Business Coaching & Mentoring
A good business coach and mentor can be a real asset to any Small Business, Not for Profit, Charity, or Social enterprise. At an individual level, business owners, budding entrepreneurs, business managers , executives, directors, trustees, and Board Chairs can all benefit from a competent business coach & mentor to walk alongside them.
They should expect valuable insights and contributions in terms of skill development , independent guidance and challenge , and access to knowledge and networks that will help them develop and succeed in their business .
Jeremy Bendall and Lynette Ngaheu have both developed considerable expertise in this field over the past 20 years through a wide variety of roles and assignments including :
- Coaching small business owners (trade and other sectors)
- Mentoring business managers and executives
- Mentor for the NZ Olympic Committee Women’s Governance programme
- Mentoring & coaching students in Small Business management
- Involvement in business mentoring programmes
- Acting as a Regional Business Advisor
- Mentoring a professional boxer to title success
- Coaching tennis and soccer teams
- Coaching elite athletes ,sport & fitness students and sports teams to national and international victory ( Lynette)
A number of our collaborators also have extensive experience in specialist fields e.g., Richard Barnett – Life Coach, Sports , Fitness & Wellbeing Coach.
The services we provide take into account the phase of business or organizational development , sector wide issues and your personal aspirations. Broadly , our services and support in this field include :
Coaching & mentoring
Sessions scheduled at agreed times / cycles to help you :
- Confirm aspirations , values, and goals.
- Develop confidence , skills sets and resilience.
- Identify personal strengths and areas for improvement ( characteristics, skills sets )
- Track progress against aspirations , goals, and business plans
- Help identify key risk exposures and necessary risk mitigations.
- Provide a fresh perspective and independent sounding board.
Start Ups
- Confirm aspirations , values, and key goals.
- Develop robust Business Plan ( including Action plan, KPIs , Cash flow forecast , Year One )
- Develop Capability and Skill Set plan.
Established Businesses
- Review progress against goals , plans, and confirm financial position.
- Identify barriers to business success and key success factors.
- Develop action plan to address these barriers and succeed.
Exit
- Review status of business from a market , customer , products / service and financial position
- Confirm expectations for exit / sale including succession and valuation.
- Develop prioritized action plan for exit / sale.
To find out more, contact us for a discussion of how we can help you.
Outcomes sought:
robust decision making
Strong risk management etc.
Strategic foresight etc.
Active learning , health & wellbeing