Services

I like to work with aspiring planners who take a no excuses approach to doing whatever it takes to get the results they want.  On a limited basis, I offer one on one, private coaching to select clients.

Coaching is a process where you partner with someone knowledgeable about your chosen profession to help you find solutions and strategies that work for you and the “health” of your business. Just like an Olympic athlete works with a coach to reach their potential, together we’ll establish a plan to help make your business plans and goals a reality.

I created the "Before the Bride" Business Startup System to help you find answers for the following questions:
  • Is wedding planning really for me? Independent or Connected?
  • What education and training will I need?  Should I gain hands on experience before I start my business?
  • How do I get clients? Consistently?
  • What should I include in my service packages?
  • Should I create a business or marketing plan? How will it help me?
  • How do I keep track of all my income and expenses?
  • How do I start a blog?
Building a business begins with several critical steps.  "Before the Bride" consists of 10 modules full of worksheets and various other assignments to help you identify several key business elements needed before you take on that first bride:

Step 1 - Taking Inventory of Your Passion, Talent and Skills
Step 2 - Branding and Niching and What It All Means
Step 3 - It's All In the Plans: Overview of the Business Plan and the Organizational Plan
Step 4 - It's All In The Plans 2: Overview of the Operations Plan and the Marketing Plan
Step 5 - Create Compelling Marketing That "Pulls" Clients In, Instead of "Pushing" to Get Them To Hire You
Step 6 - Packaging and Pricing Your Services
Step 7 - The Art of the Sale
Step 8 - Finances - How Much Will You Need to Start Your Business?
Step 9 - ABC's - Accounting, Bookkeeping and Cash Flow
Step 10 - Choosing the Right Business Structure
    There are a few different options for you to choose from:

    The Entire "Before the Bride" 10-Step Process - Three month program

    - Initial one-hour planning session to establish your goals and begin designing a plan to reach those goals.
    - 9 weekly 30 minute follow-up sessions to reflect on what’s working, obstacles that hinder your progress, and strategies to overcome those obstacles.
    - Unlimited email support during the three months

    Choose 2 "Before the Bride" Steps - One month program

    - Initial one-hour planning session to establish your goals and begin designing a plan to reach those goals.
    - 3 weekly 30 minute follow-up sessions to reflect on what’s working, obstacles that hinder your progress, and strategies to overcome those obstacles.
    - Unlimited email support during this month.

    Coaching is also offered one on one for an hourly rate. During this 1-hour session you may choose one step of the process to work on.  Please contact me for details. Once you've completed an initial coaching session, subsequent sessions are available at a 15% discount.

    After reading the "Interview with Wendy" page, contact me to arrange a 15-minute get acquainted call to see if the "Before the Bride" coaching is right for you.

    wendy {at} aspiretoplan {dot} com
    888.316.8430

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