LA Smooth Business
LA Smooth Business is a practical curriculum designed to help business owners get clear, get organized, and make better decisions about money, operations, and growth.
Built For Real Business
Each course focuses on a different part of running a healthy, sustainable business. You don’t just learn concepts — you build real tools and systems you can actually use.
Certificate of Completion
Earn a certificate for each course you complete — useful for your records, funding programs, or professional development.
Short, On-Demand Lessons
Watch on your schedule. Each lesson focuses on what actually matters.
SMOOTH FINANCE
Stop guessing about money and funding. You’ll learn how funding really works in LA, how to understand your numbers, and how to prepare before you apply
SMOOTH OPERATIONS
Build day-to-day systems that keep your business running smoothly — permits, workflows, vendors, and internal processes that often get ignored until something breaks.
SMOOTH PROTECTION
Reduce risk — operational, financial, and people-related — so one issue doesn’t undo months or years of work.
Downloadable Tools & Workbooks
You’re not just watching — you’re building.
Worksheets, templates, and checklists you can use during the lessons and come back to later.
Optional Support
(When You Want It)
Designed for How Business Owners Actually Learn
You can take the courses fully on your own — or layer in support if and when you need it.
Learn on your own schedule
Watch lessons when it works for you. No deadlines, no pressure to keep up with a cohort.
Do the work as you go
Each lesson is paired with tools so you’re building while you’re learning — not trying to remember it later.
Reuse the tools late
Templates and worksheets are yours to keep and reuse whenever you need them.
Get support when you need it
Optional clinics, 1:1 guidance, and events are there if you want extra help
— not baked in if you don’t.
Skip what you don’t
If a section doesn’t apply right now, move past it.
Come back when it does.
Pick up where you left off
Everything is saved so you can stop, start, and return without losing momentum.
Built on LAEDC’s 40-year history of supporting Los Angeles County businesses, this curriculum delivers practical, real-world guidance business owners can trust.
Why Business Owners Need Clear Guidance
Running a business means making decisions about money, staffing, operations, and growth — often without clear answers or the right support.
Most business owners aren’t short on effort. They’re short on clear information, practical tools, and time to sort through conflicting advice. When things feel unclear, decisions get delayed, opportunities get missed, and problems show up when it’s already urgent.
LA Smooth Business exists to close that gap.
Instead of generic advice, this curriculum gives you clear guidance, simple tools, and a repeatable way to think through decisions — so you’re not guessing or scrambling when something important comes up.
It’s not about doing everything at once. It’s about knowing what matters, what comes next, and how to move forward with confidence.
Frequently Asked Questions
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