Coaching Archives

So You Want to Be a Business Coach? Here Are 6 Keys to Ensure You Succeed

According to the International Coach Federation, the total market value of the professional coaching industry will reach more than $20 billion in the United States alone by 2022. Unfortunately, only about 20% to 30% of...

byDeborah Price

February 8, 2022

How to Find the Right Business Mentor for You and Why It Matters

Throughout life, mentors provide support and valuable lessons. Nowhere is this truer than in the business world. Having someone to guide you through your career -- or part of it, at least -- can...

byStuart Cooke

November 5, 2021

This Entrepreneur Built a Six-Figure Business from Her Daughter’s Hospital Bedside

While there is no perfect time to start a business, I always knew I had an entrepreneurial spirit. I remember being 12 years old, going around the neighborhood with flyers I designed in Microsoft Paint...

byKayla Ybanez

May 4, 2020

10 Crucial Differences of Being a Boss vs. Being a Leader

The saying, “people don’t leave jobs, they leave managers,” may have some truth behind it. A 2015 Gallup Poll of 7,272 U.S. adults found that at some point in their career, one in two had...

byBrian Neese

March 21, 2018

No Two Clients Are Alike

If You Don’t Understand Your Client, You Won’t Be Able To Stand Your Client As a mom and a business owner I learn a lot from parenting that helps me in my business. I have...

byStephana Johnson

May 4, 2015

Got Goals? Tips from Richard Lewine of GoalTrak

After working over 30 years in organization development consulting, Richard Lewine created a company called Quantum Voyage, https://www.goaltrak.com/, to help businesses and organizations reach their goals. Since many of you are in the process of...

byMelanie Rembrandt

October 8, 2009

And…We’re Back

I know, it's been a while since I've blogged. I fell of the wagon and was busy consulting. At the beginning of each year, I’ve taken to reading Drucker’s Managing One’s Self; I did a...

byChristine Haskell

February 13, 2009

Book Shelf: Peter Drucker’s Managing Oneself

So I was on a return flight from West Hartford coming back from a family event and wondering the Hartford terminal for something to read. I came across the Harvard Business Classics series--clever way for them...

byChristine Haskell

September 23, 2008

Tiger Woods has 2 Coaches. You?

I've been sick with bronchitis the past 10 days. It kept me at home away from infecting my StartupNation teammates all last week. I'd work for a while and then lie on the couch for...

byJoel Welsh

April 10, 2007

Startup Business Coaching

I'm going to Italy in September with my wife. I don't speak Italian. If I want to be able to get along in Italy by speaking the native language I have two choices. I can...

byJoel Welsh

January 9, 2007

Learn How to Start a Small Business with StartupNation’s Free, One-Hour Coaching Call

You really can get something for nothing. Ok, well that's not totally true – you do have to invest your time, but I personally guarantee you that you will receive a phenomenal return on your...

byJoel Welsh

February 13, 2006