Emergent Business Coaching

   Work too much?                                   Not enough cash?                    Only you can do it?

   People problems?                                  Need more sales?                      Out of balance?

Small businesses all have problems. Some of them just hide it well. There's too many mistakes, not enough profit, no business plan, overwhelm, etc. What if the solution were simple?? What if the root of your problems were two fundamental issues you never addressed? Ask the question:

“What are the root causes of all business frustrations?”

Problem #1
Skill: You don't know enough
How to run a small business isn’t rocket science, but it might as well be. No one taught you the basic tools and methods to do it well. These tools exist, and they are easy to learn, but you won’t find them in mainstream education. Surprised? What did you learn in school that you found useful?

Unfortunately, the content you didn’t learn is only part of the issue that business coaching addresses. The other problem is that much of what you need to know is off your radar. A lot of what you think you know, just isn't so. This leads to…

Problem #2
Awareness: You don't not-know enough
School taught you that knowing was better than not-knowing. But not-knowing is critical to learn too. You were not taught how to question your beliefs, assumptions and values to see what is screened out of your perception. As Mark Twain said, "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so."

The first problem is the content you were never taught. You lack skill. This second problem is context: you operate with unconscious, distorted assumptions that invisibly guide you every day. You lack awareness. This is why you're stuck. It's not your fault, no one ever taught you! Business coaching will change this.

Solution

Emergent Business Coaching is a solution to these two essential problems. It is a systematic, customized approach that offers you a better education than an MBA as well as the tools and coaching to expand your awareness so you can put your knowledge to work.

Owning a business doesn’t have to be hard. The first step is committing to the dream of enjoying your business. It's possible.

You don’t make a business grow anymore than you make a tree grow. You create healthy conditions so that growth just happens. What emerges is sustainable, long-lasting success you can trust because the business generated it, not you. This is the essence of Emergent Business, a unique small business coaching and consulting firm based in Ashland, Southern Oregon in the beautiful Rogue Valley.