What Do I Need To Legally Protect My Coaching Business?

 We LOVE our business coaches at In The Know Legal.  Yes, coaches, plural. We know we couldn’t have even dreamed of, let alone built, In The Know Legal without their guidance, support and accountability.  And because we know and appreciate how important the right coaching services can be for entrepreneurs (and really anyone who needs some support and accountability), focusing our first set of business templates and packages squarely on coaches was a no-brainer.  It’s our way of supporting our coaches – and any and all coaches – as they work to build and grow their own businesses. If you are ready to become a business coach, how better to serve your clients than by first making sure you are walking the walk and not just talking the talk?  Whether you are offering health & nutrition, life and personal, or business coaching services there are some integral, yet easy, steps to take to get your coaching business off the ground and flourishing – all while protect...

What do I need to legally protect my coaching business?  All right coaches, now is the time. You have set up a business surrounding education, empowerment and encouragement for your clients, and you offer a valuable service. You are taking care of your clients, but who is taking care of you and your business? As a coach, you need agreements that detail the professional relationship with your client through mutually agreed upon goals and expectations. You also want your agreements to play an important role in educating your client about what coaching is (and is not) and what your client can expect from the coaching process.  Most importantly, you want to have a positive organized way to delineate your services. Since professional coaching has a wide range of objectives, tools and means of achieving goals, your agreements should be in line with your objectives, tools and means of achieving those goals.  So here is a list of documents that will help legally protect you and y...