Smart Start for Going Solo

So your business fits your life — not the other way round.

Build a business that fits your life – not the other way around.

Clear guidance from your initial idea to a thriving business.

Designed for experienced professionals who want to turn their expertise into a successful business — with clarity, balance, and zero compromise on life.

This coaching is ideal for you if you want to:

Launch an expert business (consulting, coaching, freelancing, or professional services) without product inventory or physical overheads.
Leverage your experience and finally work on your own terms.
Avoid the corporate treadmill and build a career that truly fits your lifestyle.

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Turn Your Expertise into a Thriving Business

You know how to deliver results. With 15, 20, or more years of experience, you have led teams, managed projects, and solved complex problems. Now you are ready to launch your own consulting or service-based business.

The big question is: How do you make this move with clarity and confidence?

Imagine starting your business with a clear, step-by-step roadmap. You get structured guidance from an experienced coach, helping you build a profitable business while protecting your time, health, and family life.

Beyond the basics: avoid the trap

The biggest risk when going self-employed isn't a lack of professional skill. It's falling back into old habits—swapping one corporate grind for another, just with your name on the door.

Setting up administration, legalities, and finances is important, and we will structure all of that. But real success requires more.

Coaching that takes both for your life and business into account

We will tackle the mental blocks, habits, and self-doubt that hold new founders back. Together, we will design work-life integration that actually works from day one.

What You Achieve in 10 Weeks

In our 10-week coaching programme, we will build a solid foundation for your new business.

You won't just get abstract advice—you will leave with practical clarity:

A Solid Personal Foundation

Clarify your values and positioning so you can make confident decisions without getting distracted by noise.

A Clear Business Strategy

From defining your core offer to setting up client communication and back-office basics, you will know exactly what to do next.

Calm & Confidence

Stay focused and in control, even when things don't go according to plan.

Your Own Definition of Success

Build a profitable business that enhances your quality of life instead of taking it over.

What’s Included in the 10-Week Programme?

Here is what you get during our time together:

5 x 90-minute 1:1 sessions over 10 weeks (online).
A tailored business roadmap tailored to your specific goals.
Exclusive reflection tools (including values assessments and an inner compass tool) for work between sessions.
Direct support via WhatsApp (Mon–Fri, 9 am – 5 pm) for quick feedback and advice.
Session summaries & final report (PDF format, max 2 pages).
Follow-up review call (60 minutes) 3 months after completion to keep you on track.

Zero Risk: 100% Satisfaction Guarantee

You can walk away after the first session. If you feel we aren't a good fit after Step 1, you only pay for that single 90-minute session (CHF 250)—no further obligations.

5 Steps to Launch Your Business

Our 1:1 coaching guides you through 5 clear phases over 10 weeks:

Step 1: Where You Are Now

Review your starting point and identify what needs to change.
Step 2: Define Your Vision & Priorities

Set clear goals for both your business and your personal life.
Step 3: Lay the Foundations

Position your expertise clearly in the market.
Step 4: Build Your Decision-Making Compass

Develop the clarity needed to navigate changes and market shifts smoothly.
Step 5: Create Your Action Plan

Finalise your practical roadmap and milestones for a successful launch.

Is This Programme Right for You?

This is for you if:

You are an experienced professional ready to build a sustainable, fulfilling business.
You want a structured, personal approach that balances business setup with quality of life.

This is NOT for you if:

You are looking only for legal, tax, or traditional bank loan advice.
You want a quick "get-rich-quick" template without doing real personal work.

Meet Your Sparring Partner: Anke Berning

Life & Business Coach

For 20 or more years, we learn how to succeed on a predefined scale, where "success" is determined by external measurements. But stepping out on your own requires a different mindset: building a business that not only works financially, but also feels right every day.

For me, a successful business launch doesn't start with company registration forms. It starts with a simple question: How do you want to live and work in the future? Entrepreneurship and private life don't have to be at odds—they can actually strengthen each other.

Analytical Precision Meets Real Founding Experience

I’ve walked this exact path myself:

Corporate & finance: I spent many years working at a Zurich wealth management firm—first in client relations, then as a Compliance Officer. It was a demanding period defined by high responsibility and complex structures.
The desire for independence: Despite my success, the craving for true self-determination grew: building something of my own, by my own rules, and making a genuine impact on a personal scale.
Solid expertise: I’ve been a certified Business & Life Coach since 2014. After running my practice alongside my career for years, I took the leap into full-time self-employment at the beginning of 2024.

Today, I combine my analytical background from the financial world with a deep understanding of the mental hurdles involved in going solo.

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What clients say

Vahri Robinson, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Committing to my next step in life doesn't mean that I need to put myself in a box.

I am allowed to consider and act upon more than what other people count as success in my own life. Anke is a professional sounding board who helps you consider all areas of life to help you make an informed decision.

Amada C., Zürich

I enlisted Anke's expertise at a time when I needed a sense of direction. Working with her made me realize how many expectations we absorb from the society we live in, and finally let me tune into what exactly it is I want - not what others want. ...

Anke has provided me with a blueprint for my future.

Barbara R., Vienna

The coaching with Anke was eye opening. Suddenly my decisions, my feelings, my experiences, my whole life seemed to form a pattern I could suddenly understand - and start with the necessary changes.

Get to know each other first. Then decide.

In the free introductory call, we get to know each other. You make the binding decision for the coaching only after this first session. If it's not the right fit for you, it stays at this one session.

FAQs

Is this the right time if I’m already mid-launch?

What if I fall back into old habits later on?

Is this coaching programme right for me?

How much time should I plan for each week?

Does this include legal, tax, or accounting advice?

Is the coaching online or in person?

After the Coaching

After our time together, you won't be left on your own. Your business will stand on a solid foundation, you'll know your exact next steps, and you'll be fully equipped to hold your course. The 3-month follow-up ensures you stay relaxed and successful in your day-to-day operations.

Price

CHF 1,900 (excl. VAT) — five coaching sessions over up to ten weeks, including follow-up coaching.

Find out more

In a free introductory call we get to know each other. You describe your situation, I answer your questions, and together we find out whether the coaching is right for you and your plans.

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