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Learn To Build Growth Systems

Learn how businesses really grow, how customers decide who to trust, and how to turn your experience and judgment into useful systems with AI—without giving up control of your business.

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Learning to Work With AI

Don’t start by trying to become an AI expert. Start with something you already know, bring that experience into the conversation, and learn how to work with AI without giving up your judgment.

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Part 1

Understand AI

Remove the fear, hype, and confusion.

  1. 1AI Isn't Magic Either
  2. 2Start With the Work, Not the Tool
  3. 3AI Needs Context Before It Can Be Helpful

Part 2

Learn to Collaborate

Bring context, conversation, and human judgment.

  1. 4AI Can Assist Judgment—It Cannot Own It
  2. 5Why AI Sometimes Gives You the Wrong Answer
  3. 6Automation Comes After Understanding
  4. 7Building Your First AI Teammate

Part 3

Build Something Useful

Turn experience into practical business systems.

  1. 8When Artificial Intelligence Tells You You’re Different
  2. 9The Team I Spent My Life Trying to Build
  3. 10From Conversation to a Working Business System

Business Foundations

The core principles of sustainable local business growth in the digital age.

Beginner8 Lessons45 min
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Learning to Work With AI

Learn AI through conversation, context, correction, human judgment, and the experience you already have.

Beginner10 LessonsAbout 90 min
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Digital Visibility

Understand how search, AI answer systems, useful content, and clear business information affect how people find you today.

Intermediate5 Lessons25 min
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Growth Systems

Learn why disconnected activity is not the same as growth and how connected systems can support steadier improvement over time.

Intermediate4 Lessons20 min
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Trust & Relationships

Understand how trust, reviews, relationships, accessibility, and kept promises influence customer decisions and long-term growth.

Advanced3 Lessons15 min
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Founder Lessons

Insights and stories from Rick Hesse on navigating technological shifts.

All Levels5 Lessons25 min
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Watch + Learn

New video lessons, connected to the library

Browse practical lessons from the NTA YouTube channel, with new uploads appearing here automatically.

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Stay Ahead of the Curve

One email a week. AI tips, marketing wins, and growth strategies for local businesses.

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