Business coach · Service businesses
Business coaching for owner-led service businesses.
Your service business runs on you. Every important call, decision and client sits on your shoulders, and the harder you work the more it depends on you. Core Business coaching helps owner-led service businesses turn that around, so the business becomes an asset, not a well-paid job.
Who this is for
Owner-led service businesses turning £200k to £2m, where the owner is still the engine. Agencies, consultancies, professional services, clinics, any business that sells expertise and time and wants to stop depending on the founder for everything.
Who it is not for: Not for a pre-revenue startup or a solo freelancer happy staying solo. You need a working business and a team, or the firm intention to build one.
The problems we actually fix
The business is you with a logo
Clients buy you. Your name is on every project, every call, every decision. The team can do the work, but the trust and the judgement still sit with you, so you never really switch off.
Revenue is capped by your hours
To earn more you take on more, and more means more of your time. There are only so many hours in the week and you are using all of them. The ceiling is your diary.
You cannot take a proper holiday
Two weeks away and the business feels it. Quotes go unanswered, decisions pile up, and you come back to a fortnight of catching up. A business that stops when you stop is not an asset yet.
Why Nick, for this
Nick has run companies where the founder was the bottleneck, so he knows the founder-hours trap from the inside. He built businesses that keep running when he is not in the room, then turned that into a method. He coaches owner-led service businesses to do the same, so the business becomes an asset instead of a job with a good salary.
Frequently asked questions
My business is basically me. Can that change?
Yes, that is the work. Nick has built businesses that run without the founder in the room and coaches owners to do the same. It takes systems, a team you trust, and decisions you keep putting off. It is doable, and it is the whole game.
How is this different from a generic business coach?
Nick runs his own companies today, so the advice comes from someone still in the arena. The CoreOS framework is built for owner-led businesses where the founder is the constraint. You get straight answers from an operator, not theory from a slide deck.
What does it cost?
Published, all of it. Momentum, the monthly one-to-one, is £12,000 + VAT a year, or £1,200 + VAT a month. The Core Business Accelerator is £8,000 + VAT in the room or £4,000 + VAT online, the one-day Intensive is £2,000 + VAT, and Cornwall retreats are £2,995 + VAT. The price is on the site so you decide before you apply. Application only.
Turn the business into an asset, not a job.
Start with the free plan, or apply for a call with Nick.