FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)
1: How do you help Business Owners?
2: What is the difference between a Business Coach and a Consultant?
3: Why would I need a Business Coach?
4: Are there any Guarantees?
5: What results have other business owners had?
6: What areas will you be helping me with?
7: How can I be sure this will work in my business?
1: How do you help Business Owners?
First of all, your business is unique … so is our approach.
We have established Aspire Management Services with you the business owner in mind. We do provide traditional consultancy services if required, however through considerable experience we have found that coaching is far more beneficial for the business owner.
Unlike most traditional consulting firms, our processes are structured to provide you, the business owner, with both short-term assistance and long-term training through our affordable methods.
We will not only show you how to increase your business revenues and profits, but also how to develop your business so that you, as the owner, can work less, relax more, and enjoy the results of your endeavours - if those are, or can become, your goals.
We have broad, deep business experience, and are fellow business owners who have invested our time, money, and energy to make our own, various business ventures successful. Our goal in business is quite simple…to help you reach yours.
2: What is the difference between a Coach and a Consultant?
Commitment.
As is said of bacon and eggs, the hen's involved but the pig particpates ...
We provide both services as required and through our long experience we have established that coaching is far more effective than consulting at bringing long-term, lasting benefits to the business owner.
So, we particpate in your business - your goals become our goals.
Here's an oft-used analogy: imagine a village where the "consultant" is the fisherman who goes out fishing for the village each morning. The fisherman supplies the villagers with their needs for the day. If he doesn't fish, the villagers go hungry.
The business coach, on the other hand, teaches the villagers how to fish, so they now have the skills to collect food for life.
Which do you think is better for the villagers?
3: Why would I need a Business Coach?
Every great performer, whether an elite athlete, business ‘flyer,’ or performing superstar, has specialist coaches and advisors.
As the pace of business increases, and becomes more and more competitive…it is becoming increasingly difficult to manage change in your industry, let alone the latest innovations in sales, marketing, and management strategies.
In a faster-changing world, many business owners have come to realise that having a business coach is no longer a luxury, it has become a necessity.
On top of all this, it’s difficult to get a truly objective answer from yourself. Clearly you can survive in business without the help of a coach, but it’s far harder to thrive. Tiger Woods, arguably the greatest golfer ever, says of his coach, "No matter how good you think you are, you can't do it alone".
4: Are there any Guarantees?
Yes!
We can’t promise any specific results, nor will we guarantee the goals you set will become a reality (although we will challenge you to ensure they are as realistic as possible). This is because we are your coach. You are still the player.
We will push you, cajole you, help you, be there for you, and do some things with you, but in the end you have to do the work. Only you can ever be truly accountable and responsible for your own success.
But we do guarantee that, after three months of working with us and carrying out agreed activity, if you have not seen an improvement, we’ll return 100% of your monthly coaching investment.
We can also guarantee to provide the best service and support available, to answer your questions and challenges promptly, and with the most current and appropriate processes and approaches.
And last but not least, we guarantee we are fully committed to helping you become successful, whether you like it at the time, or not!
Once we have helped you with goal setting and creating your plan, we’ll do whatever it takes to make sure that you reach, and stretch, and strive with all your might, to achieve your goals. We'll help you grow your comfort zone.
At the same time we will encourage balanced living as an over-riding theme in all we do. This is to ensure you never compromise either the long-term health and success of your company, or yourself. Most importantly, your personal values, and what’s important to you will not be compromised.
5: What results have other business owners had?
Results have ranged from those previously working 60, even 80 hours a week, to now working just 10, through to increases in revenue of 100’s of per-cent. Results will speak for themselves, so do have a look at our Testimonials for specific examples of real people, with real Scottish businesses, getting real results.
There are three fundamental reasons our approach will work for you in your business:
- First, we will help you become 100% focused on your goals and the step-by-step processes to help you achieve them. This focus alone will have an extraordinary effect on both you and your business results.
- Second, we will hold you accountable to get the things done you have committed to, not just for the day-to-day running of your business, but for the dynamic growth your business will experience. You’re investing in your success and we’re going to help you get there.
- Third, we’ll teach you, on a one-on-one basis, as many of the hundreds of profit and business building strategies and approaches as you need. So, whether your goal is to supply your products/services better, making more money, or working fewer hours, or both, your goals can become a reality, and usually within the next 12 months or so.
6: What areas will you be helping me with?
We will work with you in 5 key areas, and the emphasis in each will depend on you, your business, and of course, your goals.
These key areas are:
- Sales growth: the backbone for creating a profitable business and one area in which we’ll help you get spectacular results.
- Marketing & Advertising: if you want to make a sale, first you have to find a prospect! We will teach you amazingly simple, yet powerful, practical marketing techniques and approaches that will drive profits upwards.
- Team Building & Recruitment: you’ll never just wish to find the right people again. You can have motivated, passionate, enthusiastic, and loyal team members once we've shown you how.
- Systems & Business Development: end the hopeless cycle of ‘the business running you’ and begin running your business. We will show you the ways to having the business ‘work’, even when you’re not there.
- Better Customer Service: How to deliver your product or service consistently, making it easy for your customers to buy, leaving them feeling delighted with your service. Ways to encourage your current customers to give you referrals and to ensure their repeat business are just two of the many business strategies we will teach you.
7: How can I be sure this will work in my business?
We are specialists in the areas of sales, marketing, business planning and development, profitability and cashflow, business management, systems and team building.
You, on the other hand, are the expert in your business.
So, together - we can apply our systems to make your business more effective.
Add to this the fact that at least one partner from our practice may either have worked with, managed, or worked in a business similar to yours. We have the full resources of the whole Aspire Management Team - and beyond - to call upon for any and every challenge you might have. We are good, but we don't know everything. So, we also have key stratgic relations with other specialists who can compliment our services and give you every support yoiu could need.
That means many business professionals, ready to help you in any area imaginable.