{"id":7350,"date":"2017-04-20T16:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T16:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centerforcoachingcertification.com\/coachingblog\/?p=7350"},"modified":"2017-03-24T20:53:22","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T20:53:22","slug":"establishing-a-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/establishing-a-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Establishing a Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7474\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/establishing-a-coaching-business-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"establishing a business\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Imagine you did it &#8211; you completed you coach training and are a qualified member of the International Coach Federation.\u00a0 Then you ask yourself, &#8220;Now what?&#8221;\u00a0 You know you want to coach and you want to work independently.\u00a0 What does it take?<\/p>\n<p>To &#8216;be a business&#8217; means have the appropriate legal structure.\u00a0 For some this means filing with local or regional authorities as a sole proprietor or partnership and having a business license.\u00a0 For others it means incorporating.\u00a0 To get started, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">research<\/a> the requirements and the types of business structures.\u00a0 For example, in the United States each state has a Secretary of State website where you can read about options and file as a business entity.\u00a0 The research and filing can often be completed in a matter of hours.<\/p>\n<p>When establishing your business, the first or one of the first things asked is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/the-coaching-business-name\/\" target=\"_blank\">name<\/a> of the business.\u00a0 Sometimes people simply use their own name.\u00a0 The advantages of this approach include simplicity and when you are known the recognition.\u00a0 Some choose a name and one advantage is creating something &#8216;bigger than&#8217; so it is perceived as more than a single person business.\u00a0 When choosing a name consider how it will be perceived by prospective clients.<\/p>\n<p>With a business name and legal structure in place, having a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/business-plan-for-a-coaching-business\/\" target=\"_blank\">Business Plan<\/a> as a guide to what you do is very helpful.\u00a0 How involved of a business plan is based on what is helpful for you and others involved in the business.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to providing links to organizations that help with business planning, the Center for Coaching Certification provides tools, training, and more resources on the Coach Login page for graduates including a planning worksheet and an outline for a business plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine you did it &#8211; you completed you coach training and are a qualified member of the International Coach Federation.\u00a0 Then you ask yourself, &#8220;Now &hellip; 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