Coaching and mentoring are two distinct approaches to personal and professional development, although they share some similarities. Here's an overview of their differences: Coaching is primarily focused on skill development and performance improvement in a specific area and is future-oriented, aiming to enhance an individual's performance, achieve goals, and develop specific skills. Coaching is mostly focused on performance. This is where we get the idea of a coach in sports. Mentoring, on the other hand, focuses on long-term personal and professional growth. It involves a more holistic approach, providing guidance, support, and sharing experiences to help mentees develop their careers and overall life journey and celebrate overall competency. Mentoring is a softer and more relationship-focused form of guidance, as opposed to a structured training approach coaching often takes. Business Mentoring is a powerful tool used by businesses to get help from knowledgeable advisers who understand the needs of their businesses. Mentors provide a support system and a sounding board to help business owners minimize and avoid costly mistakes as they start and grow their businesses. Research shows that entrepreneurs with access to a mentor are five times more likely to start a business. Working with a mentor will greatly increase an entrepreneur's likelihood of business success. Mentoring helps individuals with similar personal development goals or who wish to learn specific new skills or knowledge. It can help participants with brainstorming, business education, and skill topics as well as personal issues entrepreneurs face in running a business.

There is power in numbers. The Founders Circle is where mastermind meets group mentoring and training. Our program creates opportunities for networking and collaboration. A mentoring group helps to build connections and encourages collaboration among mentors and mentees. With the support of a mentor, mentees learn and grow together to achieve the goal of starting and growing a business. Group mentoring can help proactive entrepreneurs accelerate their businesses. You don’t have to go it alone trying to figure out how to start or grow your business.

Working in a business mentoring group helps entrepreneurs avoid mistakes and setbacks while accelerating the likelihood of success. In fact, research shows that over 70% of businesses that use a mentor survive more than 5 years, and more than 68% of small businesses attain profitability in the very first year.

Starting and owning a business is hard work and comes with risk. This is the nature of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is appropriately defined as the capacity and willingness to develop, organize and manage a business venture along with any of its risks in order to make a profit. The entrepreneurial spirit is characterized by innovation and risk-taking and is an essential part of a nation's ability to succeed in an ever-changing and increasingly competitive global marketplace. Success is therefore hard and everyone is different, therefore your outcome may vary based on your level of motivation and engagement in the process. Your success is up to you! The Founders Circle is designed for anyone who wants to start or grow an online business to the next level. It works for anybody, regardless of your previous knowledge or experience in the business. This is not a get-rich-quick system. But... If you are willing to work for your dreams, can follow directions, and have the motivation, commitment, and engagement in the process, the Founders Circle is for you. If you’re truly serious about starting an online business or already have one and are ready to make more money doing what you love, create a life of freedom, and hang out with a new crowd who gets it; The Founders Circle will offer you the mentoring, training, accountability and structure you need to help build and grow your business.

The Founders Circle is designed for individuals who want to start their own business or already have one and want to take it to the next level. Our program is designed to provide you with knowledge, tools, and actionable steps that will help you start and grow your business.

Your success is directly proportionate to the time you invested in the process. New content is added weekly and the opportunities for growth are endless. At the minimum, you can expect at least one hour a week in new content. The training platform is self-paced.

Philip Foster is a professional business coach, mentor, and consultant with over 30 years of experience and expertise in entrepreneurship, startups, and business strategy. He is a best-selling author and the founder of Maximum Change Business Mentoring with expertise in entrepreneurship, startups, online business, and business strategy. For more information, please visit the About page.

You should expect an opportunity to chat with Philip during the group mentoring sessions, in the Facebook group, and in the Members Only area of our website. Every training will be led by Philip. More personalized access is available through limited VIP offerings.

The Founders Circle has a rolling enrollment, so you can join as soon as you're ready! To get the most out of our program, we recommend a 12-month commitment. Anything shorter won’t give you the support you need to start, grow or scale your business.

The Founders Circle sessions are conducted weekly through Live Zoom meetings. If you miss a session, you will have access to the replay in the video vault. Courses are available 24/7 and can be completed at your own pace.

The value of all of the elements of the Founders Circle total $52,980, but the actual out of pocket investment for the program is only $79/month.

The Founders Circle is designed for individuals that want to start their own business or already have one and want to take it to the next level. I believe refunds are an easy way out for people who aren’t willing to do the work. That’s why I don't offer them, ever. I keep the bar high so you can achieve your very best. For more information visit the TERMS & CONDITIONS section of our website. For information on product returns, please visit the RETURNS section.

You may start and stop your Founders Circle membership at anytime. Cancellation of the monthly subscription is effective at the end of the current paid month. Due to the digital and/or educational nature of the products and services offered by Maximum Change, there are no refunds regardless of the usage of the product or service. For more information visit the terms section of our website.

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The Founders Circle combines the power of a mastermind group with mentoring and training. The Founders Circle is the premier online mastermind and community for entrepreneurs of all levels. My comprehensive mentoring and training program will not only help you launch your business but also support you as you continue to grow! You'll get tailored guidance and tips, and access to my over 30 years of experience, an archive of training and tools you can put to use immediately. Plus, you'll be part of a vibrant community of entrepreneurs who have each other's backs.​ JOIN NOW and become part of a community of entrepreneurs who are transforming their ideas into successful online businesses.