The recession and redundancy is creating a new generation of ‘necessity’ entrepreneurs, a necessity born out of their circumstances. There’s a new driving force behind the many people that are now exploring self-employment or management buyouts; high unemployment and financial insecurity. I’m meeting these people at an increasing rate, they are professional, experienced, highly skilled and driven individuals that are taking responsibility to turn what could be a crisis into an opportunity.

You can expect the coaching and mentoring support from Torchlight teamed with a determined, committed and solid budding entrepreneur to increase the success rate of a new venture.

Coaching you through the practical business design process will give you structure, plan and purpose to your business. You’ll create a clear, concise and uncomplicated business plan to guide you, to present critical information on your investment readiness, and to get you focused on what is fundamental to be done now.

The benefits of my expertise are on the personal side of enterprise: confidence, ideas, resilience, planning, prudence, decision making, self efficacy…

Its Your Business To Know… is a model that has brought fantastic results time and time again. It’s a model that I designed to help get a grip on business planning that also manages the overwhelm from tackling such a complex entwined process.

Its Your Business To Know… is a packaged suite of coaching products to support your new business venture:

Business Design Package is an intense four week programme of support to include:

• Coaching through the business design process & prepare a pitch to investors
• Business Plan review and feedback
• In depth financials review or investment readiness review

New Start supports you closely through the first twelve weeks of operation:

• Weekly face to face or video Skype coaching sessions
• Twice weekly email support

Business Buddy supports you through the first year

• Monthly face to face or video Skype coaching sessions
• Fortnightly email support
• Facilitated ‘away day’ business plan review

You’ll know when the time is right for you to join our growing community of business owners that get together once every two months to attend a facilitated ‘Good Business’ session that keeps us all motivated, inspired, informed and engaged in growing our businesses.