Awards & Recognitions

April 24, 2008

ActionCOACH of Central Pennsylvania is Firm of the Year

Harrisburg, PA - ActionCOACH Business Coaching recently hosted its annual national conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Among over 300 attendees was the ActionCOACH of Central Pennsylvania firm, a local ActionCOACH franchise. Their nine member coaching firm, comprised of 7 coaches that are all previous or current business owners, was recognized at the conference as the North American Firm of the Year, which includes over 340 coaching franchises in Canada, US and Mexico.

The Lancaster/Harrisburg Coaching Practice is comprised of coaches Paul Currie, Brian Dombach, Thom Finn, Tim Rooney, Marcia Rynearson, Graham Side and Jeff Witmer. The firm operates in Lancaster, Dauphin, Cumberland and Perry counties and currently coaches over 70 local businesses.

"After winning the award last year, we knew we wanted to keep this top honor, so we called Brad Sugars, Founder and CEO of ActionCOACH, and he coached our firm and told us some areas we should focus on if we wanted to win this award two years in a row," said Marcia Rynearson, managing CEO of firm. "And that is just what we did. We focused on going back to the basics, focusing on one area at a time. And it worked."

Don Schin, Master Licensee for Pennsylvania Territory said, "The ActionCOACH of Central Pennsylvania Firm is comprised of an outstanding group of people, all with diverse backgrounds. They emulate what we are all about. Their passion for helping small business owners is astounding."

ActionCOACH is the world's number one business coaching firm. Started by entrepreneur and CEO Brad Sugars in 1993, the company is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world, with more than 1,000 offices in 26 countries. To learn more about business coaching and ActionCOACH, go to actioncoachpa.com.

January 14, 2008

Entrepreneur Magazine has ranked ActionCOACH as #1 in the Business Coaching category for the 5th year in a row. Entrepreneur's announcement of the 29th Annual Franchise 500 Award winners not only demonstrates ActionCOACH's industry strength, but its reputation in the franchise industry.

ActionCOACH of Central Pennsylvania the locally owned and operated franchisee has offices on Trindle Road in Harrisburg and in Lancaster's Greenfield Corporate center. It is a firm of 9 people including 7 coaches and two staff members. "We are excited about our continued growth and being recognized as ActionCOACH's number one firm in North America in 2007. Our Business Coaches are also business owners and have broad and deep business experience. We have invested our time, money, and energy to make our own various business ventures successful, and we'll do it for you too!" says Brian Dombach, Partner and Master Coach with ActionCOACH of Central Pennsylvania.

"ActionCOACH pioneered the business coaching market and we were the first coaching firm to spread globally. We are pleased to be recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine as the leader in our field," ActionCOACH Founder and CEO Brad Sugars said.

For its rankings, Entrepreneur based its Franchise 500 awards on a number of factors that include financial strength, financial stability, growth rate and size of the franchise system. ActionCOACH has been instrumental in developing the business coaching category since Brad Sugars started the business in 1993 from his home in Brisbane, Australia. Over the past 15 years, the firm has grown into an internationally recognized and award-winning franchise with more than 1,000 offices in 26 countries.

The full list of ActionCOACH's rankings in Entrepreneur's 2008 rankings include: #76 in the Franchise 500; #1 in the Business Coaching category; #46 Fastest-Growing Franchise; #17 Top Home Based Franchise and #49 as America's Top Global Franchise.

ActionCOACH is the world's number one business coaching franchise with more than 1,000 offices in 26 countries.