Business Coaching for business owners with 5 to 50 employees
1:1 coaching with a certified Business Coach, week after week, until your business runs without you.
ActionCOACH Porto provides Business Coaching for owners of companies with 5 to 50 employees. A certified Business Coach works with you in weekly 1:1 sessions, with goals at 5 years, 18 months and 90 days and a 17-week results guarantee. The team works from its office on Rua Padre Himalaia in Porto, and the first step is a free analysis of about 60 minutes.
Programs
- 1:1 Coaching: Your Business Coach sets 5-year, 18-month and 90-day goals with you, for you and the business, and supports execution week after week.
- Workshop: Clarity and Alignment: In one day you reach your personal 5-year strategy and an 18-month roadmap with clear priorities for you and your team.
- Workshop: 90-Day Planning: Break annual goals down to 90 days: the three most important targets, with all key tasks for 13 weeks, on one page.
Latest articles
- We work 39.7 hours a week and produce less: the problem is not the hours (Productivity, 10 October 2026, 5 min read): Portugal has one of the longest working weeks in the European Union and one of the lowest productivity levels. This article explains why the answer lies in business systems, not in longer hours.
- AI agents in the SME: how to increase results with method (Technology, 9 October 2026, 6 min read): AI agents already do real work in an SME: triaging emails, following up leads, preparing quotes. See what they can do, the risks and how to test them with a 90 day pilot.
- 99.9% of companies are SMEs: growing from micro to small without losing control (Growth, 7 October 2026, 5 min read): Almost every company in Portugal is an SME, yet few handle the move from micro to small business well. This article sets out the systems that let a business grow without the owner losing control.
The ActionCOACH network is trusted by
Here we work with SMEs, but the ActionCOACH network also works with companies that operate on a global scale. That know-how reaches SMEs in Porto.
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- Amazon
- Caesars Entertainment
- 4imprint
- FedEx
- Lands' End
- DHL
- HSBC
In Portugal, we have worked with
- Worten
- Medialivre
- Keller Williams
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FAQ
What is Business Coaching?
Business Coaching is regular, one-to-one support in which a certified coach helps a business owner set goals, build systems and execute with discipline. Unlike a course or one-off consulting, the coach follows execution week after week until results appear.
Which companies is ActionCOACH coaching for?
For owners of small and medium-sized businesses, mainly with 5 to 50 employees, who want profitable, predictable growth and to stop being the centre of every decision.
How long does it take to see results?
ActionCOACH offers a 17-week results guarantee: if you complete the agreed tasks and attend the sessions, events and workshops, you recover your coaching investment and reach the results agreed at the start. Otherwise coaching continues free of charge until you do.
How does the Free Analysis work?
It is a conversation of about 60 minutes with a certified ActionCOACH. It starts with your personal goals, moves to the business goals and ends by identifying your biggest lever and the first concrete step.