Business Kit | Weekly Newsletter - 18 May 2025

The Business Kit Weekly: AI Writting, Remote Communication, and Community Explosive Growth Your regular jam-packed update filled with business revolutionizing tools, inspiring success stories, and out-of-this-world innovations. Explore this week’s The Social Performance Club business model, TJR Trades’ success story, Bullhorn for team communication, and BuddyBoss WordPress plug in for...

May 18, 2025

Business Kit is bringing you another exciting issue for the week! As business owners and leaders, I know you are always looking for tools that automate churn and innovate workflows, and ideas that open doors to new possibilities. This week, we will also celebrate TJR Trades as they cross another positive growth mark. We will also look at how The Social Performance Club is changing community engagement as we know it, and why BuddyBoss is quickly capturing the WordPress plugin market for membership sites. We will explore in-depth a cutting-edge writing assistant that is transforming content creation: Shortly AI. Don’t forget to check Bullhorn as well, an essential communication platform for remote teams. These tailored pieces of information will enable you to scale your business, or jump start it with ease.

AI Tool of the Week: Shortly AI

This week, we take a trip down memory lane with Shortly AI, an AI writing tool that focuses on long-form content creation. It aimed to help users get past writer’s block and efficiently generate longer pieces like articles, blogs, and even scripts.

Shortly AI's strength lay in its simple, distraction-free document editor and core features which included the powerful ‘Write for Me’ button for generating text, Instruction Mode for specific guidance, and Slash Commands for quick edits. It did not remove the user entirely from the process, but rather shifted the user’s role to The Cuber who centers on the writing flow for lengthy projects. Historically, it even offered unlimited word generation on certain plans.

Shortly AI was later acquired by Jasper AI, and its robust long-form capabilities are now integrated into the Jasper platform.

Tool of the Week: Bullhorn

Ready to streamline your recruitment process? Our Tool of the Week is Bullhorn, a leading cloud-based recruitment software specifically built for staffing and recruitment agencies. Trusted by over 10,000 firms globally, Bullhorn offers a comprehensive platform featuring Applicant Tracking System (ATS), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and AI-powered automation.

Designed to cover the entire recruitment lifecycle, Bullhorn helps agencies of all sizes optimise operations and boost placements. Key capabilities include managing candidate pipelines, client interactions, automated sourcing and screening, and robust reporting. Bullhorn's deep focus on the staffing industry makes it a powerful, specialised tool, though its pricing is custom. It's ideal for agencies aiming for efficiency, growth, and data-driven decisions.

Success Story of the Week: TJR Trades

In this week's series, we find the story of TJR Trades particularly eye-catching. Trades has managed to foster a remarkable business on the side, boasting over a million, a staggering figure of $1 Million per month, from an initial investment of a mere $2000.
His journey certainly hasn't been all smooth sailing, battling a myriad of mental health hurdles. Alas, it is said that he turned $10,000 into a whopping $112,000 within two days, a feat that makes his story all the more intoxicating.

  • His story is that of self-belief and trusting in unconventional ways, for one can only hope to achieve such heights of financial independence otherwise.

  • "I don’t really want to sack college, I just feel so overwhelmed my second-year!", notes the 22 college dropout ger, TJR Trades stating, "It's like every system is forcing down your throat a one-size-fits-all life".

  • His battle with self-perception worsened with the passive-aggressive expectations from parents pushing for an ordinary, white-collared life, which resulted in an ‘identity crisis’.

  • While he claims to harbor an unbound love for himself now, Trades attributes part of his transformation to the simple act of moving out.

  • He has built a business generating a monthly revenue of $1,000,000.

  • The startup cost for his business was notably low at just $2,000

Business Idea of the Week: The Social Performance Club

Looking for a high-potential venture? Consider the Social Performance Club, a concept inspired by Jeremy Hills. This isn't just a gym; it's a premium, members-only lifestyle hub for high-achievers. It integrates state-of-the-art fitness, comprehensive wellness services (like physical therapy and IV drips), sophisticated co-working spaces, and an exclusive social community.

Targeting affluent professionals and entrepreneurs who value holistic health and networking, it solves pain points like impersonal gyms and accessing disparate services. Revenue primarily comes from high-tier monthly membership fees and initiation fees. While startup costs are significant, potentially $1.5M-$2.5M, the model offers high revenue potential and strong member loyalty through its unique, community-focused experience.

WordPress Plugin of the Week: BuddyBoss Platform

Are you hoping to convert your static WordPress Website into an interactive one? This week, we will broaden your horizons with a premium WordPress BuddyBoss Plugin. It is meant to enhance any website with social networking functionalities, transform it into a comprehensive online learning system or a membership community.

BuddyBoss is an ultimate solution aimed at entrepreneurs, community managers and course creators for effortlessly building rich, community focused websites. Among its' key functionalities are custom member profiles, social activity feeds, private chats, groups, powerful course creation and management tools and so much more. The plugin is so versatile it ensures seamless integration with WordPress. Hence, BuddyBoss is ideal for anyone focused on serious community building.