Coaches, Consultants, Service Providers
Start a Professional Business
Would you like to:
Use your skills
Gain Control
Be your best
In the course
You know your thing – people, tech, productivity, cybersecurity, design, workplace safety <insert your skill here>, however all the business stuff has you in a spin!
Which is how you found your way to here and this course.
Rachel Allan is pleased to present to you the ‘How to start a professional business course’ over 6 short lessons you will be guided on:
- The basics
- Finding your first customer
- Sorting the financials
- Getting online
- Being organised
- Planning and strategy
At the end of this course you will have all of the fundamental bits of starting a professional business ticked off, and you will have a client or at least on the way to having one!
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The Basics
Lift Off
Be a Success
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Section One: Business Basics
We will consider:
- Business structures
- Business names
- ABN’s
- Insurance including Work Cover and OHS
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Section Two: Finding your first customer
We are going to cover:
- Facebook & Linkedin
- Printed materials
- Referrals from friends
- Networking
- Online referrals
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Section Three: Sort the financials
In this section we will look at:
- Accounting systems
- Managing customers
- Managing staff
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Section Four: Getting Online
In this section we will look at:
- Websites
- SEO
- SEM
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Section Five: Planning
In this section we will look at:
- Business planning
- Human Resource Planning
- Financial Planning
- Marketing Planning
Start a professional business
At the conclusion you will have a business, with strong foundations and a direction to move it forward
Rachel Allan
She is a marketing strategist, consultant, coach, author, speaker and mum!