A One Time Live Class for Small Business Owners

Business Feels Slow Right Now.
Here's How to Move From Panic to Profit.

The economy is shifting. Buyers are tightening up. Most business owners are panicking, contracting, and waiting it out. The few who know what to do right now are quietly building the businesses that will outlast this cycle. In 90 minutes, I'll show you exactly how.

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May 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM PST

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A Tale of Two Businesses

When the Economy Tightens, Two Things Happen.

In March of 2020, two small business owners came across my desk in the same week.

The first was a small farmer. Her local restaurant clients were canceling orders left and right, and she sent me a message in all caps: "There is literally no way I'll survive this shutdown." She was sitting on acres of food while grocery store shelves were being stripped bare a few miles down the road. She could not see the opportunity right in front of her, because stress and fear had narrowed her vision.

The second was my husband Justin, who had just launched a contracting business two weeks before the state shut down. Despite the chaos, he reached $20K months inside of a year, with no social media and no ads, working an average of 25 hours a week. He used the same six strategies I'm about to teach you.

It is not what happens that makes or breaks a business. It is how the owner is able to respond to it. One reacted. The other responded. One of them struggled. The other thrived. Tara Wagner, Business Consultant

Read This First

Does Any of This Sound Familiar?

If you nod along to any of these, this class was built for you.

"My sales are down. My leads are slower. My clients are pulling back. I don't know if it's me, my offer, or the market."

"I keep hearing the economy is uncertain and I have no idea what to actually do about it inside my business."

"I'm just starting out, and everything feels harder than it should be. I'm wondering if I picked the wrong time to launch."

"I'm tired of throwing tactics at a wall to see what sticks. I want to know what actually works when the market gets tight."

You are not alone, and you are not broken. Most business owners have never been taught how to operate inside a slowing economy. The good news: the strategies that work are simple, repeatable, and they have worked through every downturn for the last 25 years. That's exactly what this class is built to give you.

What You'll Walk Away With

6 Strategies to Grow Your Business in a Slow Economy

We'll move fast. Each strategy could be a class on its own, but in 90 minutes you'll walk away with the full framework, the questions to ask yourself this week, and a clear answer to "what do I focus on first."

Strategy One

Adopt the Mindset of an Opportunist

Half of all Fortune 500 companies were founded during a crisis. We'll cover what separates the entrepreneurs who expand in slow economies from the wantrepreneurs who freeze, and how to position yourself in the first group starting today.

Strategy Two

Skill Up Where It Actually Matters

Easy economies forgive weak skills. Tough ones don't. The two skill areas that pay the bills in lean times, where to focus, and the boring fundamentals everyone ignores until it's too late.

Strategy Three

Audit Your Offers, Marketing, and Sales

The meaty one. How to do real market research (not polls), how to use what you find to upgrade your offers, your copy, your sales process, and your testimonials, plus when to leave things alone and when to overhaul them.

Strategy Four

Use Discounts the Way Big Companies Do

Discounting blindly trains buyers to wait you out. Done strategically, it's how big brands buy lifetime customers. The five situations where discounting works, the rules to discount safely, and what to use instead of price cuts when they don't fit.

Strategy Five

Build and Nurture the Right Network

The single highest-leverage marketing move in a slow economy. How to build strategic alliances, when to reach out personally vs. broadcast, the four types of mentors every business owner needs, and the script that brings clients back without feeling pushy.

Strategy Six

Protect Your Energy Like a Business Asset

The strategy most business owners skip and pay for later. Why your nervous system is a P&L line item, how to keep yourself out of stress mode when the headlines are loud, and the permission slip you need to make your wellbeing a business task.

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Accredited Small Business Consultant

25 Years in Small Business

Founder, Breakthrough Boss

Thousands of Clients Served

Who's Teaching

Hi, I'm Tara.

I've been a small business owner for almost 25 years, which means I've coached people through three recessions, a pandemic, the rise and fall of every marketing tactic in the book, and every kind of "the sky is falling" cycle the economy has thrown at us.

What I've learned in that time is that the businesses that come out of slow seasons stronger are not the ones with the biggest budgets, the loudest marketing, or the prettiest websites. They are the ones whose owners learned to respond instead of react. To skill up instead of panic. To do the boring fundamentals that pay the bills.

I built this class because I keep watching good business owners contract and disappear when they don't have to. The strategies inside have worked through every downturn I've coached people through. They will work for you too.

I'm doing this one live, one time, at a price anyone can afford. Because right now, more business owners need this than usual.

From People I've Worked With

When You Apply What I Teach

I went from a half-filled schedule to fully booked in just a few months, and I didn't change my marketing or add any new platforms. I just applied what Tara taught me about the fundamentals.

Kim, Therapist

I went from $0 to $20K months in less than a year, and I'm now closing in on $50K months at a 50% profit margin. Tara's strategies are the reason I'm still in business.

Justin, Contractor

I had to raise my prices within six months because demand outpaced my capacity. The mindset, marketing, and sales work I did with Tara is what made that possible.

Shiloh, Coach

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Less Than the Cost of Lunch.

I want this in the hands of every small business owner who needs it right now. So I priced it accordingly. One payment. No upsells inside the class. Just the work.

One Time Live Class

Panic to Profit

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90 minutes of teaching, live Q&A, and the replay sent to you the next day. Yours to keep.

Live 90-minute class on Zoom
All 6 strategies in full
Live Q&A with Tara
Lifetime access to the replay
A focused action prompt for the next 30 days

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Quick Questions

Before You Enroll

What if I can't make it live?

Buy your seat anyway. The replay lands in your inbox within 24 hours of the class ending, and it's yours forever. You can watch it, rewatch it, and share your notes any time.

Is this for me if I'm just starting out?

Yes. In fact, slow economies are the toughest time to start a business if you don't know what you're doing, and the best time to start one if you do. Every strategy in this class applies whether you're at $0 or $20K months.

Is this just a long pitch for your other programs?

No. This is a real class with real teaching. I do mention my program Breakthrough Boss in passing because some of these strategies are taught in more depth there, but there's no closing pitch and no countdown timers. You came for the class, you'll get the class.

What kind of business is this for?

Any service-based or product-based small business. The strategies are rooted in psychology and fundamentals that apply across industries. I've used them with coaches, contractors, brick and mortar shops, e-commerce sellers, consultants, agencies, and creators.

Will I get a workbook or slides?

I teach this one without slides on purpose so you can be present and think about how each strategy applies to your specific business. The replay is timestamped so you can revisit any section. I'll give you a clear set of questions to take with you.

What's your refund policy on a $19 class?

Because of the price point and the fact that the replay is delivered immediately, all sales are final. I priced this where I priced it for a reason: it's not a risk. It's a yes or no.

Business Feels Slow Right Now.
Here's How to Move From Panic to Profit.

When the Economy Tightens, Two Things Happen.

Does Any of This Sound Familiar?

6 Strategies to Grow Your Business in a Slow Economy

Adopt the Mindset of an Opportunist

Skill Up Where It Actually Matters

Audit Your Offers, Marketing, and Sales

Use Discounts the Way Big Companies Do

Build and Nurture the Right Network

Protect Your Energy Like a Business Asset

Hi, I'm Tara.

Here's How It Works

When You Apply What I Teach

Less Than the Cost of Lunch.

This Is a Real Class, Not a Pitch.

Before You Enroll

The Economy Is Going to Do What the Economy Is Going to Do.

Business Feels Slow Right Now. Here's How to Move From Panic to Profit.

When the Economy Tightens, Two Things Happen.

Does Any of This Sound Familiar?

6 Strategies to Grow Your Business in a Slow Economy

Adopt the Mindset of an Opportunist

Skill Up Where It Actually Matters

Audit Your Offers, Marketing, and Sales

Use Discounts the Way Big Companies Do

Build and Nurture the Right Network

Protect Your Energy Like a Business Asset

Hi, I'm Tara.

Here's How It Works

When You Apply What I Teach

Less Than the Cost of Lunch.

This Is a Real Class, Not a Pitch.

Before You Enroll

The Economy Is Going to Do What the Economy Is Going to Do.

Business Feels Slow Right Now.
Here's How to Move From Panic to Profit.