You bring your career history. You leave with 3 candidate directions of your own and the 4 tests that cut them down to one. Next session: Thu October 22, 2026 · 12:00 pm ET.

8 weeks with a Plan A mentor

Build it with Plan A.

You and your Plan A mentor choose a direction and build your solo business around it, 2 hours a week for 8 weeks. $3,800, or 4 payments.

Ongoing 1:1 mentoring

Grow it with Uncommon Mentorship.

Meet a mentor who runs a solo business of their own, 2 or 4 times a month, and message them between sessions. Plans start at $199 a month.

Uncommon Toolkit 01 · $199

How to Identify and Dominate an Untapped Niche.

Find a group of buyers with a problem you understand better than most.

Uncommon Toolkit 02 · $199

How to Package Your Expertise into a Solo Business.

Turn what you know into an offer, a buyer and a price you can test.

Uncommon Toolkit 03 · $199

How to Market Your Solo Business Without Ads.

Get in front of buyers through referrals, partners and the network you already have.

Uncommon Toolkit 04 · $199

How to Create Social Media Content That Sells for Solo Founders.

Plan posts that show your expertise and bring buyers to a conversation.

Uncommon Toolkit 05 · $199

How to Close Sales Without Sales Experience as a Solo Founder.

Run sales conversations that feel like advice and end with a clear next step.

Uncommon Toolkit 06 · $199

How to Maximize Your Runway as a First-Time Solo Founder.

Work out how long your savings last and how to make the move without panic.

Free tool, about 1 hour

Get the Solo Business Idea Worksheet.

1 starting question and 5 steps that turn the skills companies have already hired you for into business ideas you can test. You can start it tonight.

Free tool, 6 questions

Map your move with the Solo Founder Roadmap.

Answer 6 questions and get a 12-month plan for making the move to your own business, on screen and by email.

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