| The decision to go solitary as a business coach or | | | | physical infrastructure and an office space in |
| to have a team, a support staff is a rather | | | | place, assuming that you have not had one so far |
| personal decision, based on various factors. In this | | | | and have largely been operating in either a virtual |
| post, we will look at some of those factors, which | | | | environment solely or making do with a home |
| will help you determine whether or not you should | | | | office. Agreed that a home office may suffice |
| go singlehandedly in your business coaching | | | | even as you begin to have your first set of |
| pursuits or have suitable accomplices in tow. | | | | clients, over time, as the clientele grows in |
| Firstly, you need to look at the level that you are | | | | number, you will find your own conviction among |
| on; perhaps you are just starting off as a | | | | mentees, growing manifold, once you do have a |
| business coach with no real income to showcase | | | | professional office in place. |
| as such, out of your venture. At the same time, | | | | Further, as business grows and the word about |
| this is pretty much the stage at which you need | | | | your coaching skills spreads, you will definitely |
| to establish yourself with a bang...you need that | | | | need a person to manage the phone calls and |
| website, you need that blog, you need those | | | | emails on your behalf, as you are quite unlikely to |
| articles, you need videos talking about you, you | | | | manage all of that, all by yourself. It will anyway |
| probably also need an eBook that you would be | | | | not be the best way to utilize your time. |
| giving away free of charge on your website...the | | | | Thus, overall, as you can clearly see, the decision |
| list is virtually endless! | | | | to go singlehandedly in your coaching endeavors |
| But wait! You can actually hire external entities, on | | | | or to have suitable support along the way, largely |
| a contractual, freelance basis, for all these tasks, | | | | depends on the factors at hand, such as the |
| without having to hire anyone full time. Simply | | | | stage of coaching that you are at. In fact, if you |
| contract these people out for the said tasks and | | | | have a life partner who would be able to mirror |
| lo and behold, your job will be done! | | | | your professional image with aplomb, then the |
| At the same time, once your business grows and | | | | same could well be the perfect person to be in |
| you have a veritable range and number of | | | | tow with you, as far as business coaching is |
| clientele in hand, you really need to have a | | | | concerned. |