1:1 Coaching
You know your business best. We’re here to help you succeed.
We support your business by:
- Learning about your business vision, challenges, and ways you believe we can assist
- Working with you to complete a business assessment
- Offering professional recommendations to address your business challenges
- Inviting you to participate in structured programs delivered through applied learning to support your business growth
- Providing dedicated coaching time for as long as your business needs exist
Our business coaching is always free!
Assessment
Any entrepreneur seeking assistance from A4CB will begin with a business assessment. Meet with an experienced Business Coach to evaluate the current business opportunities and challenges.
Small Business Road Map
After your initial assessment, work 1:1 with an A4CB Business Coach to set goals, define products, set pricing, and create a customer description.
Program topics delivered through 1:1 and group coaching include:
For Early-stage Businesses
- Establish Business Goals
- Establish Personal Financial Goals
- Define Your Products
- Price Your Products
- Create a Business Plan
- Create a Financial Forecast
- Register Your Legal Structure
- Secure your business license and required certifications
- Purchase Business Insurance
- Establish a Separate Business Bank Account
- Manage Your Books Using Online Software
- Analyze Capital Needs
For Emerging Businesses
- Acquire or Lease Initial Space for Your Business
- Update Your Financial Forecast
- Develop Marketing Plan
- Establish an Online Presence
- Measure Your Business Operations Using Key Performance Indicators
- Write Standard Operating Procedures
- Draft Job Descriptions to Help You Hire Staff
- Implement an Automated Payroll System
- Evaluate Current Physical Space Needs
- Certify Your Business as a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) or a Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE)
For Established Businesses
- Update Your Business Plan
- Apply for our Neighborhood Entrepreneurship Lab
- Enroll in Sales Support Program
- Connect Supplier-Ready Vendors with Buyers
- Create Growth Strategy
- Secure Growth Capital
- Acquire or Lease Larger Space for Your Business
- Select a Manufacturer
- Complete a Wholesale and Vendor Readiness Program
- Execute Initial Phase of Growth Strategy
- Create a Succession Plan
- Evaluate Your Opportunities to Transfer, Sell, or Merge Your Business
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