Coldforge Newshttps://coldforge.ca/2026-11-03T09:00:00ZColdforge Agentic ServicesAI Agent Teams for Small Business: 3 Projects to Starthttps://coldforge.ca/news/ai-agent-teams-small-business-3-projects2026-11-03T09:00:00ZSet up AI agent teams for small business: a closed-won to kickoff handoff with a promise ledger, content production and support triage, each with human approval.Sales to Customer Success Handoff: A Step-by-Step Guidehttps://coldforge.ca/news/sales-to-cs-handoff-step-by-step2026-11-01T09:00:00ZWho does what from Closed-Won to day 30: seven handoff steps with owners and dates, the promise ledger check, and what to send before kickoff.How to Run a 60-Minute Kickoff Call After Closed-Wonhttps://coldforge.ca/news/how-to-run-a-kickoff-call-after-closed-won2026-10-29T09:00:00ZA 60-minute kickoff agenda for the first call after Closed-Won: six blocks, the promise ledger check in the first 15 minutes, and what to send first.BC AI Funding: What Small Teams Should Know Before Nov. 23https://coldforge.ca/news/bc-ai-funding-small-business-nov-232026-10-27T09:00:00ZPacifiCan's BC AI funding closes Nov. 23, 2026. Who qualifies, what it covers, and how small Vancouver teams can plan a first AI agent.Is 1Password the Sign-In Hub for People and AI Agents?https://coldforge.ca/news/1password-sign-in-hub-people-ai-agents2026-10-24T09:00:00Z1Password's 2026 pricing, its new agent tools, passkeys and SSO compared with Google, Apple and Microsoft, plus what small businesses should do next.Run Hermes Agent Locally with Ollama on an 8 GB VPShttps://coldforge.ca/news/run-hermes-agent-locally-ollama-8gb-vps2026-10-16T09:00:00ZInstall Hermes Agent and a small local model with Ollama on an 8 GB Linux VPS. Commands checked against the official docs, including the 64K context catch.Launch an AI-ready business in weeks, not monthshttps://coldforge.ca/news/agentic-business-launch2026-10-14T09:00:00ZColdforge introduces the Agentic Business Launch: an AI-search-ready website, a web app, your own login and an AI agent team you approve. CAD $4,498, plus applicable taxes. Includes domain and hosting setup; renewals, ongoing hosting and app-store fees are yours.The Coldforge newsletter is herehttps://coldforge.ca/news/coldforge-newsletter2026-10-14T09:00:00ZThe Coldforge newsletter brings plain-language updates on AI agents for business: what's working, what to watch, and practical ideas you can use this week.Canadian businesses are moving on AI. Agents are next.https://coldforge.ca/news/canadian-businesses-ai-agents2026-10-13T09:00:00ZStatistics Canada says 19.2% of Canadian businesses used AI in the 12 months to spring 2026, triple 2024. Here is what that means for agents.A packet is not a portalhttps://coldforge.ca/news/a-packet-is-not-a-portal2026-09-20T09:00:00ZColdforge builds Closed-Won handoff packets — not another Rocketlane- or Dock-style customer workspace.Kickoff Pack is live for CAD $97https://coldforge.ca/news/kickoff-pack-live2026-09-20T09:00:00ZKickoff Pack is live: example PDF, CAD $97 packet, CAD $49 Starter Brief. Human-reviewed Closed-Won handoff documents.Why Closed-Won breaks in the first 48 hourshttps://coldforge.ca/news/why-closed-won-breaks2026-09-18T09:00:00ZThe first 48 hours after Closed-Won are when onboarding churn starts. A promise ledger beats searching Slack.Sales to CS handoff checklist (what to include)https://coldforge.ca/news/sales-to-cs-handoff-checklist2026-09-17T09:00:00ZA sales-to-CS handoff checklist: brief, promise ledger, kickoff agenda, warm intro — and what to write in each.HubSpot and Pipedrive sales-to-CS handoff — without a new platformhttps://coldforge.ca/news/hubspot-sales-to-cs-handoff2026-09-16T09:00:00ZHow to run a HubSpot or Pipedrive sales-to-CS handoff without buying another onboarding platform. Works for Canadian SaaS too.What is a promise ledger?https://coldforge.ca/news/what-is-a-promise-ledger2026-09-15T09:00:00ZA promise ledger lists sales commitments — including items not in the contract — so Customer Success doesn’t invent scope after Closed-Won.