Business coach · Ex-forces owners
Business coaching for ex-forces business owners, from a former Army officer.
You left the forces, started a business, and found the structure you were used to had gone. Core Business coaching gives ex-forces owners the planning, discipline and straight talk of a coach who served 16 years as an Army officer. Same language, pointed at your business.
Who this is for
Ex-forces business owners running a real business, usually £200k to £2m, who want the structure and straight talk of someone who has served. Any sector. The common ground is the background, and wanting a coach who does not need the discipline explained.
Who it is not for: Not for someone still deciding whether to start, or looking for a mentor to hold their hand. Nick coaches owners who want to be pushed.
The problems we actually fix
The structure went when you left
The army gave you a chain of command, standing orders and a clear mission. Running your own business, none of that is handed to you. You have to build the structure yourself, and no one told you how.
You can plan an operation but not a quarter
You were trained to plan complex operations under pressure. Applying that same discipline to your own business is harder, because you are the commander, the staff and the soldier all at once.
Discipline without a system burns you out
You will out-work anyone. That is the problem. Effort covers for the missing system for a while, then it stops. Working harder is not the same as building a business that runs without you.
Why Nick, for this
Nick served 16 years as an Army officer, including operations in Afghanistan, before building his own companies. The planning discipline the army drills into you works in business, once it is translated. The free 7 Questions planner on this site is the Combat Estimate adapted for a business owner. He coaches ex-forces owners in a language they already speak.
Frequently asked questions
Does the military background actually matter?
For the right owner, yes. You get a coach who does not need discipline, planning or straight talk explained, and who has made the same jump from service to running a business. It saves time, and the shorthand is already there.
What is the Combat Estimate connection?
The Combat Estimate is the army's tool for making a sound decision under pressure with limited information. Nick adapted it into the free 7 Questions planner on this site. It is the same thinking, pointed at your business instead of an operation.
What does it cost?
Everything is published. Momentum, the monthly one-to-one with Nick, is £12,000 + VAT a year, or £1,200 + VAT a month. There is also the Core Business Accelerator (£8,000 + VAT in the room, £4,000 + VAT online), a one-day Intensive at £2,000 + VAT, and Cornwall retreats at £2,995 + VAT. Prices are on the site because you should know before you apply. Application only.
Put army planning to work in your business.
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