Laughlin Business Advisors · Alexandria, Virginia
Build a business
you could sell
tomorrow.But don't want to.
Most owners try to fix a money problem by selling more. The money is usually already in the business, sitting in a handful of places most owners never check, like pricing, costs and follow-up. We help you find it, then fix the biggest leak first.
Nine questions, about two minutes.
Your result shows on screen, and your email is optional.
Want proof first? See what five small fixes could be worth
What we do
We turn the revenue you already have into more profit.
Small changes to your prices, your costs and how you follow up build on each other, so a few of them together are worth far more than any one alone. We help you find the ones that fit your business, start with the biggest leak, and stay with you while you make each change.
Want to see it on a sample business first? Run the free Profit Simulator
Our influences
We studied the best. Then built our own.
We kept what worked for real owners and built it into one system, with Craig and Jessica answering your questions along the way.
Opening a business
Making it pay
Selling it well
Coaching other owners
Companies that already do this well
We also studied the businesses that stay the most profitable year after year. Each one is known for at least one of the 12 profit fixes we work on.
Our books
Three books with our name on them.
Each one is free. Pick the one you need most, and we will send you that one.
Profit Acceleration SecretsHow to stand out, what to say, and how to close more of the people who already call.Get the book free
The Entrepreneur's Playbook40 strategies for growing a business that stays profitable.Get the book free
Leads Unleashed52 ideas for bringing the right customers to your door.Get the book free
The path to freedom
Four steps to a business that runs without you.
We find where your business loses money and fix the biggest leaks first, so you get your time back and stop carrying it alone.
An example owner's week, before and after: see what freedom looks like
Where you are today
Which one is true right now?
Most owners walk more than one of these, usually in this order. Start with the one that is true for you today.
Launch Acceleration
I want to open my own business.
Open a local service business in 90 days, with every step laid out in order.
Explore LaunchProfit Acceleration
It is open, and it underpays me.
Find where profit is leaking, fix the biggest leaks first, and keep more of what you sell.
Explore ProfitExit Acceleration
I want to sell it well one day.
Build a business a buyer would pay for, whether or not you ever decide to sell.
Explore ExitCoach Acceleration
I want to guide owners like me.
Turn what you have lived through into a coaching business on a proven system.
Explore CoachAbove every path sits The Boardroom. Craig works with you 1:1 as part of your leadership team: a weekly 60-minute call, access by email, Loom, Voxer or text between calls, and coaching and consulting across every area of profit and digital marketing. Craig carries no more than five Boardroom clients at any given time, and each seat runs on its own signed agreement.
Not sure which one fits? Start Here will tell you in about two minutes.
The Owners Council · Alexandria · now open
Local owners in your corner, every day of the month.
The Alexandria Council brings together owners in and around Alexandria, Virginia. Each month opens with The Council Training, a live online session on one part of the business. Later that month, the owners at your table meet in person to help each other put it to work. In between, the Council's online community is open every day, and at the next meeting the table asks what you did.
How the Council grows: each hub is one table of up to 30 owners from the same area, meeting in person once a month. Every hub shares one online community, open every day, and The Council Training each month, so your network grows each time a new hub opens. Alexandria is the first hub.
The Council meets on Zoom while the founding seats fill, then in person at 950 North Washington Street.
Who you would be working with
I failed so you don't have to.
Craig Laughlin Jr, co-founder
I lost a marriage and a business to hustle culture, and rebuilding my life took years. What I learned rebuilding became the frameworks we teach today.
Jessica and I are equal partners. I lead the advisory work. Jessica runs delivery and keeps every piece of it on track, the way a certified project manager does.
Craig has built, run and fixed businesses of his own.
Jessica runs delivery as a certified project manager.
Five and a half years as a Director of Coaching, in four countries.
Master Business Coach, Warrior Trainer, and Launch, Profit and Exit Acceleration Expert.
Start this week
Bring the problem that's keeping you up at night.
Join The Profit Room free for seven days.
Post your question the day you join, and I answer it in the community within one business day. Every week brings one proven fix, small enough to run that week, and once a month Jessica and I lead the live Profit Lever Workshop, alongside a room of owners working the same fixes.
You may not solve the problem in a week, but you will not be solving it alone. I can only help with what I can see, so post it on day one. ~ Craig
Seven days free, then $97 a month or $697 a year.
Cancel it yourself any month.
Your seven days
- Post your hardest question on day one
- One fix every week, sized to run that week
- Cancel it yourself before day eight and pay nothing
- Month to month, no contract and no refunds
To cancel, email [email protected] or send Craig or Jessica a DM in Skool.
The Boardroom is $7,497 a month or $74,970 a year. The Profit Room is $97 a month.
Start where you are
Find the path that fits your business today.
For most owners, the money is already inside the business. Start Here takes about two minutes and tells you which path to start on. Your result shows on screen, and your email is optional.
Rather talk it through first? Book a call with Craig