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WHAT THIS WEBINAR WILL COVER:

This is free event sponsored by Calmese Group, LaunchPad, and Pivot.SaaS and will cover everything you need to pivot from the workforce to business ownership.

Stop dreaming, start building. We will connect you with the tools to get a personalized roadmap, AI-validated business ideas, and professional documents—everything you need to launch your business in 90 days.

🚀 Phase 1: The Pivot

• How to identify the skills you already have and turn them into a business model.

Pivot Wants to Disrupt the $50K Business Consultant sector—and Replace It With AI

What is Pivot? A complete system for transitioning from the workforce to business ownership.

That’s the blunt, almost confrontational promise behind Pivot, a new SaaS platform entering the crowded—but still wildly inefficient—startup tooling space. Its pitch is simple: what used to take months, consultants, and tens of thousands of dollars can now be done in minutes—with AI.

And if Pivot delivers on even half of that promise, it doesn’t just compete with traditional consulting—it makes it feel obsolete.

In the heart of St. Louis' Gravois Park neighborhood, at 3000 S. Jefferson Ave (63118), stands a small restaurant that has quietly rewritten a piece of local culinary history. Since its grand opening in 2019, Lefty's Fried Rice—owned and operated by the dynamic husband-and-wife team Chan and Lefty Davis—has proudly held the distinction of being the first 100% Black-owned Chinese restaurant in the state of Missouri and much of the surrounding Midwest. What began as a bold vision has grown into a beloved community staple, serving up generous portions of classic fried rice, boneless hot-braised chicken, crab rangoon, St. Paul sandwiches, and an ever-evolving menu that fuses familiar Chinese-American flavors with a distinct St. Louis soul.

Now, as the city prepares to celebrate 314 Day—St. Louis' unofficial holiday honoring the 314 area code—Lefty's is turning up the energy in a big way.

 314 Day 2026 at Lefty's: New Menu Item +…

Start writing your grants smarter today. We're hosting a reboot of our Grant Writing Using AI Workshop 45 minutes, zero cost, and a complete AI grant writing system. Everything you need to research faster, draft stronger proposals, and submit more — starting with your very next grant cycle.

We're hosting another walk-thru on how AI-powered tools are transforming organizations and businesses while changing the way grant development is being conducted — streamlining workflows and increasing funding success. This experience will feature hands-on demos that apply AI-powered tools to real-world grant scenarios. Walk away with techniques you can use the same day through showing exactly how AI-powered tools are transforming grant development, streamlining workflows, and increasing funding success.

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