A new starter joins
Prepare an introduction and role-specific training. The employee gets a clear sequence of materials, while their manager can review progress before practical work.
Smart Way for smaller teams
LMS for Small Business Teams
Train employees, onboard new starters quickly and check their knowledge on one platform. Get started with a clear workflow and one package for up to 200 people.
Academy: one package for your team
A small business LMS with a clear training budget
Academy brings business training tools together in one package: courses, knowledge checks, leaderboards and reports. Start with a few employees, then deliver training to more colleagues as your programme develops.
Unlimited courses and admins Tests based on your materials Employee progress and reports AI tools to help draft training content AI assistant answers questions using your company’s materials
Up to 200 users in one package
€180 per month
The price shown covers the Academy package.
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Smart Way: a learning management system for small business
Smart Way is a learning management system for small business that brings training materials, learner access and results together in one digital platform. Owners, HR teams and managers can monitor progress, see completed courses and identify where an employee needs help. A consistent learning experience gives new starters the same guidance across teams.
In a small company, instructions often live in chat messages and experienced colleagues explain the same tasks to each new starter. As the team grows, files become harder to find and spreadsheets take longer to maintain. A small business LMS lets you reuse a training programme for each new starter and keeps a record of employees’ results. Smart Way is a cloud-based learning management system: learners access courses in a browser, and your business does not need to install an LMS on its own server.
Your product or procedures change
Update the materials and assign the relevant course. A knowledge check shows which changes employees understand and which need another explanation.
Teams need consistent standards
Teach everyday tasks and internal procedures through an agreed programme. Employees across shifts and departments learn the same working procedures and company guidelines.
Managers need a view of training
Review course completion and test results in reports. Combine those findings with observations at work to decide what further training is needed.
One platform, a connected workflow
Essential LMS features for employee training and onboarding
Smart Way is employee training software for small business that uses automation to streamline course creation, assignments and progress tracking.
Create engaging learning materials
Turn existing instructions and documents from different folders into a structured training course. Set your learning objectives and upload your materials to AI Studio to quickly generate a course outline and draft lessons. Use the user-friendly editor to combine text, images, video, PDFs and presentations without coding. Add workplace examples to your elearning content, review the course content and publish it for your learners.
Assign training by role and department
Assign courses by job role and department so employees receive training content relevant to their work. Personalise learning paths by combining courses and setting the order, from induction to role-specific training. Each learner can see what to complete and which course comes next. This helps small businesses reuse the programme for new starters and support continuous learning as the team develops.
Knowledge checks for effective training
Quickly create a test or quiz from your training materials with AI. Review and edit the suggested questions to align them with your learning goals, then set a pass mark, attempt limit and completion deadline. Enable reminders to prompt employees about their training according to your rules. Smart Way tracks deadlines and records test results, so you can see which topics employees have understood. Use these reports to review training effectiveness and identify who needs to revisit the material.
Act on the results
Open Smart Way’s reporting dashboard to track employee learning across courses and learning paths. Analytics give managers a measurable view of course completion, test results and overdue training. Review individual test attempts to identify who needs to revisit a topic or take further training. Combine these records with feedback from work to assess the impact of learning and adjust your team’s learning and development plan.
Getting started at our company
Introduction courseCompleted
Knowledge checkIn progress
Manager's reportNext step
Less manual record-keeping
Make training easier with Smart Way
Prepare a programme for a new employee and set access once. Smart Way automatically assigns training, records progress and test results, and sends reminders according to your rules. You spend less time sending files and updating spreadsheets, and get a clearer view of your team’s learning sooner.
Updating training materials
Documents and manual tracking
When an instruction changes, the person responsible for training sends the file again and explains which version employees should use.
With Smart Way
Update and publish the instruction in the Knowledge Base or in your course materials. Employees see the current content on the platform, so there is no need to send the file to everyone again.
Starting a new employee’s training
Documents and manual tracking
Documents and videos are sent to each new employee separately. Someone then asks what has been completed and records it in a spreadsheet.
With Smart Way
Prepare courses and a learning path, then set access once. The next employee follows the existing programme, while the system records progress automatically.
Checking knowledge after a course
Documents and manual tracking
Answers collected in chat need to be checked, scored and entered into a spreadsheet.
With Smart Way
AI helps you quickly create a test from your training materials. Smart Way automatically calculates scores and provides detailed results reports.
Tracking deadlines and results
Documents and manual tracking
The person responsible for training reminds employees about deadlines, collects updates in chat and manually matches them with test results.
With Smart Way
Enable reminders using your own rules. Smart Way reminds employees to complete their training and provides administrators with reports on progress, test results and overdue training, without manually compiling the figures.
A practical buying decision
Why choose Smart Way LMS for your small business?
For a small business, we recommend considering only a cloud LMS so you can avoid managing your own server. Smart Way runs on a subscription: you get a ready-to-use learning platform without separate server and maintenance costs.
Get started as soon as you register
Create an account and Smart Way is ready to use. Employees can access training on a desktop computer or smartphone without installing software. Their course list shows the next step, making it easier to fit a short lesson into the working day.
Create courses and tests faster with AI
Upload existing documents to AI Studio to create elearning content: a course outline and draft lessons. Add videos or presentations, choose the format that suits the lesson and create an AI test. Review the content, then give your team access.
Automation for onboarding and employee training
Combine courses into learning paths and set access by role and department. Smart Way automatically assigns training to the relevant employees. Reuse the programme for new starters and ongoing development.
Training results and leaderboards
The system records progress and test results, and sends training reminders according to your rules. Reports show completions, scores and overdue training, helping managers quickly identify who needs further learning. Leaderboards show learning points and support friendly competition within the team, helping employees stay motivated.
A searchable Knowledge Base and AI assistant
Keep instructions in the Knowledge Base with quick search. The AI assistant answers employees’ questions using company materials, helping them find an explanation while they work.
Affordable LMS software for small business
Academy brings training tools together in one package for up to 200 users. Plan the cost in advance, then try your own materials and the platform free for 14 days without a credit card.
Start with one programme
Online training for growing teams and small companies
Choose a recurring task: introducing a new starter, teaching a product or explaining service standards. Agree what an employee should know after the course and how you will check it.
Prepare your first course
Gather current materials, remove outdated explanations and add examples from work. Give one person responsibility for keeping the content accurate.
Run a small pilot
Invite a few employees. Check access, lesson clarity, test questions and the way results appear before extending the programme.
Build training as the team grows
Improve the training programme using results and feedback. Add more roles, departments and courses when the team is ready for the next step.
Smart Way is a scalable platform for corporate training as your organisation grows. Reuse training programmes for new starters and ongoing development, then add user blocks when needed. This learning management system helps managers connect learning goals with course results and upskill employees. Each learning activity can help an employee practise a task at work.
What Smart Way customers say
Customers share their experience of using the platform.
Iryna Khomenko
HR Director
“Smart Way lets us assess candidates remotely. After a short phone interview, we send an assessment and receive a clear six-page report.”
Andrii Avdieiev
Founder and CEO
“With Smart Way, we filled vacancies faster and made hiring decisions with clearer candidate reports.”
Yaroslava Hryhorenko
Recruiter
“Smart Way was our first employee assessment system, and it has already saved our recruitment team time.”
Mykola Shynkevych
CEO
“We chose Smart Way for clear assessment reports, plain-language results and a setup our team could use without additional training.”
Elvira Alpisova
HR Director
“Smart Way helped us assess soft skills and create individual development plans. Employees take the tests willingly and ask for feedback.”
FAQ
LMS for small business: frequently asked questions
Yes. Smart Way keeps your programme and results together, with automatic progress tracking and reminders to reduce manual administration.
The essential features to look for in the right LMS are simple course creation, learner access and clear results. Smart Way combines them with automated assignments and reminders. Try your own training scenario free for 14 days without a credit card.
The platform is available immediately after registration. To launch your first training programme, prepare a course and set up access for a pilot group. AI Studio helps draft the materials, while assignment and reminder rules reduce manual administration.
Yes. Start with a few employees in the Academy package for up to 200 users. You can add further user blocks as your team grows. Current monthly and annual prices appear above, with expansion options on the pricing page.
Yes. Integrate onboarding and regular employee training in one programme. Smart Way combines introductory courses, role-specific learning, knowledge checks and continuing development. Set the relevant access and learning paths for each team, then review results in reports.
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