Business coaching in Birmingham

Why should Birmingham business owners consider coaching?

The West Midlands accounts for just under 8% of all businesses in the UK. Many of these businesses will be ran by entrepreneurs who seek out business coaches and advice. Here are the reasons you would benefit:

1.      Planning and strategy

 A key difference between a business coach and consultant is that a consultant will often focus on one specific area such as business operations whereas a coach guides business owners to make strategic decisions in every area of their business.

2.      Developing your business skills

A business coach will help you develop your business skills so you can be a better leader and run a stronger business.

3.       Accountability

Entrepreneurs are extremely busy and often this means they don't focus on the right things. A business coach will give you accountable to taking the actions you said you would make to meet your business goals.

4.       New ideas and approaches

Because a business coach doesn’t work in your company, they will be distanced from most of your opportunities and challenges. This means they come with different ideas and approaches which you can utilise.

5.       Learn from others

Business owners, like Ted, have years of experience in running their own business or working in senior leadership. You can learn from them as they share their advice and experience when addressing your business challenges.  We are big believers in the notion that business owners can learn a lot from each other.

6.       Your personal development

Business coaches also often focus on you, the business owner, on a person and how you want to develop. In fact, there are a few ways that business coaching and mentoring is good for your personal development.

7.       Support – You’re not alone

Business coaches give you a support network, to help you  combat the loneliness of entrepreneurship. They can be your sounding board, your go-to listener and your trusted advisor.

8.       Growing your business

Business coaches can sometimes be the ticket to streamlining processes and increasing profitability by providing you with several strategies for business growth.

A business coach is not:

• The solution

A business coach won't solve all your challenges. Their role is to equip you with what you need to find solutions for yourself.  Inevitably, challenges will also come your way, but a coach is there to hold your hand through them.

• A life coach

A business coach will help you align your business with your personal life, but they are not there to get involved in your personal life beyond that.

• A Counseller

A business coach is not trained to deal with issues such as mental health and family relationships and therefore should not be expected to address them.

• A business consultant

As mentioned earlier, a consultant focuses on a particular area of expertise and projects in those areas such as a finance consultant. 

Why TAB Birmingham business coaching?

Here are three reasons why you should consider TAB’s business coaching in Birmingham:

• Ted Robinson has fantastic experience

Ted is an experienced business professional who has helped over 50 businesses in Birmingham grow and improve. He is passionate about helping businesses in his area thrive both professionally and personally. 

• The coaching sessions are tailored to you

Many business coaches have specific processes they take their clients through. Whilst we have a structure at TAB, the coaching sessions with Ted are bespoke to you and what you need.  

• Complimented by our advisory boards

The business coaching Ted provides is so powerful because he also facilitates business advisory boards. These bring together business owners and leaders from Birmingham in a group setting – like a board of directors. As part of a monthly TAB Board meeting, Ted facilitates and members identify opportunities and solve challenges that exists in each other's businesses. This means, in a way, you get several business coaches in a TAB membership.