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Free live workshop · Build-Along · 60 min

The Only 5 Tools a Small Service Business Actually Needs

Cut the app clutter and stop fighting your software

  • When: Friday, December 4, 2026
  • Time: 12:00 pm–1:00 pm ET
  • Where: Online on Google Meet
  • Cost: Free, no camera needed

You'll leave with

  • The 5 jobs your software has to do (booking, phone and texts, getting paid, bookkeeping, and one customer list) and why everything else is optional
  • How to audit every app and subscription you pay for in 20 minutes, and spot the ones doing the same job twice
  • How to choose one home for each job so nobody types the same customer in three places
  • A safe order for cancelling and switching so you don't lose customer history or miss a payment
  • One fix under 30 minutes: pull last month's card statement, list every software charge, and mark which of the 5 jobs each one does

Bookings live in one app, customer texts sit on your personal phone, invoices go out from somewhere else, and the customer's notes are in your head or a spreadsheet from two years ago. Every night you're re-typing the same name into three places, and every month you're paying for apps you forgot you signed up for.

In this free 60-minute build-along, osNOVA walks you through the 5 jobs your software actually has to do and a simple tool audit. You'll list every subscription, find the overlaps, pick one home for each job, and leave with a cancel and switch list.

For salons, trades, cleaners, wellness studios and small offices. Free, cameras off, recording for everyone who registers.

Who it's for

Owners of salons, trades, cleaning companies, wellness studios and small offices juggling too many apps, logins and copy-and-paste between them.

Bring

  • Last month's bank or card statement (or your app store subscriptions list)
  • Your phone (to see which apps you actually open)
  • Something to type in: laptop, Google Sheets or Excel

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Questions
Will there be a recording?

Yes. Everyone who registers gets the recording and the worksheet afterward, so sign up even if you can't make it live.

Do I need to turn my camera on?

No. Join from your truck, your office or your kitchen table; camera and mic are optional the whole time.

What does it cost?

Nothing. The workshop, the recording and the worksheet are free.

How do I join?

It runs on Google Meet. The link arrives by email as soon as you register, with a reminder the day before and an hour before.

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