Job Growth: New Independent Survey Reveals ActionCOACH Business Coaching Creates More Jobs

LAS VEGAS, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While job growth in the United States remains slow, a new independent survey of ActionCOACH Business Coaches has revealed that the average Business Coach creates an average of 36 jobs per year.

The latest data from an independent survey of ActionCOACH Business Coaches from the Franchise Business Review (FBR) focuses mainly on jobs created in businesses with revenues between $1 million and $25 million.

"With more than 1000 offices worldwide, the FBR findings make it fair to assume our coaches globally have created more than 36,000 new jobs in the past 12 months – which is a significant number," ActionCOACH USA and Canada CEO Jodie Shaw said.

The survey numbers mirror studies over the last two years that show hiring an ActionCOACH Business Coach produces a return on coaching investment of $10.80 net profit for every dollar invested in coaching.

Those studies were conducted during the 2009-2011 time period when many businesses in the U.S. were either struggling, experiencing negative growth or in some cases, ceasing operations.

"These numbers confirm and validate what we've known in our own numbers over the past several years and what we've always promoted – that business coaching works. It works not only to grow profits – but also to expand teams and create more jobs," Shaw said.

Shaw explains that business coaching is so effective because ActionCOACH Business Coaches know what numbers to target that help grow any business – and as companies expand, so does the demand for additional team members to fill new roles.

"Job growth is the natural result of expanding the size and scope of a business," Shaw said. "Those growing companies in turn provide new opportunities for suppliers and vendors – so my guess is companies that do business with coached companies also see an improvement in their own results."

Recent research and case studies have shown the overall value of coaching in terms of increased sales, increased sales growth and increased profits.

"The numbers tell us that the greatest return for business owners is not in the stock market or in real estate, but in their very own companies," Shaw said. "We can also say one of the great ways to expand job growth is to hire an ActionCOACH. We simply need more Business Coaches working in more businesses to create more jobs."

Resource Links:

• ActionCOACH Newsroom Link (UK Study)

http://actioncoach.newscactus.com/newsrelease-cid-1-id-10619.html

• ActionCOACH UK Link (UK Study)

http://actioncoachuk.com/blog/2012/03/14/roi-uk-study-shows-the-value-of-business-coaching/

• Businesscoaching.com Link (US Study)

http://www.businesscoaching.com/results-count-in-business-coaching/

ActionCOACH started in 1993 by Founder and Chairman Brad Sugars. Today, ActionCOACH is the world's number one business coaching and executive coaching firm, with more than 1,000 offices in 39 countries. To learn more about ActionCOACH, go to actioncoach.com.

SOURCE ActionCOACH