ActionCOACH is Ireland's and the World's Number 1 Business Coaching Team

'The demand for Business Coaching in Ireland has never been higher' says Paul Fagan - Managing Director of ActionCOACH in Ireland.'It is now the 2nd fastest growing industry in the world!' About 40% of Irish Businesses have never traded in a downturn. As we are emerging from recession in Ireland - Irish Business Owners are now seeking the professional help of a Business Coach in order to ensure their survival. Our Team of Irish ActionCOACH-Business Coaches are dramatically improving the performances of their Irish clients'.

As Ireland’s largest Business Coaching Organisation– ActionCOACH is the very best in the business.

ActionCOACH have 11 fully trained Business Coaches nationwide. ActionCOACH Business Coaches in Ireland are helping their clients to make a real difference with their businesses - no matter what size your business is or what industry you come from. Our clients come from a broad range of industries include Retailers, Service Industry, Manufacturing, Production, Sales, Construction, Motor Industry, Legal, Property, Education, Financial Services etc. We work with companies of all sizes from very small companies to larger operations.

(Picture above taken at Thomond Park, Limerick: Brad Sugars, Founder and CEO of ActionCOACH addresses over 1000 Business owners in Ireland March 2009. Seminars entitled ' The Recession Ends Here! Time for Business Owners to Take Action'.)

Let Us Help You To Learn How To Work 'On' Instead of Working 'In' Your Business

A lot of Business Owners seem to work harder than any of their employees and many seem to make less income that they could make elsewhere. People start their own business for one thing only FREEDOM. Whether that is the freedom to work for themselves, having more free time to themselves, financial freedom or just the freedom of knowing that they’re in charge of their lives – Freedom is the main motivator.

The danger is that instead of finding freedom – a lot of Business Owners just end up finding ‘employment’. All their efforts and investment in establishing their new business may appear to the Business Owner as if they have just bought themselves employment! Most people setting up new businesses will be ‘subject matter experts’ in their own field but often lack the overall business management skills required to run a successful enterprise. At the outset a good accountant and legal advice are crucial but in order to move your business on and achieve the desired freedom – the service of a Business Coach will be invaluable. Business Coaching is relatively new in Ireland and is producing fantastic results. The growth in this sector has been phenomenal and is a direct response to the needs of the SME’s. Given the current economic climate – this help is now more valuable than ever.

(Pictured above: ActionCOACH 2-Day Seminar for Business Owners held recently in Limerick)

The Facts About Irish Businesses - All You Need To Know

In Ireland 66% of small businesses will fail in their first 5 years, of the 34% that survive during this initial period - 66% of these will fail in the next 5 years. There are many reasons why businesses fail in Ireland, the main reasons include:

- Poor cash-flow management
- Lack of skills and business knowledge within the organisation
- Absence of planning, direction and accountability
- Reluctance on behalf of the business owners to seek outside help in a timely manner
- Stress from all of the above leading to burn-out and business breakdown

Our recent client survey shows that 21% of our clients hold a business related degree. Therefore almost 80% of business owners have no formal business training and in this current economic climate – now more than ever before - they need our help. Our statistics also show that almost 40% of our clients are in business less than 10 years, they have no experience of trading in a recession and need our help to change and adapt in order to survive in these changed circumstances. Having a Business Coach is now no longer a luxury – it is essential for the survival of all SME’s.

Meet - Paul Fagan, Managing Director of ActionCOACH Business Coach Ireland

Paul Fagan the Managing Director of ActionCOACH Ireland, introduced ActionCOACH to Ireland in 2002. Paul is married with two young children, he grew up in and still lives in Howth, Co. Dublin. He has extensive experience in Banking having spent 7 years working in branch banking before moving to London to work with Bank of Boston in 1989. In early 1991 - Paul returned to Dublin and joined Ulster Investment Bank as Manager in the Corporate Banking Division where he worked with corporate clients in the property and argicultural sectors. Paul transferred to the Private Client Unit at Ulster Bank Group in 1997 as the demand for investment management services was growing in line with the growing Irish economy.

During his career, in the days before the 'Celtic Tiger', Paul Fagan saw many Irish companies struggle and realised that in most cases it was that the Business Owners were too busy working on the day-to-day activities and not able to spend time growing the business.

Paul Fagan is a Certified Business Coach. He is recognised as an expert in Franchising and is also a board member of the Irish Franchise Association.

ActionCOACH Ireland now has a team of 11 Irish Business Coaches, located nationwide.

(Pictured right: Paul Fagan with Brian Cody - Coach of All-Ireland Winning Hurling Team - who recently attended an ActionCoach Team training day.)

To visit Paul Fagan's own website - visit www.paulfagan.actioncoach.com

The ActionCOACH Vision for Businesses In Ireland

In Ireland, Paul Fagan has two main goals for ActionCOACH Business Coaching Ireland:

• Our long term goal is that every business in Ireland has a Certified Business Coach, just as they have an accountant and a solicitor. Remember Bill Gates once had a goal that there would be a computer on every desk in every business and home.

• Help Irish SMEs grow into larger and more sustainable companies which will support local communities.

Background History of ActionCOACH as a Global Organisation

Our business has been designed with you, the business owner in mind. Our 1000 offices around the globe are dedicated to ensuring your success. ActionCOACH is recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine in their Franchise 500 Listings as the #1 Business Coaching Service Franchise for 5 years running. Action was named a Stevie Winner in the prestigious 2006 International Business Awards, Best Overall Company category.

In 1993 Action’s founder Brad Sugars began conducting seminars and workshops for small to medium business owners throughout Australia and New Zealand. For the first time, these business owners had access to hundreds of amazingly powerful, yet relatively simple and affordable sales, marketing and team building strategies that resulted in dramatic improvements in revenue & profit.

Since that time more than 200,000 people have attended Action’s popular seminars learning how to build the business of their dreams through our coaching system. Not only is the coaching system powerfully effective, it is also very affordable for most businesses.

• Our coaches are selected based on their level of business experience
  
• Many of our coaches have advanced degrees
  
• Our network of 1000 coaching offices work together to help our clients – so you get the brainpower of 1000 by hiring 1
• Our coaches are passionate about helping business owner thrive. Our vision is World Abundance through Business Re-education