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How to Improve Your Self-Control
Consultant - Coach - Agent
A: In San Francisco, when I recommend a client focus on health & wellness to build a successful project I'm taken seriously. On that level I'm a business coach ensuring peak performance.
Q: How do you help grow small businesses?
A: SF entrepreneurs love to get out there and network, that's where I start to feel like an agent. There's SO much going on in this town that mixes well with business. Introducing clients to service professionals is fun when both parties are eager and ready to make industry connections.
Q: So where does the consulting come in?
A: When I start advising the client, either brainstorming or teaching, we get to business fast. These SF business owners want tools and action items in bulleted lists --theory earns me brisk nods but we move on quickly to task items.
Q: What makes San Francisco entrepreneurs different?
A: Maybe it's because so many people came to San Francisco from somewhere else. We're here for a purpose, and that makes us enthusiastic and focused on good business practices. It allows me to do the work I do best: Connect, Support & Inform.
Professional Network
- Web content & Email newsletters
- Legal Support
- Presentation Development
- Proposals
- Tax & Accounting Services
- Printing
John will introduce you to professionals you can trust and who will fit your work style.
About John Van Dinther
John received his Master's Degree in Business from California State University, Chico (2006).
Home
Create a strategic plan that will grow your business.
Entrepreneurs wear 2 hats to work. The worker's hat is for creating a product or delivering a service --the craft. The owner's hat goes on to take care of business. Sales, budgeting & development are skills most new entrepreneurs weren't trained for. 2hats consulting provides tools to wear the owner's hat more effectively and makes it more fun to wear as well.
- Marketing
- Project Planning
- Financial Tracking
- Business Development
2hats Consulting gives you the big picture on your small business.
Business Development Consulting & Coaching
- Sustainable Development
- Marketing & Networking
- Management & Scheduling
- Budgeting & Financial Tracking
- Weekly On Site Session - In person for 60 to 90 minutes
- Session Review Notes - Any session notes I take will be emailed to you
- Support Check in - I am available by phone day or night
What Is Entrepreneurship Consulting About?
- Discovering Business Vision
- Determining Strategic Goals
- Assessing Current Position
- Developing Action Plans
- Establishing Accountability Processes
- Implementing Tasks & Check-ins
- Reviewing Results
What inspires you about your craft? How is it received by others? Where does your vision intersect with your business? What is the gap between your current position and your goals? What is the action path that will close the gap?
Breakthrough: Taking action
How are you doing your work? What are you avoiding? Restructure the plan, adapting it to your personal challenges and your core skills.
Expansion: Developing the strategy
Examine the existing plan & explore what's possible. Make adjustments. Expand the action plan strategically.
Assessment: Tracking what happened
Detail what results occurred over the four week intensive and determine the best path forward.
2hats coaching & consulting
2hats Consulting is a San Francisco-based consulting firm serving entrepreneurs and small businesses committed to reaching their highest potential through values focused business, collaborative planning and measuring results to insure optimal outcomes. I support you as a client by encouraging you to reach for your highest potential, by teaching you how to do it on your own, and supporting you through the roughest challenges.
John F. Van Dinther, Consultant & Coach
I have 15 years experience as an entrepreneur and over 10 years experience as a business consultant. I help business owners get the energy & actions of businesses aligned by focusing on vision, good practices, and detailed planning.
I received my Master's Degree in Business (MBA) from California State University, Chico. There, I developed an entrepreneurship exchange program for Philippino students while working in Manila, revealing leadership potential and creating opportunities through team development & strategic planning.
Since returning to the Bay Area, I have been creating opportunities for entrepreneurs with the passion to see their own vision realized.
The Support Team
Bringing in the experts. I work with small business service providers, learning their strengths and personalities to create good matches for my clients. I will connect you with online marketers, personal assistants, professional organizers, website developers, tax attorneys, bookkeepers, accountants and more.