Entrepreneurial Coaching Research Articles

Implementation of the Right to Education for Abandoned Children in Salatiga City

This study was conducted to examine the implementation of the right to education for abandoned children in the city of Salatiga. The main objectives are, first, to explain how Salatiga city government regulations play a role in fulfilling the right to education for abandoned children, and second, to explore how these regulations are implemented. Using a normative legal research method, which employs both statute and conceptual approaches, the study draws on secondary legal materials from literature, legal journals, expert opinions, and official websites. The findings reveal that in Salatiga, the right to education for abandoned children is implemented through both formal and non-formal education. Formal education focuses on basic education, while non-formal education includes vocational training and entrepreneurial coaching. The results of this research show that the application of formal and non-formal education by the Salatiga city government has successfully increased access to education for abandoned children. This study contributes significantly to promoting more inclusive and sustainable educational policies for abandoned children, with recommendations for improved regulations and more targeted vocational education programs.

Entrepreneurial Coaching: Contributing to The Performance and Curbing the Obstacles to Innovation of Small and Medium Enterprises in Africa

Introduction: Innovation is a catalyst for business development, particularly for small businesses. However, the majority of African SMEs fail to adopt an innovation strategy. Aim: The aim of this work is to analyze the obstacles to innovation in an African context, with an analysis of the importance of the entrepreneurial support variable. Method: The method used in this work is a quantitative analysis by questionnaire. Our sample consists of 120 African small and medium-sized enterprises. Data analysis will be carried out using multiple linear regressions. Contributions: The contribution of this article is the analysis of the entrepreneurial support variable for innovation adoption. Results: The results of our paper, using multiple linear regressions, show the importance of the potential customer variable for investment in innovation. Entrepreneurial support, and specifically network integration, provides financial capacity, access to markets and administrative facilities, variables that are positively correlated with the adoption of an innovation strategy.

Mushroom Cultivators to Grow and Develop with Oyster Mushroom Cultivation Business in Perumnas Belimbing Kelurahan Kuranji Sub-District

The Belimbing Residential Area, which is densely populated and located near the market, has the potential to absorb the production of the Belimbing Youth Group's mushroom cultivation activities. However, since mushroom cultivation activities are still relatively new, the group needs help independently providing 100% mushroom-growing media (baglog) and seedling production.. The fresh oyster mushrooms they produce must be marketed immediately as they quickly spoil, and their quality decreases if stored for too long. Additionally, the need for knowledge in the post-harvest processing of oyster mushrooms is also a hurdle in developing the mushroom cultivation business of the Belimbing Youth Group. The primary objective of the community service activity is to enhance the abilities and experience of the Belimbing Youth Group in producing and processing mushroom cultivation products to create higher economic value. Initial outreach activities will focus on oyster mushroom seedling production and processing products, training on product processing and packaging techniques, entrepreneurial coaching, and further guidance, all forming part of technology transfer activities to the Belimbing Youth Group. In the first year, counselling and training on oyster mushroom seedling production, construction of a sterilization room, manufacture of baglog sterilization equipment, and repair of mushroom house (kumbung) were carried out. Training activities for producing F0 and F1 oyster mushroom seedlings and making baglog sterilization equipment with a capacity of 100 baglogs have impacted the independence of the Belimbing Youth Group in providing seedlings and baglog for oyster mushrooms. A sterilization room and repaired kumbung support the success of seeding and increasing the yield of oyster mushrooms. The success of the activities in the first year is likely to be sustainable and support the following year's activities, which will focus on post-harvest processing activities, packaging, and marketing of processed products.

Understanding the multifunctional role of entrepreneurial coaching through a systematic review of the literature

PurposeThe aim of this study is to systematise the entrepreneurial coaching (EC) literature by understanding how the phenomenon has been investigated along four dimensions inspired by Gartner’s (1985) conceptualisation of entrepreneurship: entrepreneurial process, context, target and outcomes. In so doing, this study will provide a frame of its multifunctional role and identify relevant gaps and suggestions for future research.Design/methodology/approachWe conducted a systematic literature review to collect existing works on EC. We analysed 85 selected papers with a qualitative content analysis that allowed us to highlight relevant research themes for the entrepreneurial process, context, outcomes and target.FindingsOur results demonstrate that EC has a multifunctional role in entrepreneurship that can be summarised in five different typologies, depending on the stage of the entrepreneurial process in which it is applied, the context, the target and the outcomes.Originality/valueAs one of the first attempts to systematise studies on EC, this work extends previous conceptualisation of EC by detailing different typologies of this intervention, thereby contributing to reduced fragmentation and conceptual ambiguity.

Testing the Application of the Integral AQAL Model in Entrepreneurial Coaching in South African Business Incubators

Objective: Despite significant investment in entrepreneurial coaching in South Africa, the failure rate of small businesses remains high. This empirical study addresses this issue by creating an effective entrepreneurial coaching framework with the help of business incubators, entrepreneurs, coaches, and industry experts. Research Design & Methods: The study used a quantitative cross-sectional design, with a questionnaire distributed to 296 entrepreneurs and statistical analysis performed using SPSS and STATA software. Findings: The findings support the AQAL model of Ken Wilber in how the entrepreneurial outcomes relate to each other. The findings also align with the literature's emphasis on relationship building as a key factor for business growth, with relationship building emerging as the only statistically significant predictor of business growth. Implications and Recommendations: Relationship building should be prioritised over other coaching outcomes, such as self-efficacy, entrepreneurial resilience, and visionary skills, by entrepreneur development practitioners. Contribution & Value Added: These findings have implications for entrepreneurial coaches, policymakers, and professional bodies, urging them to understand entrepreneurs' contexts, take a systemic approach to entrepreneurial coaching, and provide guidance on industry developments and best practices. It is expected that by implementing these recommendations, the proposed entrepreneurial coaching framework will contribute to better outcomes for entrepreneurs and their incubated businesses.

Entrepreneurial coaching for innovation in SMEs: development and validation of a measurement scale

PurposeCoaching is a widespread form of human development that has grown considerably in recent years. However, it is not well understood in entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and little is known about the success factors for coaching in SMEs. Thus, this article presents a theoretical framework for coaching SMEs. The paper reports on a study carried out to develop and validate a coaching model for entrepreneurship in SMEs.Design/methodology/approachA mixed methods approach was undertaken in SMEs in the Iranian pharmaceutical industry. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to confirm the samples and the model's dimensions.FindingsThe results show five chief constructs of the entrepreneurial coaching model. In particular, the authors determine the importance of early goal setting and identify the essential characteristics of an effective entrepreneurial coach.Research limitations/implicationsFirstly, the data relied solely on the pharmacy industry in Iran, indicating a need for future studies to explore coaching programs across various industries and countries. Additionally, a quantitative aspect of the research involved participants answering questionnaires based on their perceptions. This subjective nature introduces a potential for inaccuracies in participants' perceptions and expectations. Furthermore, the inherent bias of program stakeholders may have led to exaggerated responses. To mitigate these issues, it would be beneficial to conduct experimental and longitudinal research, which could address these concerns more effectively.Practical implicationsBy utilizing a theoretical framework, the authors goal is to define the essential features of coaching in SMEs and compare it to other developmental interventions to highlight both commonalities and distinctions. This approach addresses the recent suggestions in coaching literature to distinguish coaching practices tailored for particular groups, specifically entrepreneurs involved in SMEs.Originality/valueThis study contributes to understanding the essential features for successful entrepreneurial coaching in SMEs.

The Critical Success Factors for Entrepreneurial Coaching in South African Business Incubators

This study examines the critical success factors for entrepreneurial coaching in South African business incubators through a qualitative method that involved interviewing 32 participants. The research aimed to identify the factors contributing to successful coaching interventions between coaches and entrepreneurs. The key findings include the importance of demographics, diversity, and cultural intelligence, coaching relational aspects, the coach’s personal attributes, the entrepreneur’s characteristics, the coach’s competence, and coaching elements. The study highlights the need for coaches to possess emotional intelligence, empathy, and a cultural understanding of their coachees. Additionally, the research underscores the significance of coaching programs and methods tailored to the unique needs and characteristics of the entrepreneurs being coached. The study’s findings have significant implications for coaching practitioners and program developers who work with entrepreneurs in South Africa, and it underscores the need for a nuanced and culturally sensitive approach to coaching and mentoring in the context of South African business incubators.

Training services and repayment performance of micro-borrowers in Tunisia

ABSTRACT This paper aims to empirically assess the effectiveness of training services on borrowers’ repayment performance in a leading microfinance institution in Tunisia. The two training services analysed are financial education and entrepreneurial coaching. Financial education as basic capital management training does not impact repayment performance. On the other hand, coaching programs to strengthen the technical, managerial, and marketing skills of microentrepreneurs significantly improve repayment performance. These results are obtained through an ordered probit model with endogenous treatment accounting for selection bias and endogeneity problems arising from unobservable factors that influence both the use of training services and repayment quality. These results remain significant after restructuring the sample into more homogeneous borrowers’ groups and confirm the hypotheses of the human capital theory. The determinants of training services are also explored. The findings confirm the importance of integrated microfinance strategies, especially in remote rural areas. Combining microcredit with coaching will empower the poor to foster their entrepreneurial skills, productivity, and thus their repayment ability. This study sheds more light on how microfinance institutions can improve their programs in developing countries, which often suffer from a lack of technical and vocational training, the main handicap for transitioning young people to the labour market.

Entrepreneurial coaching mediating relationship between TQM soft practices and firm performance: cases of certified Tunisian companies

PurposeThis paper aims to study implicitly the mediating role of entrepreneurial coaching between TQM soft practice and firm performance.Design/methodology/approachThe data was gathered from 160 Tunisian-certified companies. The direct and indirect effect between TQM soft practice, entrepreneurial coaching and firm performance are shown using the structural equation modeling. It was performed using SPSS 20 software and AMOS 20 software.FindingsFirst, TQM practices have a positive effect on entrepreneurial coaching. Second, entrepreneurial coaching has a positive effect on firm performance. Third, TQM soft practices have a positive effect on firm performance. So, entrepreneurial coaching may implicitly mediate the relationship between TQM soft practice and firm performance.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper helps the practitioner to understand how entrepreneurial coaching ensure TQM soft practice implementation and how entrepreneurial coaching affects firm performance.Originality/valueTo the best of the author’s knowledge, this paper presents an innovative approach since it is among the first research study that treats the relationship between entrepreneurial support and TQM soft practice implementation and especially the relationship between entrepreneurial coaching and the success of the TQM soft practices implementation.

More Than Working Alliance

The relationship between coach and client is an essential factor for coaching success. This coach-client relationship has previously been equated with the working alliance as the common agreement on tasks and goals, and the coach-client bond. As entrepreneurial coaching differs from other coaching formats due to the entrepreneurs’ close connection to their company and the coaches being considered sparring and networking partners, the coach-client relationship may go beyond the working alliance in entrepreneurial coaching. The following exploratory study investigated within a standardized business-related coaching process with business coaches the effect of different coaching relationship factors on the success of entrepreneurial coaching in a field setting. Therefore, 18 male entrepreneurs participated in a three-month coaching with questionnaires before and after the coaching process. The results indicate that not only working alliance in terms of tasks and goals but also perceived empathy, closeness, and perceived need supportive behaviour matter for coaching success, suggesting that entrepreneurial coaching may benefit from a relationship that goes beyond the working alliance. As this study is exploratory without a control design, future research is needed to test this finding with a bigger sample and with different control and experimental conditions. Particularly interesting would be to test it with a mixed-method approach with a more varied sample including entrepreneurs of different age, gender, and demographical background. In addition, future studies could investigate this going beyond the working alliance in other coaching contexts, such as team coaching and peer coaching.

Entrepreneurial Coaching: A Systematic Literature Review

Despite the importance and increasing popularity of coaching as a means for supporting entrepreneurs throughout the entrepreneurial process, research on entrepreneurial coaching is only emerging and a holistic overview is missing. We conducted a systematic literature review, and, based on 31 empirical studies from across the world, identified outcomes, input, process, and contextual factors of entrepreneurial coaching. The quality assessment indicated that the quality of empirical studies on entrepreneurial coaching is highly heterogeneous. The pattern of outcomes reflects the particularities of coaching entrepreneurs, namely entrepreneurship-specific and venture-related outcomes. Regarding input and process factors, entrepreneurs’ coachability plays an important role for coaching success. Among process factors, coach roles are particularly prominent and remarkably multifaceted. Research on contextual factors (in particular the institutional embeddedness of coaching engagements and multiple stakeholders) lags far behind their apparent importance. We derive suggestions for theory development and practical implications for coaches, incubator managers and entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneurial Coaching: A Two‐Dimensional Framework in Context

Coaching is increasingly used to support entrepreneurs across different stages of the entrepreneurial process. Due to its custom‐tailored, active, and reflection‐oriented approach, it has been suggested that it is particularly well suited to entrepreneurs’ complex job demands. However, in the entrepreneurial context, the term coaching lacks a clear definition and is frequently used interchangeably with other types of support. We therefore sought to characterize entrepreneurial coaching (EC) and to position it relative to related interventions. We conducted 67 interviews with coaches (n = 44) and early‐stage entrepreneurs (n = 23) experienced in EC. Using qualitative content analysis, we specify outcomes, input, process, and contextual factors for EC. Among process factors, we identify seven coach functions that reflect specific coach behaviors. Contextual factors include entrepreneurial job demands and institutional boundary conditions of “embedded” EC. Based on our findings, we position EC within a two‐dimensional framework, consisting of the expert‐ versus process‐consultation approach and the individual‐work‐venture focus. We locate the seven coach functions within this framework. Relative to other interventions, EC stands between classical workplace coaching and start‐up consultancy, closer to, yet distinct from, entrepreneurial mentoring and executive coaching. We derive practical implications for coaches, entrepreneurs, and organizational stakeholders and propose directions for future research.

Peranan Karang Taruna Dalam Pembinaan Kewirausahaan Di Kota Cimahi

Karang Taruna is a community organization formed under the auspices of the Ministry of Social Affairs has a goal to improve social welfare. In 2020-2024 RPJMN focus was on the development of quality human resources (HR) notice of the phenomenon of demographic dividend and in accordance with a presidential decree No. 12 of 2010 on the National Movement for Mental Revolution with one movement is a movement independent Indonesia. Seeing this, the researchers conducted an analysis of the role of Karang Taruna in RW 31, Melong Tengah Village in fostering entrepreneurship. This study uses descriptive qualitative method that in a descriptive study was not intended to test a particular hypothesis, but only to describe what it is about a variable, symptoms or conditions. Indeed, there are times in this study prove the allegations, but not too prevalent. The common is that descriptive study was not to test the hypothesis (Arikunto, 1993 : 310) with data collection through interviews, observation and documentation to determine the role of Karang Taruna in community development. This study has theoretical and practical benefits. The results of the study showed an entrepreneurial coaching process Kedai 31 runs fine.

Coaching Entrepreneurs: Characteristics and Functions of Entrepreneurial Coaching

Coaching has become a part of many start-up grants and is offered by an increasing amount of service providers. However, many of those programs are not sufficiently customized to the entrepreneurs’...

The Role of Entrepreneurial Coaching in the Restarting Process After Business Failure

The aim of this paper is to identify the adequate entrepreneurial support elements for business restarting after business failure. An exploratory study was conducted with fifteen SMEs within the interpretivist paradigm. The study reveals a matrix of factors that make for adequate entrepreneurial support to assist restarting business. In addition, this study shows that psychological coaching is an efficient remedy to reduce emotional shock after experiencing unplanned failure whereas social coaching is an efficient support of integrating successor following a planned failure in some social network. However, current thinking on incubation should be increased in order to help with business recovery especially as there is a high failure rate associated with startups. This research attempts to ensure a possible relationship between entrepreneurial support practices and failing entrepreneurs’ needs.

Entrepreneurial coaching: how to be modeled and measured?

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to model the coaching practice on the one hand, and, on the other, develop and validate an integrative measurement scale that is associated to the following dimensions, namely, the coach’s enforcement of standards, the coach’s empathy and the coach’s expectation for entrepreneurial performance.Design/methodology/approachAn empirical study of 111 Tunisian successors, which is based on the structural equation method, has enabled mentioning that the required dimensions are the coach’s enforcement of standards, the coach’s empathy and the coach’s expectation for entrepreneurial performance.FindingsFirst, the coach’s enforcement of standards and the coach’s empathy are the main parts of the coaching practice in regard to the Tunisian successors. Second, this study shows that it is necessary to include entrepreneurial behavior on the research that treats successor’s coaching.Originality/valueCoaching programs concern essentially employees and orient their careers through assistance, advice and orientation. However, although successors face some hardships throughout their careers, they are outside the focus of attention. Thus, this study contributes to the coaching literature by modeling the coaching practice and by developing and validating an entrepreneurial coaching scale.

Coaching Future Entrepreneurs: Features and Success Factors in Vocational Colleges

This article is aimed at those Chinese vocational colleges looking for advice, ideas and inspiration for the effective entrepreneurship mentoring. At present, entrepreneurship education in vocational college is relatively lagging behind. Colleges should provide services and security for the students to achieve entrepreneurial success. Entrepreneurial coaching appears to be a sufficiently customized way to help novice owner-managers develop their managerial skills. However, its usefulness remains to be verified. The research is thus to examine the effectiveness of coaching as a support measure for young entrepreneurs and to identify the factors likely to have an impact on the success of coaching initiatives.

Entrepreneurial model based technology creative industries sector software through the use of free open source software for Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia students

Creative industry development areas of software by using Free Open Source Software (FOSS) is expected to be one of the solutions to foster new entrepreneurs of the students who can open job opportunities and contribute to economic development in Indonesia. This study aims to create entrepreneurial coaching model based on the creative industries by utilizing FOSS software field as well as provide understanding and fostering entrepreneurial creative industries based field software for students of Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. This activity phase begins with identifying entrepreneurs or business software technology that will be developed, training and mentoring, apprenticeship process at industrial partners, creation of business plans and monitoring and evaluation. This activity involves 30 UPI student which has the motivation to self-employment and have competence in the field of information technology. The results and outcomes expected from these activities is the birth of a number of new entrepreneurs from the students engaged in the software industry both software in the world of commerce (e-commerce) and education/learning (e-learning/LMS) and games.

Coaching the entrepreneur: features and success factors

PurposeEntrepreneurial coaching appears to be a sufficiently customized way to help novice owner‐managers develop their managerial skills. However, its usefulness remains to be verified. The purpose of this research is thus to examine the effectiveness of coaching as a support measure for young entrepreneurs and to identify the factors likely to have an impact on the success of coaching initiatives.Design/methodology/approachGiven the exploratory nature of the study, a flexible and open approach was chosen in order to explore the concept of coaching in some depth. The strategy retained was the case study method, with inter‐site comparisons of six coaching initiatives.FindingsThe findings suggest that the success of a coaching relationship is explained by a set of factors or “winning conditions”, some of which are more important than others. The most crucial one appears to be the entrepreneur's open attitude to change.Research limitations/implicationsThe main limitation of this study is the small number of cases observed.Practical implicationsThis research provides valuable information on coaching initiatives by means of real‐life examples. It also highlights several factors likely to improve the delivery of coaching services to novice entrepreneurs. It will thus prove useful to those designing coaching programs for entrepreneurs.Originality/valueGiven the lack of documentation on the subject of entrepreneurial coaching, this paper has the merit of identifying some of the elements likely to contribute to the success of coaching initiatives. In addition, its findings will fuel thinking on how to enhance the benefits of coaching for novice entrepreneurs.

Applying the Cape Cod Model© to Coaching

Abstract This article focuses on a particular Gestalt approach to coaching – the Cape Cod Model (CCM)© – as well as on those foundational principles necessary for understanding the application of the model to coaching. What any one person might mean by coaching is itself a moving target. Presently, the field of coaching encompasses life coaching, relationship coaching, success coaching, entrepreneurial coaching, and so on. In this article, the focus is on coaching within an organization. This may include employees at any level of the organization, insofar as a third-party stakeholder is paying to support individual and organizational success.