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Find out about the PBCA difference!If you are a business coach (or are becoming a business coach), but do not want to go it alone or incur the costs and restrictions of a franchise, then the PBCA might be just what you are looking for.

This page gives you a quick overview of the PBCA. For additional information, simply follow the "book-like" structure of the site by clicking the links at the bottom of each page. If at any point you want to contact us, you may do so by clicking the link at the bottom of each page.

Have fun, learn a bit about business coaching and the PBCA, and perhaps it will be our great pleasure to meet you at one of our training classes and to work with you for many years to come!

The PBCA Difference

In a nutshell, you only have a few options for your training and support structure:

  1. Go it alone. Of course, you will limit yourself to your own knowledge and skills, and you will not have the training and support of a community of other coaching peers. But it's cheap!
  2. Join a franchise. You will spend tens (and eventually hundreds) of thousands of dollars for training and support that you can get elsewhere for less investment - for a professional service business! (Hint: name ONE proven professional services franchise... accountants?; lawyers?; doctors?) Expensive and unproven is a tough way to go!
  3. Enroll for training elsewhere. You can certainly receive training from "certified" organizations who train all kinds of coaches - life coaches, personal coaches, executive coaches, ADD coaches... ad infinitum. But you want to be a business coach... It's a little cheaper, but...
  4. Join the PBCA. Keep reading!

Nearly All the Benefits of A Franchise - Without the Costs and Restrictions

You receive on-site and on-going training that is second to none. No franchise fees, royalty fees, area restrictions, program restrictions, etc. Your business will be yours to own, grow, and run - but you're never on your own! The only advantage a franchise may have is name recognition. However, that name is NOT yours - and we doubt you have even heard of these franchises - regardless of how famous they tell you they are!

Very Affordable

The alliance is a collaborative, cooperative venture of like-minded business professionals who are passionate about the success of small business owners. Administrative costs are kept at a minimum. Training, education, research and development, etc., are performed by the member coaches along side of the PBCA. Not only does this reduce costs but we are able to leverage the incredible base of knowledge these extraordinary member coaches so unselfishly share.

Small Business Focused

Though there are literally hundreds of training organizations "out there," we are the ONLY organization that is focused solely on small business coaching. Our business tools are unparallelled.

What You Get

  • Six day on-site training session - including lodging, breakfast and lunch. You will also receive all training materials and materials for meeting with clients.
  • Marketing Support - Take our "Jumpstart" program at no additional cost to you to get your business humming! We have a wealth of marketing support materials and we pass along leads that come through our website from business owners through our "Coach Referral Service."
  • Extensive library of tools - In the members' area there are hundreds of tools to help your clients with marketing, sales, human resources, customer service, leadership, financial management, systemization, increasing gross profits and decreasing fixed costs.
  • Continuing education - We have 4-6 calls each week on various topics that are designed to further ensure your success as a coach and the success of your clients.
  • Buddy Coach - On completion of training, you will be paired with a "buddy" from your class who will help you stay on-track.
  • Variety of Products and Services - You will have the most complete toolkit in the industry of products and services to offer to your clients. These include:
    • One-on-One Coaching
    • Group Coaching
    • Group Training
    • Business Evaluation Tools (including operational, industry benchmarking, bankability, business valuation, cash flow maximization ... and more!)
    • Behavioral Evaluation
    • E-learning programs
    • Workshops and Seminars

This page was compiled as a quick overview. If you want to speak to us immediately, please see the "Contact" link. If you would like to know more, keep reading by going to the "History of Coaching" link.

Continue on to The History of Coaching

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Call PBCA now at 877-262-9361 or click here to contact us.