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Sharpening Business Accelerator

Build the
#1 sharpening
business
in your city.

A website built to rank on Google, and the full playbook to run the business behind it. 13 sharpeners have used this system to reach #1 in their own cities.

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148 SFS customer reviews · 4.8★
13 cities ranking
30-day action-based guarantee
Michael Kempf explaining the SFS Sharpening Business Accelerator

Watch Michael explain the system. 148 reviews, 20,000+ blades, still on the tools.  ·  3 min

13
Cities ranking
282+
Five-star reviews
31
Lessons, A–Z
20,000+
Blades sharpened
By Michael, in Austin
13
Businesses built & ranking
From Michael's system
282+
Five-star reviews
Across member businesses
Wilmington, NC·
Boston, MA·
Dallas, TX·
Casa Grande, AZ·
Columbia, TN·
New Milford, CT·
Somerset, NJ·
Portland, OR·
Knoxville, TN·
Panama·
Corpus Christi, TX·
College Station, TX·
Hilo, HI·
Wilmington, NC·
Boston, MA·
Dallas, TX·
Casa Grande, AZ·
Columbia, TN·
New Milford, CT·
Somerset, NJ·
Portland, OR·
Knoxville, TN·
Panama·
Corpus Christi, TX·
College Station, TX·
Hilo, HI·

What this changes for you

The system that put 13 sharpeners at #1 in their cities.

The GBP system behind 13 #1 rankings

The exact GBP system that put 13 sharpeners at the top of Google, before their competitors caught on.

A day-one customer playbook

A day-one customer playbook using Nextdoor, Facebook groups, and your warm network. Real results, fast.

Builds a review profile before a competitor exists

The review strategy that has put 13 sharpeners ahead of competitors who have twice their history.

The deliverable

Your website is already built
Built to rank.

The same template that put Seriously Fast Sharpening at the top of Google in Austin. Pre-optimized for your city and ready to take bookings day one.

Built to rank in your city
Every page is pre-optimized for your city, your keywords, and your services. The same structure that's put members on page one of Google within weeks of launching.
Booking form built in
Customers request a pickup directly from your site. No third-party tools, no setup. Just a clean form that notifies you instantly.
Live in 24-48 hours
Section 1 walks you through domain, hosting, and going live step by step. Most members have their site up within 24-48 hours of starting.
Looks professional from day one
Polished design, fast load times, mobile-optimized. Built to convert visitors into paying customers without touching a line of code.
yourname-sharpening.com
google.com/search?q=knife+sharpening+[your+city]
yourname-sharpening.com
PAGE 1
Knife Sharpening in [Your City] · Fast & Professional
Professional knife sharpening service in [Your City]. I sharpen kitchen knives, scissors, and more. Book a pickup today.
5.0 · 47 reviews on Google
Verified

Illustrative example.

Results depend on your local market and the work you put in. Rankings reflect what members have achieved, not a guarantee.

Member results

Built and ranked.

Operators ranking #1 in cities from Wilmington to Dallas to Boston, several outranking competitors with 10x their reviews. 282+ verified Google reviews between them.

282+ verified Google reviews across 13 member businesses

Flagship Case Study

How Kenny built Knife Life Sharpening into the #1-ranked solo sharpener in Boston

Kenny started Knife Life Sharpening in Boston from zero, no clients, no system. Using the exact playbook inside the Accelerator, he built a real, reviewed, booked-out business. Today he's a founding member and ambassador, helping other operators do the same.

"I had no idea this was even a business. Now I have regular customers and I'm ranking in my city."
Kenny · Knife Life Sharpening · Boston, MAFounding Member & Ambassador
#1 Ranked
solo sharpener in Boston
21
verified Google reviews
Zero to booked
in under a year
Read Kenny's full story →

From people inside the Accelerator

Real results from real sharpeners

This is the first course that actually made me prove I did the work. That's exactly why it worked.

Taylor
Coached by Michael, 2024
Full story →

I had no idea this was even a business. Now I have regular customers and I'm ranking in my city.

Kenny
Founding Member & Ambassador
Full story →
Marcus
Operator since 2025
Full story →

I didn't build a course. I built 13 businesses.

Real businesses. Real cities. Real reviews.

Over two years I coached 13 sharpeners one-on-one to #1 in their own cities. Zoom calls, setting up their profiles myself, one person at a time. The Accelerator is that exact system, built so I don't have to do it one at a time anymore.

31 lessons across 3 sections: Foundation, Sharpening, and Marketing
Step-by-step, in order, with a working business at the end of each section
Localized to your city: actual links, templates, and resources for where you live
Includes a done-for-you website template, the same one members have used to reach page one in their cities
Section 1: Foundation
01Choosing Your Business Name
02Securing Your Domain
03Setting Up Business Email
04Pricing Your Services
05Building Your Website
06Google Business Profile
+ 5 more lessons in Section 1
Section 2: Sharpening
10 lessons
· Understanding Your Equipment· Knife Anatomy & Edge Geometry· Inspecting & Assessing the Blade· The Sharpie Method: Angle Control+ 6 more lessons
Section 3: Marketing
10 lessons
· The Anchor Post· The Day-One Customer Play· Group Strategy & Etiquette· Converting Your First Lead+ 6 more lessons
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Foundation PlusIncluded
Included
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Sharpening PlusIncluded
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Marketing PlusIncluded
Included
31 lessons · 3 sections

Everything inside the Accelerator

Section 1
Foundation
Your business infrastructure
01Choosing Your Business Name
02Securing Your Domain
03Setting Up Business Email
04Pricing Your Services
05Building Your Website
06Google Business Profile
07Facebook Business Page
08Instagram Business Profile
09TikTok Business Profile
10Handling Jobs & Customers
11Ordering Your First Equipment
Section 2
Sharpening
The sharpening techniques
12Understanding Your Equipment
13Knife Anatomy & Edge Geometry
14Inspecting & Assessing the Blade
15The Sharpie Method: Angle Control
16Approaching the Belt
17Forming & Detecting the Burr
18The Standard Progression
19The Repair Progression
20The Refinement & Deburr Cycle
21Testing & Finishing
Section 3
Marketing
Customers, reviews, scale
22The Anchor Post
23The Day-One Customer Play
24Group Strategy & Etiquette
25Converting Your First Lead
26GBP Setup From Scratch
27Consistent Posting & Ranking
28Getting Your First Reviews
29Building Your B2B Pipeline
30Pricing for Growth
31Scaling & Graduation

A real system. You finish with a business, not a certificate.

Every section ends with something real and live. Your website. Your edges. Your first paying customers. Not a video you watched.

Foundation
Set up your domain, website, Google Business Profile, and social profiles. Your business is real and live.
Sharpening
Practice until your edges are genuinely sharp. Equipment, geometry, burr detection, and the progressions that get you there.
Marketing
Go live with content, outreach, and reviews. You leave this section with real paying customers.
Personalized to your city
Enter your location during onboarding and the platform gives you your state's business registration links, local filing resources, and market-specific guidance. Not generic advice. Actual links for where you live.
Proven website template includedIncluded
The exact website template members use to compete for page one in their city. The same one I built Seriously Fast Sharpening on, now at 148 reviews and 20,000+ blades since 2022. Full setup tutorial walks you through it step by step.
Rather have it done for you? Add Done-For-You website setup for +$297 I build your site for you and hand it over ready to launch. Website build only. Backend and integration setup is a separate service, quoted separately.

BUILD IT WITH ME

Your knife sharpening business,
built in 60 seconds.

Type your city and name to see exactly what your website, first week, and launch look like.

50
founders enrolled
13
businesses built & ranking
31
lessons

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Proven by neighbors

Proven by neighbors

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Nextdoor
Verified neighborhood business
19
neighbor faves on Nextdoor
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Nextdoor's summary of what neighbors say

“Professional knife sharpening right here in the neighborhood with quick turnaround, most orders completed under 2 hours. Neighbors highlight that the owner took great care to make the knife edges as good as new.”

From 2 recommendations and 33 mentions on Nextdoor.

Price your own work

What does this look like in your market?

Set your pricing and your pace. This is your math, not a projection.

$15
$8$20
8
315
3
17
Knives to cover enrollment at your pricing
~67knives to break even
About 9 jobs at 8 knives each
At this pricing and pace, that's about $1,440/month you bring in before equipment, belts, fuel, and taxes.
A pricing calculator, not an earnings projection. What you actually earn depends on your market, your pricing, and the work you put in.
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Questions

Answers to what people ask before joining.

Proof of concept

See my business live.

This is the actual business the system is built around, running in Austin, TX right now. You'll build something like this. Not a $10K custom site, but a real, professional presence that gets customers.

@seriouslyfastsharpening
Before & afters, day-in-the-life, customer reviews. The real business on Instagram.
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Proven In Austin, TX

Businesses I've sharpened for

The same marketing system you'll learn is what landed every one of these accounts, from local restaurants to hotel chains.

RestaurantHestia Austin
RestaurantEmmer & Rye
RestaurantShogun Japanese Grill
LandscapingJuarez Brothers Landscaping
Small EngineMiller Small Engine Works
StudioPHD Bookbinding
Food & BevDEHY Garnish
ConstructionICON Builders
Med SpaMIA Aesthetics

+ home chefs, food trucks, caterers, and tradespeople across Austin

Section 3: My Marketing System

You will never wonder “how do I get customers?”

This is my personal marketing system, built entirely from what I've tested and used to grow my own Austin sharpening business. No one else teaches this. I use it daily, and I update it constantly with the latest strategies that are working right now. Members get every update.

This system is not generic advice. Every tactic in Section 3 is something I personally use and have tested in Austin. When I find something new that works, I add it to the system, and members always have the most current version.

01

Google Business: your free 24/7 lead machine

I show you exactly how I set up and optimize my Google Business Profile so that people searching "knife sharpening near me" find me first. This is the single highest-ROI move for a new sharpening business.

02

The review system that builds instant trust

I have 148 reviews averaging 4.8 stars, not from luck, but from a specific ask I make at the end of every job. I give you the exact script. Within your first 10 jobs, you'll have a review profile that makes you look established.

03

Content that gets you customers, not followers

I'll show you exactly what I post, when, and on what platforms to drive real bookings. Before/after content in the sharpening niche goes local-viral constantly. You don't need an audience to start.

04

Landing commercial accounts (restaurants, caterers, hotels)

I give you my exact outreach process (the message, the timing, the follow-up) that I used to land accounts like Hestia and Emmer & Rye. One commercial account can be worth $200-$500/month, recurring.

05

The referral loop I use after every pickup

A simple, repeatable ask I make after every job that turns one customer into two. No app, no card, no awkwardness. It compounds quietly and is responsible for a significant portion of my monthly volume.

06

Always current: I update this section constantly

Marketing changes fast. I actively run my sharpening business every week, and when I discover a new strategy that works, I add it to Section 3. This is never a static, outdated course.

The window

This works best while your city is unsaturated

The system inside this program (Google Business Profile, location pages, review velocity) works because you are the only real sharpener doing it in your market. Ranking #1 in a city with zero established competitors takes weeks. Ranking #1 against someone who already has 130 reviews and two years of history takes years, if it happens at all.

Every month you wait, the odds that someone else claims that #1 spot in your town go up. The window is wide open in almost every U.S. city right now. It does not stay open forever. Once it closes in your area, it does not reopen.

Do the work. Show me it did not work. Get your money back.

Complete the Foundation section and submit your proofs within 30 days of purchase. Email michael@seriouslyfastsharpening.com explaining what you applied and what is not working. I review every request personally, and approved requests are refunded in full.

Refunds require submitted proof of completed steps. This is not a no-questions-asked refund, it is a guarantee that the system works if you actually run it.

Refunds are not available for done-for-you setup or other completed deliverables.

Michael · michael@seriouslyfastsharpening.com

Enrollment open · Founders discount ended · now $997

Your first customer is
closer than you think.

I built this first for myself, then for 13 other people, and now for you. There is nothing else like this. I looked for years. It didn't exist.

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Results depend on your local market and the work you put in. Rankings reflect what members have achieved, not a guarantee.

Backed by the 30 day action based guarantee. Complete the Foundation section, submit your proofs, and email michael@seriouslyfastsharpening.com. I review every request personally.

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Seriously Fast Sharpening LLC · Austin, TX
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Earnings and results are not guaranteed. Any figures shown reflect what specific members have achieved and are not typical. Your results depend on your local market, your effort, and factors outside our control. Nothing on this page is a promise of income.
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