Southern Lion × ITDP

Programs

Two paths. One goal.

Free technology and AI training for Charlotte metro entrepreneurs. Pick the path that fits your life — both are built by the same team, use the same curriculum, and take you all the way to a live, working business.

Fall Cohort — Enrolling Now

12-Week Academy

Hands-On

Learn it today. Apply it to your business today. In-person, cohort-based classes at Southern Lion with instructor-led implementation in your actual business every single week.

  • Who it's for: Business owners ready to implement, not just learn.
  • Time: ~3 hrs/week in class + implementation time in your business.
  • Where: Southern Lion — Pineville, NC.
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Self-Paced Online Track

On Demand

Train on your schedule, from anywhere. Video lessons, downloadable playbooks, and a progress tracker that saves your place — plus monthly live Q&A office hours.

  • Who it's for: Learners with variable schedules or outside the Charlotte area.
  • Time: ~2–4 hrs/week — go as fast or slow as you want.
  • Where: Online — any laptop or phone.
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How the Academy Works

Diagnose. Train. Implement.

This is not lecture-style learning. You bring your business; you leave every class with something implemented.

1

Diagnose

We start with a personal tech assessment — no cookie-cutter curriculum. We learn your business first.

2

Train

Weekly hands-on classes at Southern Lion. Small cohort. Real instructors. Real questions answered.

3

Implement

We help you set it up in your actual business — website, payments, AI tools, marketing — all live by graduation.

12-Week Academy Curriculum

Every week, something new is live in your business.

Tap any week to see what you'll learn, what you'll build in class, and the tools you'll use.

Self-Paced Online Track

The same 12 modules — on your schedule.

Same curriculum, same instructors, same outcome — delivered as on-demand video lessons with downloadable step-by-step playbooks and a progress tracker saved to your account.

  • All 12 modules as on-demand video lessons.
  • Downloadable step-by-step playbooks for every module.
  • Progress tracker — module completion checkmarks saved to your account.
  • No payment — free to qualified participants.
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Apply — 12-Week Academy

Free. Hands-on. Life-changing.

Apply now to reserve your seat in the Fall cohort. We'll follow up within 2 business days to schedule your free technical assessment.

Free to qualified participants. We'll contact you within 2 business days to schedule your free technical assessment.

Frequently Asked

Questions we hear all the time.

Your business. Live online. In 12 weeks.

No cost. No catch. Just work — with a team beside you the entire way.

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Free 12-Week Business Technology Academy — Apply Now