Business circle

# Network with people who understand real schedules.

Find practical business advice, hiring leads, mentors, accountability rooms, and local referrals built for founders, operators, freelancers, and returning professionals.

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Featured room

### Flexible Work Operators

Weekly support for founders and managers designing better work around family and community commitments.

1.8k members
62 mentors
14 cities
What members do here

## Business tools inside a social network

Business content is organized around visible needs: finding clients, hiring, negotiating, fundraising, returning to work, and staying accountable.

Mentor rooms

### Office hours by skill

Join rooms for sales, finance, product, people operations, solo consulting, and local services.

Referral boards

### Warm introductions

Share services, ask for vendors, and build trusted local referral lists with transparent expectations.

Return-to-work

### Career relaunch support

Resume refreshes, interview practice, flexible role leads, and confidence-building peer circles.

Resource library

## Practical templates and playbooks

Dummy content can be replaced with your own articles, member posts, sponsor resources, or searchable knowledge base entries.

Resource | Use | Best for
--- | --- | ---
Client discovery call outline | Qualify opportunities before writing proposals. | Consultants and agencies
Flexible work role scorecard | Clarify hours, outcomes, pay, and collaboration norms. | Hiring managers
Quarterly family-business planning sheet | Map revenue goals against school calendars and travel. | Founders and parents
Local vendor checklist | Compare insurance, references, response times, and pricing. | Small business owners

Sample posts

## Business discussions ready for launch

Austin founders 28 replies

### Pricing services when your availability changes by season

Members compare retainers, minimum commitments, and clear pauses around school breaks.

Hiring 19 replies

### What should a fair school-hour role include?

Discussion covers compensation, meeting windows, documentation, and promotion paths.