In this workshop, small business owners will learn how to:

1. Rebuild Relationship with Money and Financial Stress

Financial stress is one of the most common and least discussed challenges entrepreneurs face.

We will explore:

• How money mindset influences business decisions
• How to separate emotional reactions from sound financial strategy
• Creating clarity and confidence around cash flow
• How to reduce financial anxiety while staying grounded in real numbers

2.  Navigate Stress That Cannot Be Controlled

Market shifts, changing customer behavior, economic uncertainty, and staffing challenges are part of entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneurs will learn:

• Techniques to regulate stress in high-pressure moments
• Structured decision-making tools during uncertainty
• How to move from reactive responses to intentional leadership
• Practical resilience strategies for unpredictable business seasons

3. Create Boundaries That Protect Peace and Energy

Market shifts, changing customer behavior, economic uncertainty, and staffing challenges are part of entrepreneurship.

We will cover:

• Identifying hidden energy drains within business operations
• Setting boundaries confidently and without guilt
• Designing work rhythms that support long-term sustainability
• Protecting mental and emotional capacity while growing a business

In this workshop, small business owners will learn how to:

1. Rebuild Relationship with Money and Financial Stress

Financial stress is one of the most common and least discussed challenges

entrepreneurs face.

We will explore:

• How money mindset influences business decisions
• How to separate emotional reactions from sound financial strategy
• Creating clarity and confidence around cash flow
• How to reduce financial anxiety while staying grounded in real numbers

2.  Navigate Stress That Cannot Be Controlled

Market shifts, changing customer behavior, economic uncertainty, and staffing

challenges are part of entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneurs will learn:

• Techniques to regulate stress in high-pressure moments
• Structured decision-making tools during uncertainty
• How to move from reactive responses to intentional leadership
• Practical resilience strategies for unpredictable business seasons

3. Create Boundaries That Protect Peace and Energy

Market shifts, changing customer behavior, economic uncertainty, and staffing

challenges are part of entrepreneurship.

We will cover:

• Identifying hidden energy drains within business operations
• Setting boundaries confidently and without guilt
• Designing work rhythms that support long-term sustainability
• Protecting mental and emotional capacity while growing a business

This workshop helps artists, makers, and creatives confidently identify as small business owners so they can more easily access small business and City resources, including technical assistance, capital readiness support, contracting and procurement opportunities, and other business services.

In this action-based session, you'll learn what banks, funders, and the City actually look for in your financials - and how to ensure your books support growth, compliance, and opportunity. Attendees will receive practical tools, readiness checklists, and real-world guidance to help move from disorganized finances to capital access confidence.

Join the Boston Public Library's Special Collections for a talk from scholar Dr. Leon Jackson entitled David Walker’s Declaration of Independence: Building Community and Fighting Racism in Antebellum African American Boston as part of the on-going commemorations of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. When it first appeared in Boston 1829, David Walker’s Appeal struck terror into the hearts of white Americans North and South. Using a wide variety previously unexamined manuscripts, this talk reexamines the composition, publication, and circulation of the Appeal, focusing on the Boston community that often supported but sometimes thwarted his work.

This workshop series is free to attend, and designed specifically for fitness brand/business owners generating $5K-$100K monthly revenue who are ready to:

• Open their first studio
• Scale beyond solo operations
• Improve retention and profitability
• Build and lead high-performing teams
• Prepare for expansion or open additional locations

Please only register for the workshop if you meet the above criteria.  The program will be limited to 10 total attendees per session for personalized attention.

Wednesday, May 6, 2026: Workshop 1: Foundations of Growth 

Wednesday, May 13, 2026: Workshop 2: Building Your Dream Team

Wednesday, May 20, 2026: Workshop 3: Expansion and Scale

All workshops will be held 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. at JET Boston, 10 Taber St, Roxbury 02119.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

✅ Three 2-hour workshops through JET Academy programming

✅ Digital slides with templates and course info

✅ 20-minute individualized evaluation and Q&A for every attendee (outside of group workshop)

✅ 30/60/90-day action plans

✅ Internship at JET opportunities

Combined workshop: Road Readiness (Level 3) & Street Skills (Level 4)

Our experienced staff and volunteers will help each participant gain skills and confidence so you’re ready to venture onto the street and keep on rolling! This class is open to people of all genders. Participants in this workshop will be split into two groups:

Level 3 participants will mostly stay in the parking lot and work on the skills, such as the ability to start pedaling without wobbling or having to push a lot with the foot, ability to ride steadily in a straight path, getting more comfortable shifting gears in response to changes in speed and topography, comfort riding with the seat raised up close to hip height, and ability to go up and down a curb ramp.

With Level 4 participants we’ll ride as a group on streets with low-speed traffic, learning how to start and stop safely at traffic signals, ride a safe distance from parked cars and moving vehicles, communicate with other road users, and make turns at intersections. The objective of this workshop is to gain more advanced skills, such as signaling while biking, awareness of door range and a safe riding position in the roadway, ability to ride in a predictable path, and overall confidence being on the street.

If you cannot yet ride independently across a parking lot, please do not register for this clinic. Our Basic Skills class is more appropriate.

Beginner and Basic Skills (Level 1 and 2)

Can't remember the last time you were on a bike? Or never learned to ride? Come to a free learn-to-ride workshop and learn alongside other adults. 

This class is open to all genders, and is appropriate for people who have never ridden a bike before, have not been on a bike for a long time, or can pedal but need to work on basic skills (like stopping, turning, and changing gears). It is taught entirely in a parking lot. Bike and helmets provided for the duration of the workshop, registration required.

Beginner and Basic Skills (Level 1 and 2)

Can't remember the last time you were on a bike? Or never learned to ride? Come to a free learn-to-ride workshop and learn alongside other adults. 

This class is open to all genders, and is appropriate for people who have never ridden a bike before, have not been on a bike for a long time, or can pedal but need to work on basic skills (like stopping, turning, and changing gears). It is taught entirely in a parking lot. Bike and helmets provided for the duration of the workshop, registration required.