A one-day, immersive experience for serious small business owners.
Forged: The Small Business Summit
No ballrooms.
No fluff.
No theory you’ll forget by Friday.
Just 50 owners. In the woods.
Learning the fundamentals that actually move a business forward.
Live at the Ashokan Center, surrounded by forest, fire, and iron, we’ll strip business back to what matters:
How you think
How your work flows
How technology should actually serve you
How systems create leverage
And then… we forge it.
Literally.
A one-day, immersive experience for serious small business owners.
What Makes This Different
Forged isn’t a conference.
It’s a working session.
You won’t sit all day.
You won’t passively consume slides.
You will:
Discover your natural problem-solving style and…
Forge A Master's Blueprint: Create Visibility Across Your Business to Turn Potential into Execution
Understand what trusted AI looks like for small business (not hype, not noise)
Strike While the Iron's Hot: Think Big, Plan Small, and Move Fast with a Strategy-Driven Action Plan
Every session builds on the last.
By the end of the day, you’re not inspired.
You’re equipped.
A one-day, immersive experience for serious small business owners.
Your Questions, Answered
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If you are a person who wants to step back from working in your business to work on your business, Forged is for you.
Forged is for solo owner/operators, business owners with a team, or general managers who are seeking:
Clarity
Visibility
Understanding
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Arrival & Coffee
Light coffee, tea, and real conversations.
Kickoff & Stone Stacking
A grounding exercise in balance and focus. Yes, really. It matters.
Know Yourself
How your thinking style shapes your business decisions.
Visualize the Work
The overlooked trick that clarifies priorities and exposes overload instantly.
Lunch & Conversations
Explore the Ashokan grounds. Continue the dialogue.
Trusted AI for SMB
Practical, grounded ways to use AI without losing control of your business.
Context & Systems
Pull it all together. Build your next-action roadmap.
3:00 – Close
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Networking with other local business owners
Focused & interactive sessions
Actionable practices & tools
Morning coffee & tea + lunch
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This is interactive.
You’ll be up, moving, engaging, and exploring the grounds at lunch.
Wear comfortable clothing and shoes that allow you to be present and active. Think: smart casual meets woods-ready.
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Because this is not a mass event.
It’s a room of owners who care about fundamentals.
Seats are intentionally limited.
If you’ve been wanting to reset your business thinking, clarify your systems, and reconnect with the craft of ownership — this is your day.
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The Ashokan Center
477 Beaverkill Rd.
Olivebridge, NY 12461You can check them out here! https://ashokancenter.org
