ActionCOACH BUSINESS COACHING WINS FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR 2005/6

Entrepreneur Business Coaching Firm Coaching Business Owners to be Entrepreneurs and not Technicians Wins top Franchise Award

ActionCOACH Business Coaching, Ireland’s largest business coaching organisation is the winner of the prestigious Service Franchise of the Year Award 2005/6. The award is presented to the company that has demonstrated outstanding growth and development in the service sector of the Irish franchise industry. Winning the Franchise of the Year Award is a major achievement for a company that was only introduced to Ireland three years ago by former banker Paul Fagan, as ActionCOACH Business Coaching triumphed over the well established brands of McDonalds, Subway, Sherry Fitzgerald and Chemdry.

Speaking at the awards ceremony at the Hilton Hotel in Dublin, Master Franchisor, Paul Fagan, a pioneer of business coaching in Ireland looks forward to Action Business Coaches changing the face of Irish business, “we are delighted to win this prestigious award and to have our young business acknowledged by the Irish Franchise Association”. During his career in banking Fagan identified a gap in the business services market when he recognised the two main reasons that many businesses fail are cash flow challenges and a lack of skills and knowledge.  ActionCOACH Business Coaching business coaches work with business owners on mastering cash flow, building profits, introducing systems to ensure growth and sustainability, a service that is not provided by traditional business advisors, management consultants or accountants. 

Paul believes an ActionCOACH Business Coaching franchise is the perfect business opportunity for individuals who are interested in providing business coaching to the SME sector. ActionCOACH Business Coaching has a significant advantage over other business coaching companies in Ireland, with a global network of over 700 business coaches operating in 19 Countries. Currently, there is a team of 25 business coaches, supported by a team based in Howth.  Opportunities to join this network of entrepreneurs who are helping Irish businesses succeed and prosper exist throughout the country.

According to Noreen Egan, Enable Supplies Ltd a client of Munster Coach Kevin O’ Keeffe; "our investment in the Action Business Coaching Program has been repaid by increased profits and we are still growing rapidly.  We are now moving to new much larger premises and we are implementing systems and structures to support the increased level of turnover and profits. Our Business Coach is a valuable asset to our company and can be the same for yours.”

Paul believes that all businesses in Ireland should have a business coach in the same way as they have an accountant to audit the books and a solicitor to give legal advice. ActionCOACH Business coaches are aware that many owners of small businesses work very long hours, have challenges recruiting and motivating staff, and generally are too involved in the day-to-day running of their business to even identify and achieve their own ambitions.