160 - How to Build a Facilitation Business with Mireille Beumer (Part 2)

Facilitation is a lot of things: we’d all agree on and understand it as a verb. Many of us would identify it as a profession. But how many of us understand it as a business?Mireille Beumer wasn’t always in the business of facilitation. Yes, she was a freelancer offering facilitation services, but it took a little while longer for her to step into entrepreneurship and create her facilitation business.It might seem like pedantic semantics, but it’s a crucial difference.Learn what it means to create a facilitation business, rather than being a solo facilitator in this episode... and learn how Mireille did it herself! Find out about:●       Mireille's journey of turning facilitation from a verb to a profession to a business●       The building blocks for creating a facilitation business●       Why asking for help brings success, but uncritically accepting advice doesn’t●       How a freelance facilitator operates differently to a facilitation business●       Why it is a folly to try and sell your 'human' services to businesses●       What Mireille recommends if you aren’t sure where to start with entrepreneurship Don’t miss the next show: Subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player. Click here to download the free 1-page summary.A huge thank you must go to SessionLab, the sponsor of Workshops Work. Claim your free two months of SessionLab Pro now – this deal is exclusive to Workshops Work listeners!Exclusive offer from Facilitator Cards for workshops.work listeners you can get 15% off your entire purchase at shop.facilitator.cards by using code workshopswork. Questions and AnswersPart two[01:09] What's your process for deciding pricing?[04:03] Why is it that you don't share your preparation time?[09:38] The need to compensate ourselves for training and education.[11:56] What is one thing you wish you had known before starting?[13:42] Coping with uncertainty.[18:03] What's the difference between being a freelance facilitator and having a facilitation business?[22:59] What can you share about the back office of your business? With whom do your work?[25:50] Where is your business heading - more co-facilitators? Automated sessions? Or are you happy with how it is right now?[27:21] What makes a young business fail?[28:58] What are your thoughts on 'competitors'?[34:46] Avoiding falling into the same traps our clients might call us in to help them out of.[35:32] What is the one thing you would like the audience to take away from this episode?LinksEpisode 30 - featuring Mireille!Mireille’s websiteConnect to Mireille:On Support the Show.**Click here to navigate through all episodes via this interactive podcast map.**If you're inspired by our podcast and crave similar conversations, consider joining Dr Myriam Hadnes' NeverDoneBefore Facilitation Community. **If you're keen to master the art of facilitation, discover our expert-led live, online Facilitation Courses at the NDB Academy. **If you enjoy the show, consider a one-off donation and contribute to the ongoing costs of running the podcast.