How to become a Career Coach for Profit
An excellent career coach can help you tap out your unique
skills, talents and aptitude to help you develop in the career
of your choice. He helps you to modify or transition your
existing skills to suit the workings of a new industry. He is
like a mentor who identifies the hurdles to your progress and
gives you practical steps to overcome your obstacles and make a
positive impression in your career and develop your personality.
A career coach could be simply defined your job seeking partner.
A career coach could be a career management coach, who helps you
in managing your career or a career marketing coach, who helps
you build contacts, posts your resumes, tries to find the best
jobs for you and helps you secure the best jobs. He basically
tries to market you effectively in the job market.
Investment:
Start-up costs could be around $3000 with
website hosting, a computer and other promotional materials
included.
Financing sources:
Banks are forefront in
providing start up loans Business loans from the government
Business organizations which will consider your initiative
and possibly give you start up loans. Loans from government
sponsored self employment programs are helpful to start up as
well as develop your skills as a career coach. Loans from
venture capitalists and angel investors are also effective. Both
will help you financially but expect a higher rate of return.
The angel investor is personally interested in the growth of
your business.
Pricing guidelines for service:
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