Coaching for Business Owners

This area of the website provides an overview of our Business Coaching Services, but before you view the various pages that follow we thought it was worth a paragraph to explain how our business coaching differs from perhaps other companies and other independent coaches.

All of our coaching is designed to transform the performance of the business owner, however we fundamentally believe that any interaction should also be beneficial for the organisation too. Our primary focus is business growth, or helping an organisation to achieve significant performance improvements, and therefore we design programmes that align the business owners individual goals with the organisational commercial goals.

Laura Ashley-Timms, our Director of Coaching, has been featured in a number of magazine articles, the most recent of which was when she was asked to coach a NatWest client and his team for the day in 'Business Sense', the magazine for NatWest and RBS customers. You can watch snippets of Laura in action during the day of filming...

Having worked with over 5,200 businesses we understand the pressures that business owners face every day.

Do any of the following ring true for you?

• I am working harder than ever and believe I should be able to generate more profit
• I know I could benefit from getting support but there's no spare cash in the business right now
• I don't have enough time to take time out of the business to get coaching, even it it was helpful
• I know what I have to do I just never get around to doing it
• It's not possible to get more out of my staff
• To grow I need to increase the size of my team and I'm not sure I want to do that
• I've lost my motivation and passion for the business

If any of these statements have pricked a nerve then please do read on. We can work with you in a host of different ways. Our primary focus is typically to help you drive business growth and profitability, although there are many other benefits to our business coaching.

One of our original objectives in setting up BusinessCoaching.co.uk was to be able to bring the calibre of coaching and mentoring talent previously reserved for the boards of major corporates to Business Owners running companies of all sizes, with coaches who also understand the issues and pressures faced in running smaller companies, where there are far fewer, if any, support structures. We therefore insisted that all our business coaches have personal experience running SME's, as well as a track record of outstanding results working with Business Owners.

Whether you are running a business that is just starting up, or growing a business to £100m we should be able to help you accelerate your business success. 

Our business coaching programmes can be designed to fit any budget from  £40 to £3000 + a month, based on the type of coaching support you require, as well as the frequency and style of the interaction. So price should never be used as an excuse to not take action!

All of our programmes are also designed to deliver a significant return on investment as attested by many of our clients, and we don't hold you to any long term contracts as we believe in working month to month deliver outstanding value to you every session.

Here are some examples of what other business owners have said about their experiences working with our business coaches:

"we...directly increased our profits this year and our investment in coaching has been the best one we have made in our business career to date." Ruth MacKay, MD, Unique Marketing Solutions, www.UniqueMarketingSolutions.co.uk

"Coaching is a fast track to the results and ideas already within you." Matt Richards, MD, Locums Excite

"Coaching? Well, I was pretty unsure about all this before I started. The cost, the time, the real results etc. but it has been both easy to do and enjoyable. And most importantly I have achieved the goals that I focused on." Paul Miller, Chairman, The Empowerment Group, www.teguk.com

"coaching...changed the way I think as a business leader enabling me to put plans in place which take both myself and the Marshmallow brand to the next level."  Michelle Sommerville, MD, Marshmallow Creative, www.marshmallowcreative.co.uk

"Coaching helped get me back up to the motivated individual I was!" Chris Davy, MD

"the coaching ... proved to be invaluable as the business grew exponentially.."  Sarah Harwood, Director, The Faraday Partnership

" coaching...helped me to analyse every aspect of the business so that it would operate more efficiently. I have seen a significant increase in sales." Fiona Wills, Proprietor, Cinderella's Slipper

Please read the full version of these coaching testimonials or take a look at some of our business case studies with examples of how we have helped other business owners over the years.

We offer a free initial consultation with our Director of Coaching and an opportunity of a 'chemistry' session with your business coach, before you have to part with a penny - so please do pick up the phone to see how we can help you grow your business or contact us today by email for your completely free coaching consultation.

“Recent studies show business coaching and executive coaching to be the most effective means for achieving sustainable growth, change and development in the individual, group and organisation.”
HR Monthly

“I absolutely believe that people, unless coached, never reach their full potential.”
Bob Nardelli, CEO, Home Depot