In the years since I started my first business, the biggest successes and growth spurts have happened when I’ve been working with a coach.
Whether you’re newly in business or have several years of experience, there are times when having a business coach and mentor can help you too.
As a result of working with literally hundreds of small business owners since 2001, I found there are a handful of major areas that seem to keep getting in the way of my clients’ success.
Developing solutions to these obstacles were the foundation for the ‘5 Elements Small Business Success Coaching Programme’.
What the Programme Covers
Element #1 – Clarity
Many business owners don’t have a clear path forward. This first step asks searching questions, including: What kind of business are you really in? Where are you now? What do you want to achieve with your business?
Element #2 – Strategy
Even more business owners don’t have any plans written down! Know what to do and when, so your marketing and sales processes easily and consistently attract prospects and convert them into paying clients.
Element #3 – Mindset
If you have doubts about your ability to succeed, you could unknowingly be sabotaging yourself. Find out what motivates you and how to overcome the terrible twins of Procrastination and Perfectionism.
Element #4 – Action
Manage your time and organise your efforts so you’re working on the most important activities – those which will bring in business quickly and make you money sooner rather than later!
Element #5 – Growth
It’s easy to get so wrapped up in the day to day busyness of running your business that you get stuck and don’t move on to the next step – of growing your business (or whatever the next stage is in your case).
When you successfully put all these elements together, you have an unbeatable formula to build your business regardless of economic conditions.
After many years in business, even the most experienced of us can go off track. Earlier this year, there were so many projects on the go in my business that I felt as if my head was spinning. I needed clarity and I needed to regain my focus. I wanted to time away for a few hours and speak to someone with a completely objective perspective. I had come across Louise on Twitter and reading her website and newsletter, knew her to be highly professional and knowledgeable, so I got in touch.
After a only a few sessions things started to come back into focus. Louise helped me to clear the mental clutter, decide on my business priorities and clarify once more, our most profitable work areas. In other words, where I should be putting my precious time and effort.
It was very helpful to be able to bounce ideas around and have them calmly, but firmly, fed back to me with an experienced outsider’s clear perspective. I’m a creative person (with a tendency to be a bit Tigger-like at times!), so that clarity was particularly welcome. Since our sessions, if I wander off track, I can hear Louise’s voice in my head, saying: ‘Is this really the best use of your time?’.
It was so refreshing and valuable to be able to step back from things and discuss my way forward with someone who had my best interests — and the best interests of my business — in mind.
I can recommend Louise wholeheartedly for anyone looking to find their way forward through the business maze. She’s a great business guide.
Julie Stanford FRSA, FIOEE | Managing Director | Essential Business
Honorary Fellow | The institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs
Emeritus President | Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce
How the Programme Works
We start with a no-obligation Strategy Session (by phone or Skype) to establish what’s happening now in your business and identify which of the Elements is the most appropriate place for you to start.
You may decide that you’d like to start at Element #1 and progress through the whole programme. Or perhaps you’re feeling a bit stuck and prefer to focus on the most relevant Element. The choice is entirely yours.
- Each Element takes 2 calendar months to work through and includes 4 x 50 minute one-on-one calls (Telephone or Skype) roughly 2 weeks apart and with unlimited E-mail support between calls.
- You receive summary action notes within 24 hours of each call.
- You receive a progress check by email to complete & return prior to each call.
- You will have ‘homework’ assignments to complete. While I’m here to provide as much support as I can, it is your responsibility to get your assignments done on time.
Easy to Budget
You receive a single invoice for each Element of the Programme – there are no additional costs or hidden extras.
Because we use the phone and internet, my delivery costs are very low and I pass these savings on to you! This makes your coaching programme very affordable.
Next Step?
If you have seen enough and just want to get started, then fill in the form on this page to book your Strategy Session.
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