{"id":7352,"date":"2017-04-24T14:00:49","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T14:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centerforcoachingcertification.com\/coachingblog\/?p=7352"},"modified":"2017-03-24T20:58:35","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T20:58:35","slug":"setting-up-for-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/setting-up-for-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting-up for Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7477\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/setting-up-your-business-blog-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"setting-up your business blog\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>With so much focus on the coach training, legal structure, and business planning, it can be easy to forget how important your office set-up is for your success.<\/p>\n<p>At a basic level, the Code of Ethics for coaching calls for confidentiality which means a lockable space where you control who has access and when.<\/p>\n<p>Next to consider is how your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/3023303\/10-quick-tips-to-bring-your-home-office-to-another-level\" target=\"_blank\">office is arranged<\/a> in terms of desk space, computer, files, etc.\u00a0 The comfort of your chair and desk will impact your productivity.\u00a0 Decor is a factor because when you like being in the space and it feels good, then you are both more productive and more effective.<\/p>\n<p>An up-to-date computer and appropriate software are essential because these are tools for the work and also because this is how you interact with clients and prospective clients.<\/p>\n<p>Forms that coaches use include their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/coach-transparency-about-the-coaching-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\">coaching agreement<\/a> plus various intake or session questionnaires.\u00a0 Many coaches also have forms for clients to reflect and report or forms for different assessment tools.<\/p>\n<p>Processes for taking care of your business, such as the accounting, promoting your services, maintaining an online presence, signing on new clients, coaching, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/ending-a-coaching-cycle\/\" target=\"_blank\">closing out<\/a> a coaching engagement are best organized from the beginning and then adjusted as you grow.\u00a0 In this way you have the thought behind it, a way to work with others, plus free up time when you start while also maintaining flexibility.<\/p>\n<p>Resources for you as a coach and also resources for clients make it easier for you to stay on track and to support your clients.\u00a0 The Center for Coaching Certification provides a multitude of tools on the coach login page plus ongoing support for the business and marketing efforts of graduates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With so much focus on the coach training, legal structure, and business planning, it can be easy to forget how important your office set-up is &hellip; 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