Nottingham Business Owners: Unlock Your Full Potential
Expert business coaching in Nottingham for owners ready to grow, scale, and build a business that works for them.
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Transform your future with business coaching
Gain control of your business
You deserve to have full control to make your own choices and set your own priorities. Get your business working for you, not the other way around.
Boost financial results
Invest your time in only the highest-value activities that drive your business forwards, increasing your financial rewards.
Improve your quality of life
Whether it's the school run or travelling, free yourself from the burden of running your business so you can focus on what matters.
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GrowthCLUB - 90 Day Business Planning Workshop (September 2026)
Join us for our quarterly GrowthCLUB 90 day business planning workshop.
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GrowthCLUB - 90 Day Business Planning Workshop (December 2026)
Join us for our quarterly GrowthCLUB 90 day business planning workshop.
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Tailored business coaching in Nottingham, built around you
As a trusted business coaching partner in Nottingham and the surrounding areas, we help ambitious business owners move from chaos to clarity through personalised one-to-one and group coaching, led locally by Business Growth Expert, Richard Esau.
Together, we focus on:
- Scaling your business
- Boost your profits and accelerate growth
- Build a high-performing team you can truly count on
We’re here to support you every step of the way so you can take back control of your time and grow your business with confidence.
Take back control of your business
If you’re ready to step out of the daily grind and into a business that truly works for you, this is where it starts.
Our coaching combines the proven systems of ActionCOACH with a personal, hands-on approach right here in Nottingham. Everything we do is built around your vision, your goals, and your future.
With the right structure, support, and accountability, we’ll help you turn challenges into opportunities and ambition into measurable results.
Together, we’ll build:
- A thriving, sustainable business that grows with you
- A company that runs smoothly even when you’re not there
- A team that shares your vision and drives success
Build the Business That Supports Your Life
When your business is structured the right way, it creates freedom, not pressure.
We help Nottingham business owners take back control of their time, build stronger systems, and create a business that delivers results without demanding everything from them.
How you will achieve this
Start your coaching journey, gain control of your business and enjoy the life you dreamt of when you started your business.
Eliminate the chaos and build the foundation for your growth.
Create stability through profitable revenue growth.
Develop powerful systems to create more, with less.
Recruit, onboard, train and retain a high-performance team.
Build a well-oiled machine delivering for you and your customers.
You choose the next path on your entrepreneurial journey.
Why Work with ActionCOACH Nottingham?
We bring together deep local insight and a globally proven coaching framework to help Nottingham business owners grow with confidence.
Led by Richard Esau, we work closely with you to bring tailored structure, accountability, and clear direction, so you can build a business that performs consistently, not just occasionally.
From strengthening your foundations to implementing scalable systems and leading a high-performing team, everything we do is focused on delivering measurable, lasting results.
Explore our Programmes
Explore our Programmes
One-to-one Business Coaching
GrowthCLUB
Alignment Consultation
Transform your business with confidence
At ActionCOACH, we believe achieving real, measurable results isn’t optional, it’s essential. That’s why every coaching programme is backed by our cast-iron, money-back guarantee.
When you follow our proven systems and commit to the agreed actions, you can move forward with confidence, knowing you’re supported by a process designed to deliver meaningful, lasting results.
You deserve to have balance in your life.
It's time to grow your business so you can enjoy what matters the most in your life. Let us help you re-focus your time so you can work on your business and not in it.
Learning Center
Explore a wealth of invaluable business coaching resources, including articles, ebooks, and videos, to empower your entrepreneurial journey in our comprehensive Learning Centre.
News | Insights | Planning | Leadership | Growth | Mindset | Team
England’s Game Day Lesson for Business Leaders
A World Cup reflection on leadership, culture, and making the hard calls
Insights | Finance | Planning | Growth
If You Don’t Know Your Numbers, You Don’t Know Your Business
When businesses understand their numbers, everything changes.
Leadership | Growth | Mindset | Coaching | Team
The Secret to Better Teams? Ask the Bees.
This World Bee Day, we’ve been thinking about what small businesses can learn from one of the best teamwork systems in nature: the hive.
Exit | Leadership | Growth | Mindset | Coaching | Team
Is Your Team Suffering from Role Ambiguity?
Ever noticed how some teams run like a well-oiled machine while others feel more like organised chaos? One often-overlooked reason is a lack of role ...
Business coaching can make your dreams possible...
Business Owner, Stuart Everard was asked what he wanted to achieve from his business in the next years. Stuart replied, a Boxer dog, paddock for his wife and a Maserati. Working closely with his local Action Coach, Stuart had achieved all three personal goals within 5 years.
Stuart Everard, Managing Director, Everquip Garage Euipment
ActionCOACH was able to implement a structure that works, and they were able to instantly land a 6-figure contract for Integrity Cleaning which happen to be one of the largest in Canary Wharf, London.
Luke Murfitt, Managing Director, Integrity Cleaning
I would recommend ActionCOACH to anybody, it's really turned around my business. After suffering a large loss in my business I didn't know how to turn things around. Having a coach gave me a new perspective of my business and their support has resulted in my business making a profit again.
Grant Coles, Managing Director, Access4lofts
Since working with ActionCOACH, James and Sam have seen and increase of 116% in net profit with 8 new team members onboarded. They've achieved a better work life balance and are able to work on the business rather than in the business.
Sam George and James Dean, Director and Managing Director, Western Building Consultants
It's been mind-blowing. I can't believe that in the short space of time what my coach has achieved for us and helped us with. We've got a clear vision, we're all working as a team, everything is in place, so it's a win-win really.
Jackie Kerr, Managing Director, Jackie Kerr Recruitment
Since working with Action Coach, Jo Maltby of Willow Brooke Day Nursery has seen gross profits increase from 750K to 1.1M! With the help of tools and strategies from ActionCOACH she has been able to hire 29 new team members and significantly reduce her working hours to prioritise family time.
Jo Maltby, Managing Director, Willow Brooke Day Nursery
Get your free scorecard
Gain clarity in your business with this AI tool designed to instantly highlight where your attention is crucially needed. This roadmap breaks down your business into its component parts and shows you exactly where you need to focus time and resources for maximum return.
- Completely free, takes 7 minutes.
- Instant detailed report with action points.
- Identifying your key focus area to drive your business forward.
ActionCOACH Nottingham
Richard Esau, former senior director in national and international businesses, leads ActionCOACH Nottingham, Lincoln, and Newark. With extensive experience in sales, marketing, and business operations, he helps small and medium-sized business owners achieve real, measurable results.
Richard provides tailored coaching that challenges and supports entrepreneurs, guiding them through the proven ActionCOACH 6-Step model. His goal: to help you build a business that works without you, whether for sale, passive income, or long-term growth.
Success requires preparation, and top business professionals rarely achieve greatness without coaching. With Richard and the ActionCOACH team, your business can thrive, scale, and run efficiently, freeing up your time to focus on what matters most.
- Over 5 years of business coaching experience.
- Excellent track record of growing small and medium-sized businesses.
- Expertise across retail, manufacturing and service industries.
- Deep understanding of Nottingham’s local business landscape.
About us
Meet the Team
Driving your business forward
4 key outcomes you will achieve working with Richard Esau
More time, more productive team, successful career and phenomenal growth. What are you waiting for?
ActionCOACH Nottingham, CUBO, Standard Court, Park Row, Nottingham, NG1 6GN
0115 704 2603 richardesau@actioncoach.com




