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How to Become a Business Coach?

June 6th, 2009 Posted in Leadership

If you have decided to become a business coach, you have taken a wise decision because business coaches are in high demand these days. This is a promising career option as this industry has shown rapid growth in the past few years. Most of the small and big organizations have realized the need of hiring a business coach who can help their business to grow by motivating the employees, giving suggestions on effective marketing strategy and advising on how to strengthen public relation. A business coach covers each and every aspect of a business starting from sales to team building. Most of the companies have realized the value of hiring a coach.

Becoming a business coach is difficult and you need to realize that you are going to be self employed. Your income will depend on how well you can market yourself and reach your target audience.

Go through the instructions given below to know how to become a business coach.

• You will have to attend a Business coaching course and obtain certification. No matter how good you are at coaching, no one is going to hire you if you are not professionally trained. Having a certification will earn you credibility. It will also help you to learn how to provide assistance to businesses. Besides, you will also get a lot of useful resources that you can share with your clients. These trainings also offer practical classes so that you can actually learn how to coach the businesses.

• Determine your target market. It is better to start with a niche. This will earn you experience and help you to grow your business gradually. You can choose a specify field like medical, automotive, small business and so on. After you determine your niche, you will have to specialize in coaching that particular field.

• When your training is over and you are ready to start your business, your next step is to market your business. The marketing material should include your certification and experience as a business coach.

• Distribute flyers, business cards and letter heads to let people know about your coaching center.

• Interview a few business coaches to understand how they handle their business, how much should you charge for training business and how to develop pr with your clients.

• If possible work with them for a few days. Observe them carefully when you work with them. This will help you to learn important things.

Following these tips will help you to start business coaching.

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