As a Growth Coach, every business is a potential client. In fact, Entrepreneur Magazine just ranked business coaching as one of the hottest industries in 2012. The demand for business coaching is huge and will continue to grow!

According to the United States Small Business Administration, small businesses and entrepreneurs make up 95% of the employer firms in the nation, providing millions of jobs and employing approximately 50% of all private-sector employees in the country. Small businesses and entrepreneurs are the backbone of the North American lifestyle – the economic engine that drives our country.

As a Growth Coach, you will have the opportunity to help these hardworking men and women transform to become the best versions of themselves. Not only will their businesses benefit, but their families, friends and communities benefit as well – the positive ripple effect is immense. You will experience the thrill and gratification of knowing you are helping to improve people’s lives and our nation’s economy, while building successful livelihood for yourself.

No coaching or business ownership experience is necessary to become a Growth Coach; however, three to five years of sales, marketing, management, teaching or human resources experience is beneficial. Relax. Everything your clients will need is embedded in our proven, refined business coaching process, and we will teach you everything you need to know to operate a successful coaching business during our extensive training program and through on-going support. You just need to have the passion, energy and enthusiasm to help others reach their true potential!

No. CPAs and attorneys offer specific technical advice (e.g., accounting, legal, tax), rather than focusing on strategic growth opportunities. These professional advisers are not threatened by us and tend to be some of our best referral sources and clients.

In fact, The Growth Coach is a registered sponsor with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and is now certified to offer CPAs our Strategic Business Owner and Strategic Manager Workshops to help them meet their continuing professional education (CPE) credit requirements.

With approximately 650,000* CPAs across the United States, our NASBA certification can create a huge and exciting opportunity to help you quickly propel your business to the next level! This incredible marketing tool can help you stand out and become your community’s go-to source for CPE credits, and because most firms have CPE costs built into their budgets, they are prepared to pay to keep their CPAs’ licenses current.

Best of all, we have done all the legwork for you! All marketing, registration, required forms, documentation and follow-up necessary for regulatory compliance are covered. You just need to be certified by The Growth Coach to reap the benefits.

*Source: AGA New York, NASBA

During training, we will arm you with the tools and strategies necessary to build your coaching business into a trusted brand name in your local community, including:

• A deep understanding of your target market and a detailed marketing plan to help you develop lifelong relationships with potential clients and referral sources
• The skills to effectively facilitate our coaching process and leverage your time in order to maximize earnings
• Know-how to form powerful marketing alliances with accounting and law firms, banks, Chambers of Commerce and more.

In addition to our comprehensive training program, we offer extensive ongoing support via:

• Regular phone calls and emails from our Operations Team
• A Sales Help Desk manned by a veteran franchise owner to assist you with sales opportunities
• A Marketing Help Desk manned by a veteran franchise owner to assist you with marketing activities
• A mentor program with a top-performing franchise veteran
• Monthly conference calls with our president and fellow coaching peers
• Ongoing education via conference calls and webinars
• Quarterly CDs on best practices from veteran franchise owners
• Regional and national meetings
• An interactive Intranet housing all our intellectual property
• An exclusive LinkedIn Group specifically for our franchise community
• Public relations support from a renowned national PR firm
• Access to continuously evolving marketing and promotional tools