About us
Success Cohort is a monthly program for connections, contacts, and knowledge from the Business Success Center (BSC) and its BSC Practical MBA™ free programs.
Each month, we host a program to encourage attendees to get to know each other and to meet with larger businesses, government agencies, and others to learn about opportunities of all kinds. Our goal is to make each business more successful and profitable.
Currently, we are not hosting in person meetings. Instead we host our monthly BSC Success Global Forum™ and Lean Success Forum™ on the 1st Thursdays, 11-Noon Central, in conjunction with our other meetups, Success Lab Meetup and Solopreneurs Growth Support Meetup.
Forum discussions are led by a guest mentor and attendees. The BSC Forums attract mentors and attendees from around the country, sometimes globally, and of course, in the Austin area as well as throughout Texas. We also offer monthly Wisdom Webinars and Work Sessions on the 3rd Thursday s, 11-Noon Central, to provide practical advice from attendees as well as Dr. Triplett. Both of these are recorded and a link is provided to meetup members.
We believe in networking now and later. For those who register to attend, we also provide a list of attendees — even if you can't attend.
You might also enjoy. BOSS-Talks & Tools, a quarterly live interview with an inspiring entrepreneur and a discussion of a BSC favorite business tool. BOSS-Talks & Tools and these meetups are parts of the BSC Practical MBA program. (More info at www.ownersview.com).
Success Cohort group is highly interactive so bring your questions, requests, and your best advice to give to other business owners. Be prepared to share a recent success and your expertise at a BSC Forum™ or Wisdom Webinar & Work Session.
If you are interested in leading one of the online Forums as a guest mentor or interviewee BOSS-Talks, please contact me directly @ triplett@bscusa.com and put Forum Mentor (or BOSS-Talks Guest) in the subject line. I will contact you to discuss this further with you. This is your opportunity to blow your own horn.
Here's to increasing your success!
Leader: Jan Triplett, Ph.D., CBTAC
CEO, Business Success Center
The sustainability experts for social entrepreneurs focusing on balancing profit, people, and the planet
Real world strategy • Planning • Implementation
A little about Dr. Triplett
Entrepreneur • Speaker • Advocate
Founder/Leader Profit Mover Advisory Team™, author of The Networker's Guide to Success and co-author of Thinking Big, Staying Small and Easy to be Green; speaker and writer on the 100+ Ways to Fund a Business
What can I bring to the event?
• Your business ideas and questions.
• Everyone will introduce themselves starting at 11 am central.
• Everyone will share a recent personal or business success and a relevant business tip.
Upcoming events
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BSC's BOSS TALKS™ Mentoring Forum™
·OnlineOnline#### Aug. 6, 2026 11am-Noon Central BSC Mentoring Success Forum, with Jan Triplett, Ph.D., BSC (https://ownersview.com) on 104+ Ways to Fund your Business
Mentor Expert: Jan Triplett, Ph.D., BSC CEO, Forum Founder, and co-author Thinking Big Staying Small and The Networker’s Guide to Success.
Why take the 40K Foot Owner’s View? Because, you may have heard there are only a limited number of ways to fund a business: debt (loans) and equity (giving away the farm). Not so.
There are over a hundred LEGAL ways to get what you need for your business but you have to think differently.
Join the discussion about the eight other major options which have tons of sub-options. The goal is to get you to think like an owner and investor, not a manager or employee.
With that in mind, Dr. Triplett will also talk briefly about some things to consider if you are going the investor route or want to be an investor.
Plus Shawn Larson, ETX Hometown Media, will also share a marketing tech tip.
**Direct Link: https://meet.goto.com/685053101 or dial in using your phone. United States: +1(312) 757-3121
Access Code: 685-053-101 Seating Limited!The BSC Forum was founded in 2020, during Covid. It serves an important role in connecting people in civil discussion about how to build and sustain a successful business. Can’t come?
Please RSVP anyway and we will send you the recording of the discussion and a contact list of attendees.
Details:
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1. Business funding requires going into debt or getting money by giving away equity in your business or getting a grant.
2. Only existing successful businesses or people who have high FICO (Fair Isaac Corporation) credit scores can get funding.
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There are over 100 work arounds and alternatives. Not all 104+ ways work for any business, but many do. Dr. Jan Triplett, CEO of the Business Success Center and Forum Founder will share them all on August 6 at 11am Central online at the BSC Mentoring Forum.About the speaker:
For years, Dr. Jan Triplett has been speaking about how to fund a business to chambers, at government sponsored events, conducted workshops at professional, industry, and entrepreneurial groups of all kinds, and even used it as part of an assignment to her MBA students as an Adjunct Professor.
She has also applied that knowledge and used it with clients of all kinds in all kinds of situations. Not everyone got funding, but they all got on a path to get what they needed to grow their business.
Dr. Triplett will share her updated information in an open discussion at the BSC Mentoring Forum online on August 6 at 11am Central. Don’t miss this session. Bring your questions and personal experience with the ways you tried and/or succeeded in accomplishing your goals.
You can help Dr. Triplett grow the number of potential funding options with ideas from attendees. Her current goal: get up to 110 options because each one might help someone. RSVP today. Seating is limited so everyone can speak.
If you would like to schedule a private consultation with Dr. Triplett to discuss funding, please email Marsha Teague at marsha@ownersview.com to set it up.
The Business Success Center’s Unique Approach and PriorityBSC (Business Success Center) makes owners smarter and their businesses stronger. We’re recognized sustainability experts.
Our 5 -star national SBA award-winning three-step proven process provides individualized strategy, the structure to accomplish the strategy, and ongoing support to monitor the strategy, and make adjustments to get results. Our goal is to grow the skills and abilities of the owner and the success of the business by identifying, avoiding or meeting challenges and taking advantage of opportunities. This is how we can meet the owner’s short- and long-term business and life goals. We call that taking a "40,000 Foot Owner’s View” of business. It results in an "On Course” business that is stable and sustainable.
We also have a unique priority: to always look for ways to put money back in the pockets of our clients, connect them to others, and open doors. As we see it, we invest in them because they have invested in us. This doesn’t end when they are no longer working directly with us which is why we have customers for life.Want to talk about your business challenges and goals? Contact marsha@ownersview.com to set a free initial meeting.
Upcoming Topics & Mentors for BSC BOSS TALKS™ Mentoring Forum™ & Lean® Success Forum™ in 2026
First Thursday of each month, 11am-Noon Central
Aug. 6, 2026, 11am-Noon Central BSC Mentoring Success Forum, with Jan Triplett, Ph.D., BSC (https://ownersview.com) on 104+ Ways to Fund your Business
Sept. 3, 2026, 11am-Noon Central BSC Lean Management Forum, led by Dave Nave, Dave Nave & Associates (https://davenave.com) and Jan Triplett, Ph.D., BSC (https://ownersview.com)***
Please join us again at the next BSC Success Forum, always first Thursday of the month, 11AM Central online.
Watch for more of our exciting, upcoming guest mentors for 2026!
*Forum: a public meeting place for open, friendly, and frank discussions where ideas and views on a particular subject or issue are exchanged by everyone. And, we really mean it! Walkaway with business insights, contacts, and connections while sharing your own ideas and expertise. The BSC Business Success Forum was selected by the Austin Business Journal for its Book of Lists as one of Austin's best business and networking groups.
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Your 3-part role in the BSC Mentoring™ and Lean® Forums:
Contributor/Coach: We encourage you to share your expertise and insight on our topics at every meeting. Become a regular.
Guest Mentor: Be a guest mentor. You don't have to be an expert speaker to lead this section of the Forum. This can be done as a Q & A interview by our host, Jan Triplett, instead of a talk.
Encourager: Got an idea to improve the Forum or a useful comment? We welcome it at any time but it may need to be offline so we can stay on time. We stop at 12PM sharp.
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Recordings and transcripts available
If you can't attend, the Forums are recorded and include a transcript but are only available for a limited time. Contact us for the most current link. Attendees receive this link automatically along with a list of emails of attendees and mentors for future contacts and connections.
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Final thoughts:
Here's to working together for greater sustainability in businesses that focus on a better triple bottom line:
Great products and services you are passionate about at fair prices and with a fair return,
Working for people, and
Benefiting the planet.
Your moderator and Forum host opening doors to your success,
Jan Triplett, Ph.D. CBTAC/Director
CEO, Business Success Center, award-winning sustainability experts
Co-author Thinking Big, Staying Small and Easy to Be Green
Author Networker's Guide to Success and allbusiness.com/MSN contributor1 attendee
BSC Lean® Management Forum™
·OnlineOnlineSept. 3, 2026, 11am-Noon Central BSC Lean Management Forum, led by Dave Nave, Dave Nave & Associates (https://davenave.com) and Jan Triplett, Ph.D., BSC (https://ownersview.com)
NEW in 2026!
• The BSC Lean Management Forum™ meets the 1st Thursday of every other month, starting on Jan. 8, 2026, 11-Noon Central Time
• The BSC BOSS TALKS Mentoring Forum™ meets the 1st Thursday of every other month, starting on Feb. 5, 2026, 11-Noon Central TimeThe 3 Top Business Benefits of the BSC Lean® Management Forum™ according to our past participants.
- Learn and practice good Lean® Management techniques with guidance from our Lean® Forum founder, leader and expert, Dave Nave, Dave Nave & Associates. (He will give a short tutorial at the beginning to get you started).
- Talk about your business and suggest a topic for the group to discuss that you have questions about or one that you would like a safe place to discuss and get feedback, ideas and much more.
- Share your expertise on other participants issues and make contacts.
We start at 11am and end right at noon Central because your time is valuable.
Note: Seating is limited so that everyone has enough time to talk. So be sure to RSVP today.
(Interesting fact: BSC Lean® Management Forum™ has a 4+ year history of discussions on almost every business startup and growth question you can think of selected each month by that Forum’s attendees. Our first BSC Lean® Forum event was held in July 2021. Thanks, Dave Nave, for getting things going and keeping them rolling!)
Go here to RSVP for the BSC Success BOSS Talks Mentoring Forum and Lean Management Forum™ for the recording and contact list of attendees.
Can’t come? Please RSVP anyway and we will send you the recording of the discussion. Maybe, you can join us again at the next BSC Success Forum, always first Thursday of the month, 11AM Central online. You propose, help select the agenda, and introduce your topic at each BSC Lean Business Success Forum (1st Thursday of 1st two months of each quarter, 11am-noon Central).
At BSC's Lean Management Forum™ participants gather, build an agenda, and begin timed discussions. Conversations are directed and productive because the agenda is generated by those who show up.
The format is both easy to follow and effective. As the name suggests, it is all about being “Lean” (doing more with less) and uses the format of a “Forum” (issue-based open discussion). It is derived loosely from the Lean Coffee idea started in 2009 by Jim Benson and Jeremy Lightsmith in Seattle (https://leancoffee.org/) and ProductCampAustin (https://productcampaustin.org/). Attendees vote on what subjects to discuss at the meeting and lead the discussion.
Lean forum leaders: Dave Nave, Dave Nave & Associates (https://davenave.com), a Lean knowledge expert and Jan Triplett, Ph.D. BSC (https://ownersview.com), sustainability expert.Be kind. Be safe. Be hopeful. Be positive. Be ready — with some help from your meetup friends.
RSVP and upcoming Forum details: https://bit.ly/BSCRebuildBizForum
BASICS:
• The BSC Lean Management Forum™ meets 1st Thursday of every other month, starting with Jan. 8, 2026, 11-Noon Central Time
• The BSC Success BOSS Talks Mentoring Forum meets 1st Thursday of every other month, starting on Feb. 5, 2026, 11-Noon Central Time• Please join from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/685053101
You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (312) 757-3121. Access Code: 685-053-101• New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/685053101
The BSC Business Success Forum was selected by the Austin Business Journal for its Book of Lists as one of Austin's best business and networking groups.The award-winning Business Success Center (BSC) began the Forum programs at the beginning of COVID as a resource to independently owned and operated business owners in the US and abroad survive and revive. Now, in our sixth year, these free online monthly meetings continue to answer business questions, create networking opportunities, and introduce new ideas focused on business stability.
The BSC believes business owners must not get caught in the “weeds” that every business faces. Owners who take a "40,000 ft Owners View" can better meet or avoid challenges and find and take advantage of opportunities. Our individualized On Course three-step program uses the Owners View to focus on strategy, structure, and ongoing support. If you think this can help you stabilize and grow your business, let’s talk. Please call 512-933-1983 or email marsha@ownersview.com to set a free initial discussion.Hope to see and learn from you at the Forum — please spread the word!
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Here's to working together for successful sustainable businesses that care about people and the planet as well as profit.
Jan Triplett, Ph.D. CBTAC
CEO, Business Success Center, the business sustainability experts working with socially conscious clients to balance profit, people and the planet.
Proud to be your Forum Host & Facilitator1 attendee
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