If you want to get ahead and get connected in planning and developing your business, you can stay ahead of the crowd by securing a place on our:-

• One to One Business Motivation programme
• Get Plugged In! Group Coaching Circles

Find out more below:-

A Blueprint for Success

Turning your ideas into realistic and viable plans is a huge and sometimes daunting task. Subsequently, the best approach is to break this down into manageable chunks. This enables you to work through the components in a methodological and logical way.

The Business Motivation programme will help you through this process. A motivational coach will help you to:

• Assess and breakdown the core components of your business idea to be researched and developed. We can sometimes be overwhelmed by an idea locked inside our heads, so it's extremely useful to communicate your idea to someone with a wealth of expertise, who can translate it into a real plan.
• Identify your strengths and weaknesses in relation to the skills and resources you will need for your business. This process can help you to identify and deal with obstacles that might be holding you back, and develop a strategic plan for building your resource base and skills mix.
• Take a step back and reflect on your core vision. This will allow you to review your progress and time management, prioritise tasks, or regain direction and momentum in moving the plan forward.
• Build the framework of the plan, to connect and develop the essential elements, such as content, information, and budgets.
• Connect you to suitable contacts, from suppliers and customers to brand, marketing or PR consultants, to help you build and develop your business effectively.
• Moral support. Setting up your very own business is exciting and exhilarating, yet lonely and frustrating at times. A coach will help you to weather the storms and keep you motivated and on track. You'll be leaping over hurdles as a result and enjoying the experience of self-employment.

Your coach will work with you �on� the development of the business, not �in� the business..To find out more about the role of a Coach, how you choose a coach, and the difference between a coach and a business adviser, click here.

Email [email protected] to express your interest in an Introductory Coaching Session or Business Motivation Programme.

Nadia Finer, Co-Director of Theres More to Life than Shoes
"Striding Out has made a huge difference to my business. My dedicated coach has been instrumental in connecting me with people who are not only willing to help, but who are also extremely useful and relevant to what I'm trying to achieve. The business coaching I receive is vital to the success of our business. She helps me to focus and really see the wood for the trees, plus it's great to have someone who is objective but also wants to see you succeed."

One to One - Introductory Coaching Session

Cost: Free

Business Motivation Coaching Programme

Cost: Striding Out Member �250.00 (plus VAT), Branching Out Member �350.00 (plus VAT), Non Members �450.00(plus VAT)

Includes

• 5 x 1hr coaching sessions
  (An affordable payment plan can tailored to meet your needs and concessions are available for beneficiaries who are unemployed.)

Individual Coaching Sessions

Cost: Striding Out Member �60.00 (plus VAT), Branching Out Member �80.00(plus VAT), and Non Member �100.00(plus VAT)

Get Plugged In!

Get Plugged In! is a coaching circle for entrepreneurs in the early stages of business development (0-1.5yrs).

During the first two years of starting a business it is essential to GET PLUGGED INTO business networks, to start building relationships and tapping into advice and support from your peers. The Coaching Circle provides this forum, to enable you to:-

• Share your challenges in a safe and supportive environment.
• Test your ideas and gain valuable feedback and creative suggestions.
• Ask for contacts and introductions to people you need to know.
• Stride over hurdles and gain the support you need from other like-minded people.

Coaching Circles consists of 6-8 entrepreneurs and are facilitated by a qualified Striding Out business coach. Coaching Circles are an alternative or complement to one to one coaching, and we encourage members to regularly attend the circles to benefit from motivation, inspiration and relationship development.

Cost varies on network location - Click here to find out when the next Get Plugged In! session is taking place in your local network area.