CAREER COACHING

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

Career coaching helps professionals clarify their goals, improve resumes, and prepare for interviews or promotions. This is a rewarding service for experienced mentors or HR pros with strong communication skills.

STARTUP COST

Low (< $500)

HOME-BASED

Yes

SKILLS REQUIRED

Industry expertise, communication, coaching or facilitation

IDEAL FOR

Ideal for experienced professionals who enjoy teaching and advising others.

FIT CHECK

A strong match for mindfulness enthusiasts and creators of calming or sensory-friendly tools for diverse audiences.

STEP-BY-STEP BUSINESS STARTUP

1. Define your coaching framework
2. Set pricing for sessions and packages
3. Create profiles on coaching directories
4. Deliver sessions via Zoom or phone
5. Collect testimonials and expand your niche

COMMON MISTAKES

Selling products that overlap with regulated wellness fields, making strong claims, or ignoring refund expectations.

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) CONSIDERATIONS

Selling digital downloads tied to emotional health, clarity, or reflection comes with risk — forming an LLC helps shield your business. Creating digital downloads around focus and calm makes an LLC useful to manage income and protect content rights. Selling calming kits or digital clarity tools? Form your LLC to operate legally and scale confidently.

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