LAS VEGAS, NV (PRWEB) --Action International, empowering countless businesses owners worldwide to reach their goals, is now realizing its own dream as the fastest growing business coaching franchise in the world, with more than 500 franchisees operating in 20 countries.

With small businesses in the United States totaling more than 5.7 million and many owners troubled by glum economic conditions, U.S. demand for professional business counseling is greater than ever. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, more than 96 percent of businesses started this year will fail before their 10th birthday; at least 40 percent will be out of business by the end of their first year. Also driving demand is an increasing number of healthy businesses aspiring to reach new heights; their owners want to thrive, not simply survive.

Action International, ranked by Entrepreneur Magazine as the 16th fastest growing franchise in the world, has responded to the demand with plans to have one business coach in North America for every 100,000 people within the next five years. So far, Action estimates that it has helped more than 4,500 businesses in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe and North America boost revenues and efficiency.

“Action coaches spend 12 months working closely with business owners to make their personal and business goals a reality,” said Vic Ciuffetelli, Global CEO for Action International. “Our coaches put their heart and soul into their clients, creating success together. We give our clients confidence, knowledge, and skills and help them implement sales, marketing and business management systems that allow them to reach their goals over and over again, well after the initial program is complete.”

Through Action’s distinctive one-on-one coaching process, business owners discover resources and strategies that allow them to reach heights they never thought possible. The running theme is teaching business owners to work on their business, rather than in their business. According to Ciuffetelli, the majority of small business owners spend more than 60 hours a week just trying to keep their business alive. Action’s coaches help owners put systems in place that allow them to focus on achieving larger picture goals.

“An Action business coach is like a mentor, business partner, sales manager, team trainer and sound board all wrapped into one – for half the price of an average administrative assistant,” Ciuffetelli said, noting that a business owner’s investment in their Action plan varies based on business size and the scope of the undertaking.

Results Speak:
One small business owner in New Jersey increased annual sales by 300 percent after 12 months of working with her Action coach. Still another reduced advertising costs by 30 percent and still achieved an 11 percent revenue increase. In its year of working with Action, a retail golf shop found sales to be 527 percent more than the same period the previous year.

Nancy Ziering of Madison Financial Aid Consultants, a financial planning firm with expertise in the college funding process, had been in business five years before she began working with an Action coach. After five months, she began realizing tangible results, both on a personal and professional level. For example, as part of the confidence building process, the Action coach helped Ziering set personal health goals to exercise and get in better physical shape. Ziering said it had a profound positive effect on her business.

“The year I started working with Action, we had our best year,” she said. “It was because we set and quantified goals together, including increasing and growing our business by 300 percent. The confidence I gained personally transferred professionally as I soared to new heights, realizing my goal of becoming the pre-eminent college funding organization in the region.”

A golden franchise opportunity:
In addition to helping small-to-medium-sized business owners grow worldwide, Action International offers opportunities for passionate, goal-oriented business professionals to reap the rewards of being a business coach, Ciuffetelli said.

“Being a franchisee of Action International has allowed me to apply my experience in managing a business to an environment where I can help others flourish,” said Marcie Hanhart, a franchised Action coach in Basking Ridge, NJ. “Action gave me a chance to go into business on my own, yet be a part of an international team of professional business experts. At the end of the day, I’m earning an income by helping other people reach their goals. That to me is the most fulfilling of any career imaginable.”

Initial investments for Action International franchisees (in the United States) ranges from $65,000 to $80,000, depending on location. That amount includes 10 days of training at Action International’s headquarters in Las Vegas. In addition, franchisees receive ongoing training and complete access to the advice and coaching methods of Action International franchisees worldwide.

“Action franchisees are fulfilled professionally, intellectually, financially and spiritually,” Ciuffetelli said. “Every day, business owners invest in our franchisees and gain huge returns as they realize their goals. Action coaches truly serve a deep-rooted need in the business world. They feel good about themselves – and they should.”

For more information on Action International, please visit www.action-international.com. Now is the best time to make your dreams a reality.