LaunchLeague

For Ontario business owners, leaders and past participants · Open now

Run a better business.

Practical training and a community for people who actually run something. Sales, money, marketing, AI, leadership and operations — built on the same eight-step plan Launch League teaches in schools, and written for Ontario, so HST, the CRA and the provincial rules are the ones you actually deal with.

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Membership

What members get

  • 13 courses, 186 lessons

    Short, plain-language lessons on selling, numbers, marketing, AI at work, personal productivity and leading a team. Every lesson ends with something to do that week.

  • A workbook for every course

    Printable PDF worksheets for every lesson, plus one complete workbook covering all of them. Fill them in on paper or on screen.

  • Tools you can use today

    Spreadsheets with the formulas already in: a quote and pricing calculator, a 13-week cash forecast, a weekly scorecard, a pipeline tracker, a lead source log and a relationship tracker. Plus a prompt library and 20 message templates.

  • The member community

    Ask specific questions, share what worked and what didn't, and keep your 90-day target on track with people doing the same work.

  • Learn to judge and mentor

    How the program works, practice scoring a sample entry, writing feedback that helps, and coaching young founders safely.

The classroom

The courses

Take them in any order. Each lesson is a short read with one thing to do in your business, and a matching worksheet page in the course workbook.

  • Start Here

    How the membership works, community standards, your first 90-day target and the tools pack.

    7 lessons · workbook included

  • Find Something Worth Solving

    Before the paperwork: validating the idea, naming it, the five searches, registering in Ontario, when HST applies, and whether you need premises at all.

    10 lessons · workbook included

  • Know Who You're Building For

    Who the business is actually for: segments you can name, the job they're hiring you to do, ten conversations that beat a month of guessing, and one customer profile you can act on.

    10 lessons · workbook included

  • Build an Offer People Want to Buy

    Build an offer people say yes to, price it from real numbers, and follow up until it closes.

    6 lessons · workbook included

  • Get Attention & Find Customers

    One clear message, your Google profile, a website that converts, local search, content, social, video and ads.

    16 lessons · workbook included

  • Sell, Deliver & Earn Trust

    Everything between the yes and the money: handover, scheduling, standards, changes mid-job, closing out, contracts, HST and getting paid.

    19 lessons · workbook included

  • Know Your Numbers

    Margin, break-even, a 13-week cash forecast, a weekly scorecard — and what to actually pay yourself.

    16 lessons · workbook included

  • Build a Business That Can Grow

    Making yourself replaceable: the org chart, accountabilities, your first hire, leading well, keeping good people, and looking after the owner.

    36 lessons · workbook included

  • Tell the Story & Pitch It

    Your founding story, the shape of a pitch that works, what to ask for, which numbers earn trust, the question you hoped nobody would ask, and the follow-up that closes it.

    10 lessons · workbook included

  • Open Doors: Networking That Works

    How opportunities actually travel: being useful, connecting people, power mapping, getting in the door and reaching the people who decide.

    9 lessons · workbook included

  • Business 101, Alumni & Giving Back

    The eight-module foundation, the alumni track, and putting your experience to work judging and mentoring Ontario's next founders.

    22 lessons · workbook included

  • AI for Business

    Prompts and guardrails, AI on quotes, meetings, decks and numbers, small internal tools, and a working week that runs on it.

    24 lessons · workbook included

  • Expert Sessions

    Guest sessions with accountants, lawyers, brokers and owners further along than you. Recordings and notes land here.

    1 lessons · workbook included

Pricing

Founding Member pricing

Prices in US dollars (roughly $30 CAD a month or $300 CAD a year, depending on the exchange rate). Founding Members keep their price for as long as they stay members.

Memberships keep the student program free

Memberships help fund free delivery of the student program. They are not donations and don't affect judging.

You choose monthly or yearly when you join on Skool. Adults 18 and over.

Free for Launch League alumni, 18 and over.

If you came through the free program, you don't pay for the Business Network. Email nick@launchleague.ca from the address you used in the program and your membership is set to free.

Monthly

$22 USD / month

  • Cancel any time
  • All 13 courses and workbooks
  • The member community
  • Live sessions as they're scheduled
Join monthly

Yearly

$220 USD / year

  • Everything in monthly
  • Saves $44 USD a year
  • Founding Member recognition (optional)
Join yearly

Where it's hosted

A Canadian program, hosted on an American platform

  • Launch League is a Canadian company based in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Your membership supports Launch League's free program for young founders here in Ontario.
  • On Skool, the group is called the Ontario Small Business Network. Same program and same people — the name is there so Ontario owners searching Skool can find it.
  • The Business Network community is hosted on Skool, an online platform run by a company in the United States. That's why prices are in US dollars. Skool takes your payment and holds your account details under its own terms and privacy policy, and your bank may add a foreign transaction fee.
  • The Business Network is for adults 18 and over: supporters of the program and past Launch League participants. If you're a past participant who is still in school or living at home, talk it over with a parent, guardian or your school before you join.

Companies and chambers

Workshops and sessions for your team

Launch League runs practical workshops on sales, pricing and numbers, marketing, AI tools and leading a team for companies, chambers of commerce and community organizations.

Tell us what your team or members need, or ask to hear about upcoming public workshops.

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Before you join

Questions

How does the Business Network help students?
Launch League is free for participants. Business Network memberships are one of the ways the program is funded, alongside sponsorships and partnerships. Buying a membership never affects the competition or judging.
Who is it for?
Adults 18 and over: business owners and professionals who want practical training, including the two AI courses; supporters of the program; and past Launch League participants who want to keep building. Alumni don't pay. Members are expected to answer each other's questions, not just read.
Is Launch League an American organization?
No. Launch League is a Canadian company based in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, and the program it funds is for young founders in Ontario. We host the Business Network community on Skool, a platform run by a US company, which is why it bills in US dollars and why Skool's own terms and privacy policy apply to your account there.
I came through the free program. Do I pay?
No. If you took Business 101, entered a competition or did a placement with us, the Business Network is free — you just have to be 18 or older. Email nick@launchleague.ca from the address you used in the program and your membership is set to free. You'll still set up a Skool account, and it stays on an American platform, so if you're living at home it's worth talking over with a parent or guardian first.
What does it cost?
$22 USD a month or $220 USD a year (roughly $30 CAD a month or $300 CAD a year, depending on the exchange rate) — and free for alumni. The Business Network runs on Skool, which bills in US dollars, so your bank or card sets the final Canadian amount. Early members are Founding Members and keep their price for as long as they stay members.
What do I actually get on day one?
All 13 courses and their workbooks, the complete workbook, and the tools pack: six spreadsheets with the formulas already in them, a prompt library and 20 message templates. Most members start with the pricing calculator and run their most common job through it.
Can I cancel?
Yes. You can cancel your membership any time from your Skool account settings, which stops future charges.
Where does it happen?
On Skool, an online community platform, where the group is called the Ontario Small Business Network — same program, a name Ontario owners can find when they search Skool. You'll get the Classroom (courses and workbooks), the community feed and a calendar for live sessions, on the web or in the Skool app.
Are there live workshops?
Live workshops and Q&A sessions are posted in the community calendar as they're scheduled. The courses and workbooks are all available from the day you join.
Is this the same as Launch League's free student program?
No. Business 101, the competition and the Launch Sprint stay free on launchleague.ca. The Business Network is a separate, optional paid program for adults.
Is it tax-deductible?
Launch League is a for-profit company, not a charity, so memberships aren't donations and don't come with a tax receipt. Whether training is a deductible business expense for you is a question for your accountant.
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