SMALL BUSINESS COACHING MASTER CLASS

MentorCoach is proud to announce the following exciting master class:

SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEUR COACHING MASTER CLASS
With Anne Durand, MCC

DATES TBD

12 classes at 60 minutes each
$595 (+ $75 for optional CEUs)

Hear Anne Durand and Ben Dean talk about this class, coaching small business owners and entrepreneurs. (19 mins.) Just click here.

To receive a free recording of the December 7, 2010 bonus class
and interview with Anne Durand, please click here.

ABOUT THE CLASS

In the Small Business Coaching and Entrepreneur Master Class, you will learn to coach small business owners both one-on-one and within small groups. You'll use a model designed and tested by nationally recognized small business coach, Anne Durand. She is well known in the business world, in part, for the successful groups she has offered to small business owners.

To this MasterClass, Anne brings not only her widely successful coaching experience and coach-training experience, but also her exceptional first-hand, real-world experience as the owner of an award-winning small business-- a glass art gallery.

Did you know that every year over a million people in this country start a business? According to the Department of Commerce, by the end of the first year at least 40% have closed. Within 5 years, more than 80% will have failed. Of those remaining small businesses that survived the first five years, 80% will fail in the next five.

These alarming statistics point out a vast unmet need for coaching geared to small business owners.

Consider whether the niche of coaching small business owners might be a good fit for you.

The Small Business and Entrepreneur Master Class will focus on teaching you how to attract small business owners and how to work with them to design a strategy for their success.

IN THIS CLASS YOU WILL:

• discuss the characteristics of the entrepreneur
• focus on the importance for the business plan
• identify issues unique to small business owners
• interview a successful small business owner
• collate resources and hear from representatives of small business development organizations
• learn a model to use in group-coaching small business owners
• discuss in detail the curriculum for eight weekly sessions with entrepreneurs
• learn a variety of marketing strategies
• have knowledgeable guest leaders for the class (all of whom are experts in areas covered in our curriculum)
• benefit from bonus classes and interviews with successful business coaches who will share strategies and insights that they wish they had known when they were first starting their business-coaching practices

NUTS AND BOLTS ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS COACHING MASTER CLASS:

This class offers many benefits.

• This is an opportunity for you to learn from a preeminent expert in small business and entrepreneur coaching.
• This is a class within a class-you will be assigned to a small group, which you will practice leading and coaching.
• Also, of great value, you will leave the class with a tested approach to use with all small groups

TESTIMONIALS

As a result of Anne's class, I'm not only totally excited about working with small business owners but have a method of doing so that is credible and effective.

Lynne Hornyak, Ph.D.
Editor of "The Use of Hypnosis in Women's Health Care"

I have a much more in depth understanding of the skills and knowledge that it takes to do small business coaching since I have taken Anne's class in Small Business and Entrepreneur Coaching. This class is a wealth of information and top level training. It is comprehensive and content rich. Anne's knowledge of business coaching, combined with her understanding of what therapists need to learn make this a must-have course!

Carol Solomon, Ph.D.
Independent Practice
Libertyville, IL
www.Lose-Weight-Now-Stay-Slim-Forever.com

If you can do only one more thing after taking the initial MentorCoach Foundations class, take my word for it and sign up for Anne Durand's Small Business Coaching Class. This fascinating class demands the best from you as you become an entrepreneur in designing your coaching business.

Clara Farah, Ph.D.
Past President
New Mexico Psychological Association
Independent Practice
Albuquerque, NM

ABOUT ANNE DURAND, MCC; CEO, MentorCoach

Anne Durand, MCC, lives in Arlington, VA, with her husband, and three dogs. Anne launched her private coaching career after 20 years as an executive for NASDAQ followed by a second successful career as a small business (art gallery) owner.

Her current areas of specialization are mentoring and supervising coaches and providing individual coaching to executives, entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Anne's own coach training began before coaching was even a buzzword! Her first coaching client was the CEO of NASDAQ who handpicked her to help him (and his direct reports) design and navigate a delicate and complex culture change within the organization. Anne later obtained specialized training at the National Training Lab (NTL) Institute and Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) in group dynamics, leadership, and organizational change.

She received her CPCC (Certified Professional Coactive Coach) certification as well as advanced leadership training through Coaches Training Institute. Anne trained directly with Laura Whitworth and Karen Kimsey-House, cofounders of the Coaches Training Institute.

Anne is frequently called on to represent the field of coaching and to share her expertise with the coaching community. She has been interviewed by Time Magazine, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal about executive coaching, and she has presented at conferences such as the Psychotherapy Networker and the American Psychological Association.

Currently serving on the Application Review Committee of the International Coach Federation, she has helped to maintain a high standard of excellence for the coaching profession.

Anne is CEO and Director of Training of MentorCoach, an ICF accredited coach training program for mental health professionals. MentorCoach was founded in 1997 by Ben Dean, Ph.D., Anne's long-time mentor and friend.

Anne served as Training Director for Authentic Happiness Coaching, an international program (co-founded by Dr. Martin Seligman and Dr. Ben Dean) designed to teach coaches and mental health professionals how to integrate the innovative concepts and techniques of positive psychology into their work with clients.

Anne is a master coach and teacher who has inspired hundreds of clients and students to transform their personal and professional lives.

CLASS CODE:	SBC17
LEADER:	Anne Durand, MCC, MentorCoach Training Director
CLASS TIME:	TBD
STARTS:	TBD
CERTIFICATION:	Absolutely counts toward Certification
CEUs:	12 hours of CEUs NOTE: CEUs are available for this course through the NBCC, NASW, and the CA BBS. MentorCoach is no longer offering CEs for this course through the APA. We apologize for any inconvenience.
TUITION:	$595 (+ $75 for optional CEUs)

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