🔥 Steal This $150k/yr Business + My Favorite Time-Saving Automation

This week we’ve got something for the builders, the doers, and the curious.
You’ll get a brand-new business idea (with a free playbook), a plug-and-play automation you can adapt today, and a peek at a real deal I went after + the lessons learned when it didn’t pan out.

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1. Cool Business Idea of the Week

🧰 License Launchpad – Exam Prep Built for the Trades
Every trade exam (plumbing, electrical, HVAC, etc.) requires memorizing dense code, passing a multi-hour test, and paying hefty fees to retake if you fail. But most of these trades attract doers — not textbook lovers.

That’s the gap. This business builds a clean, mobile-first study tool with:

• Practice exams with instant feedback

• Flashcards, diagrams, and video walkthroughs

• Visual “cheat sheets” and memory tricks

• State-specific exam modes

• AI explanations of tricky code sections

I built out a full playbook in a PowerPoint slide deck using Gamma.app — costs, revenue scenarios, and even the upside potential.

⚠️ Spoiler alert, this business plan slide deck comes out insanely good. I fully expected an AI PowerPoint builder to stink, like a lot of tools do. Go look at how cool the result is and then use this for every presentation you have in the future!

👉 Get the Free Playbook Here (download on our Resources page) 

2. Automation of the Week

This week’s automation turns long emails into quick AI-powered summaries and delivers them straight to Slack.

Why this matters:
Overwhelmed by long emails or multiple inboxes? This automation uses OpenAI to shrink emails into tight summaries and sends them straight to Slack. Perfect for staying aligned without inbox rampages.

How it helps:

• Cuts through email noise with instant clarity.

• Keeps your team in sync in Slack—not buried in unread threads.

How I’d tweak it for small biz use:

• Add a filter so only keywords like “urgent,” “invoice,” or your client’s name trigger summaries.

• Route summary alerts to Slack DMs—not channels—to reduce noise.

👉 Try the template on Make.com (must be logged in to Make.com to view template)

3. Pivot Update of the Week

📝 Sam’s Update (Aspiring Entrepreneur) – 4/100 Businesses Reviewed

I looked into a Florida wedding venue this week. Beautiful spot, solid profits, and the current owner had great systems in place to keep everything running smoothly. That’s rare in small businesses, which is probably why another buyer scooped it up fast.

Here’s what I learned:

• No real estate means you don’t own the building, so if the landlord decides to raise rent or sell, you could be in trouble.

• No recurring revenue means you’re starting from zero every month, booking new events to keep the cash flowing.

The systems were great, but those two risks made me pause.

💡 Tip of the Week: In business buying, an LOI (Letter of Intent) isn’t binding — it’s just a signal that you’re serious and ready to dig into the details.

📝 Tyler’s Update (Seasoned Owner) – Lessons from the Field

This week, I reviewed a few leads in an industry I’m interested in—manufacturing—but it’s not one I know well personally. Luckily, I have a trusted potential operator with deep experience in the space.

When you’re exploring a business in an unfamiliar industry, the process slows down. In a familiar industry, you usually know the going multiples, the key questions to ask, and the common “gotcha’s” to watch out for. In an unfamiliar one, you have to be much more cautious—asking more questions and validating more assumptions early on.

Takeaway: Expanding into new industries can feel slow and uncomfortable, but it’s often necessary to keep growing and finding the best opportunities.

4. Corporate Meme of the Week

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Hope you enjoyed this week’s ideas and updates. If something here sparked a thought, send it to a friend who’s building their own escape plan—good ideas spread best through word of mouth.

P.S. Missed the free playbook or automation?
You can grab them here before they’re gone: corppivot.com

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