SVN Launchpad Labs: From Vision to Viable Practice

 A Business-Building Journey for Aspiring Supervised Visitation Providers

A 6-month small-group experience designed to support mission-driven individuals in launching ethical, sustainable, and community-rooted supervised visitation practices. As part of the SVN Launchpad Business Accelerator, these Labs provide structure, strategy, and support—while making space for the real-world challenges that come with building a practice from the ground up.

Format & Features

 Monthly 90-minute virtual sessions

Small-group format — collaborative and focused (no breakouts)

 Each Launch Lab includes:

 A business-building theme to spark group conversation

Open-floor coaching and strategy on your real-time challenges

Practical tools and takeaways to implement right away

A supportive space for reflection, growth, and business decision-making

Bring your biggest questions. Show up with your real struggles. Leave with clarity, support, and direction.

 Launch Lab Themes + Optional Readings

Each session includes a business theme and a suggested reading to guide discussion. These are not formal lessons—they’re dynamic prompts to help you explore what matters most in your own journey.

 1. Launching with Purpose: Mission, Model & Mindset

Suggested Reading: The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber

Optional Reading:

 Start with Why by Simon Sinek

Company of One by Paul Jarvis

Explore what makes a business viable—not just heartfelt. Discover how to lead with mission while designing a business that works.

2. Systems that Sustain: Clarity Without the Chaos

Suggested Reading: Traction by Gino Wickman

Optional Reading:

 Clockwork by Mike Michalowicz

The ONE Thing by Gary Keller

Dive into operational structure, decision-making clarity, and how to get out of the “do-everything” trap.

3. Protecting Your Practice: Legal, Financial, and Ethical Foundations

Suggested Reading: The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande

Optional Reading:

 LLC or Corporation? by Anthony Mancuso

Nonprofit Kit for Dummies

Learn the fundamentals of compliance, risk management, and sound ethical infrastructure—without the overwhelm.

4. Rooted and Referred: How to Be Visible and Valuable in Your Community

Suggested Reading: Tribes by Seth Godin

Optional Reading:

 Building a StoryBrand by Donald Miller

Marketing Made Simple by Donald Miller

Learn how to build referral networks and relationships that reflect your values—and attract the right clients.

5. Making the Money Work: Budgeting & Sustainability

Suggested Reading: Profit First by Mike Michalowicz

Optional Reading:

 Know Your Numbers, Know Your Business by Dawn Fotopulos

The Barefoot Investor for Entrepreneurs by Scott Pape

Pricing doesn’t have to be guesswork. Budgeting doesn’t have to feel scary. Let’s unpack the numbers with honesty and strategy.

6. Leadership Without Losing Yourself: Boundaries, Vision, and Longevity

Suggested Reading: Essentialism by Greg McKeown

Leadership and Self-Deception by The Arbinger Institute

Optional Reading:

The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership

Dare to Lead by Brené Brown

Lead with clarity, care, and courage. Learn how to protect your mission, time, and energy for the long haul.

What You’ll Walk Away With

 Strategy, clarity, and structure tailored to supervised visitation entrepreneurs

Real-time feedback on your business decisions

Practical tools and frameworks you can use immediately

A collaborative founder community that gets it

Optional readings for each theme to deepen your learning

Part of the SVN Launchpad Business Accelerator

 These Labs are a core component of the SVN Business Accelerator Initiative—a national effort to empower a new generation of ethical, empathic, and entrepreneurially equipped supervised visitation providers.

Learn more about The SVN Launchpad  experience and how it supports private practice providers from startup through sustainability