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3 CORE COURSES TO MOVE YOUR BUSINESS FORWARD

Move your business forward quickly and with guidance from experienced entrepreneurs, Mary & Brian Heffernan of Five Marys Ranch.

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OUR 3 CORE COURSES 

Each Core Course includes a printed Companion Workbook to use as you complete each lesson.
SMALL BUSINESS FROM SCRATCH

Learn the building blocks for a STRONG FOUNDATION from the ground up every step of the way - no matter what stage your business is at.

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SOCIAL MEDIA FROM SCRATCH

Learn how to share, grow and promote your business on social media and develop a strong web presence that tells the story of your business and brand.

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SELLING & SHIPPING FROM SCRATCH

Learn how to sell physical and digital products online and how to ship products and perishables around the country to your customers.

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Apply for the 2022 M5 Mastermind Program

Usually only available to M5 Small Business Accelerator students, Mary is opening up the 2022 M5 Mastermind Program application process to any member who has purchased one of the M5 Core Courses.

"A Mastermind moves you forward as an entrepreneur.
It expands your skills, refines your vision and helps you focus on working on your business not just in it.
I wanted this to be available to as many entrepreneurs as possible.
Each of our core courses helps to build a stable foundation to start from and we're excited to offer this special opportunity to M5 Academy members."
- Mary

2022 M5  MASTERMIND PROGRAM 

Open only to M5 Entrepreneur Academy members, the 2022 M5 Mastermind Program is a year long education program designed to grow your small business and entrepreneurial skills. You'll be part of a coach-led small group and connect with other entrepreneurs working towards growing and building strong businesses.

Each month of the M5 MASTERMIND program includes:

 
*A Kick-Off Lesson from Mary
*4+ Insider Interviews from Brand Experts
*Live Coaching Sessions with M5 Coaches
*Actionable exercises in your M5 Mastermind Workbook
*Small Group Inner Circle meetings with your M5 Leader 
*Sidecar Sessions with Mary as a Q&A 
to chat all things business together once a month!
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CORE COURSES CONTENT

Each core course includes multiple video lessons as well as the printed content in your companion workbook.

Work at your own speed and tackle each topic when you have time.

Small Business from Scratch Course Highlights

THE NITTY GRITTY
Guidance on making sure you are covering all bases like entity formation, sales and use tax, insurance, payroll, hiring employees, funding, growth and more.

CUSTOMER SERVICE
Learn how to maintain and grow and the importance of rating A++ on the customer service scale without giving up profits.

BRICK-AND-MORTAR SHOPS Learn the benefits and pitfalls of opening your own storefront, what to lookout for and tools to use when and if you are ready.

FINANCES & FUNDING
Information on grants and lots of creative funding options for projects or growth.

EMPLOYEES
How to know when to hire help and what to hire out first.

PAYROLL & HR
Employee management, insurance, sample employee handbooks, releases, rules and regulations and pitfalls to avoid when hiring.

+ PRINTED COMPANION COURSE WORKBOOK

Regularly $850 - Special Price $699

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Social Media from Scratch Course Highlights

BUILDING YOUR OWN WEBSITE 
Learn how to either start your own site from scratch in a day or work on your current site to improve your branding and ability to sell. A strong website is your ticket to profitability and should be optimized, but easy to adjust as business grows and changes.

SOCIAL MEDIA 
Learn to grow your brand authentically, with proven tips on beating the algorithm, posting strategy, and using social to sell your product successfully.

STRATEGY & IMPLEMENTATION
Learn how to grow a loyal and engaged following on Instagram quickly.

PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO 
Learn how to use your camera phone to its potential, you don’t need more than a good phone! How to “up your game” with just an iPhone.

INFLUENCERS vs BRANDS 
Learn where you fit and how to work it to your advantage even as a micro-influencer with 500-10,000 followers to bigger brands, they all matter.

BRANDING & DESIGN
A top-to-bottom beginner course on doing it yourself including the tools to make it happen today, re-branding, growing your brand and what an important tool your brand is to convert to sales and profitability.

SWAG
Where to order, vendor discounts and how to use for marketing your brand.

+ PRINTED COMPANION COURSE WORKBOOK

Regularly $850 - Special Price $699

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Selling & Shipping Course Highlights

ECOMMERCE and FULFILLMENT Learn how to build an ecommerce website to charge customers when they buy, optimize your sales channels and fulfill orders.

CUSTOMER SERVICE
Maintenance and Growth - the importance of rating A++ on the customer service scale without giving up profits.

BRICK-AND-MORTAR SHOPS Benefits and pitfalls of opening your own storefront, what to lookout for and tools to use when and if you are ready.

TIPS & TRICKS to SAVE $$$
Learn how and where to save money in your small business including discounts from some of our favorite partners and a huge opportunity to join our GROUP SHIPPING RATES to make shipping cost efficient for a small business!

SHIPPING
Learn all about shipping, specifically, SHIPPING PERISHABLE PRODUCTS, including access to our group shipping rates to actually make shipping affordable for a small business!

+ PRINTED COMPANION COURSE WORKBOOK

Regularly $850 - Special Price $699

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