Introduction

Taking The Next Step

Professional Business Consultants, Executive Officers and Training & Development Managers will always be limited in terms of what they can realistically earn and achieve, by the time that they personally have available. Most consultants and employees are paid by the hour. To achieve financial independence, we all need to productize what it is that we do. By developing a tangible product, such as a business process, software, or a corporate training program, clients and employers will be able to measure value based upon the product itself and not the time that it takes to implement it. Thus, this significantly increases our earning potential and our ability to deliver greater service value to our clients and employers. It also enables us to manage much larger portfolios of clients, moving away from project-orientated services or clients merely outsourcing to us and therefore minimizing risk. In short, it provides the opportunity for Professional Business Consultants, Executive Officers and Training & Development Managers to take the next step towards becoming a Business Entrepreneur. Welcome to the Appleton Greene Certified Learning Provider (CLP) program.

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Certified Learning Provider (CLP)

The Certified Learning Provider (CLP) program only costs USD$8k and Learning Providers can earn between USD$300k annually with one Unique Program Proposition (UPP) and USD$3m annually with 10 corporate training programs. This is achieved by developing and implementing corporate training programs which incorporate Unique Program Propositions (UPP) that are based upon a Learning Provider’s own skills, experience, interests and methodologies. Appleton Greene is therefore looking to identify individuals who have the knowledge, the vision, the ambition, the confidence, the integrity and the commitment required in order to succeed. If you feel that you have an idea for one or more corporate training programs that are worth developing, then Appleton Greene can help you to develop them and to establish them within specific markets, industry sectors and geographical locations.

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Business Opportunity

This is not an employment opportunity. It is a business opportunity specifically designed for independent entrepreneurs who see themselves primarily as a corporate trainer, mentor, or consultant. It represents a unique opportunity for a select number of people-orientated candidates to become an Appleton Greene Certified Learning Provider (CLP) and to develop their own unique corporate training programs, based upon their own personal skills and experience. Clients and a sustainable corporate training business are achieved through the Certified Learning Provider’s professional association with Appleton Greene. No business development activity is required by Learning Providers, indeed a portfolio of clients is developed and established during the program by Appleton Greene. Establishing a portfolio of clients is an integral part of the program, as such an individual cannot qualify as a Certified Learning Provider (CLP) unless a portfolio of 10 clients has been established with 1 Unique Program proposition (UPP), each committing to a fixed 1-4 year contractual agreement. There is no need to resign from your current employer or clients. It only takes between 294 and 1,158 hours to become a qualified Certified Learning Provider (CLP). This can be achieved by contributing from as little as 6 hours per day over 4 days per month. You can continue working for your current clients or employers and then make the transition to operating as an Appleton Greene Certified Learning Provider (CLP) when you have established a portfolio of clients, thus minimizing risk.

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Appleton Greene

Appleton Greene is a niche corporate training provider, operating on a global scale. We specialize in the provision of standard and bespoke training programs for corporate clients, which are all process-driven and which are implemented and supported over a sustainable period of time. We service clients in most international locations. Appleton Greene trades from offices located in New York, George Town, Geneva and London, but operates as virtually as possible and has hundreds of independent Learning Providers, Consultants and Support Staff, located within most major cities worldwide, including emerging markets, all working remotely via Appleton Greene cloud servers. Our approach to global localization enables us to provide clients with a truly international service with that all important personal touch. Appleton Greene corporate training programs can be provided virtually or locally and they are all unique in that they each individually focus upon a specific business function. Programs are implemented over a sustainable period of time and professional support is consistently provided by qualified learning providers and specialist consultants. Please Click Here for further information.

Appleton Greene has an excellent global team of qualified, experienced and intuitive people, including consultants, professors, learning providers and service support assistants. Our consultants are located all over the world and have specialist knowledge relating to their service subjects, individual commercial locations and industry sectors. Our accredited learning providers develop and implement standard and bespoke corporate training programs based upon their own skills, knowledge and experience and outsource to our consultants as and when they need to. We employ departmental service support assistants who work within our customer service, finance, marketing, human resource, technology, legal, management and operations departments. We also outsource to independent third party consultants and consulting companies as and when it is deemed necessary. Appleton Greene has an international central call center located in New York and serviced offices located in New York, Geneva and London. Our registered head office is located in the Cayman Islands. The majority of our consultants, learning providers and service support assistants work remotely from a variety of different international locations using the Appleton Greene Cloud Server, indeed we have consultants, learning providers and service support assistants located within most major cities worldwide. Please Click Here for further information.

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Resources

Appleton Greene currently has 750+ Learning Providers, and 500+ Associate, Executive and Senior Consultants, servicing 7,500+ client companies worldwide and having access to millions of corporate training and consultancy decision-makers within the Appleton Greene Global Client Network (GKN). Appleton Greene evaluates and selects a maximum of 50 new Learning Providers worldwide in each calendar year and positions are therefore available by invitation only. Appleton Greene is primarily a corporate training provider, specializing in the provision of both standard and bespoke programs to client companies which focus upon business process improvement. We have an extensive portfolio of corporate programs available to clients, which are developed and implemented by hundreds of Appleton Greene Certified Learning Providers (CLP). These programs incorporate participation from a wide variety of Appleton Greene Accredited Consultants, who each bring their own individual experience relating to the specific business and service skills which they have, the industry sectors they have worked within and the geographical locations where they have commercial knowledge. If additional expert knowledge is required then our Learning Providers have access to an international network of Appleton Greene Accredited Consultants, with a variety of different industry sector experience and geographical experience, located within most major cities worldwide. If you have a broad idea about the type of training program that you would ideally like to develop, then Appleton Greene has the experience, processes and resources to enable you to develop it and to establish your program within its own clearly defined niche market.

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Is (CLP) right for you?

If the Certified Learning Provider (CLP) program is right for you, then you will instantly recognize this when reading through the (CLP) Candidate Information Guide. (CLP) tends to be rather like a light coming on for the right candidates, probably because the program objectives are so specific. The Certified Learning Provider (CLP) program is not for everyone however and if you do not understand the content provided within the Candidate Information Guide, or if you do not feel engaged by it, then you can probably assume that the Certified Learning Provider (CLP) program is probably not for you. In order to establish whether this is the case, we strongly recommend that you take the time to peruse through the (CLP) Candidate Information Guide very carefully. You will then be able to establish for yourself whether the light is on. There are also hundreds of testimonials available online from clients and learning providers that will help you and you should therefore take time to peruse through these. If you are interested in being considered for a position as an Appleton Greene Certified Learning Provider (CLP), then you will need to complete a (CLP) Application Form before the designated closing date for applications for this year.

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Entrepreneurs

Intuitive Entrepreneurs

Appleton Greene Certified Learning Providers (CLP) are exceptionally intuitive people. Academically, they will ordinarily have achieved an MBA or a business-related Masters degree. Commercially, they will already have had at least 10 years executive business experience, corporate training experience, or consulting experience and they will also be independent by nature. They will already be earning in excess of USD$150k annually. They will have a strong desire to succeed and will be prepared to work hard in order to achieve their goals. They will be confident in their own abilities and will primarily see themselves as a people person, a trainer, mentor, or consultant and will recognize that what they personally find most rewarding is empowering, motivating and knowledge sharing. They will also be perfectionists in terms of the quality of their work and what they do. Most of all, they are entrepreneurs who will recognize that by productizing what they do, they are able to provide a much more tangible service offering to their clients and can earn a considerably higher income personally as a result. This is because their clients’ key performance indicators will relate specifically to the training products provided, rather than charging for their time, advice, or opinions. In many cases, Appleton Greene Certified Learning Providers (CLP) will have already consulted independently and will have learned the hard way that in order to succeed, they will need to productize what they offer their clients, in order to ensure that their business is viable over a sustainable period of time. In some cases, Appleton Greene Learning Providers will have never consulted before, but will have obtained enough managerial experience to recognize that they are more intuitive, innovative and ambitious than their peers. Ultimately there will be a strong personal desire and common goal to be in control of their own destiny, to achieve a better work-life balance and to free themselves from the restraints of traditional employment.

Does this sound like you?

If the answer to this question is YES, then the Certified Learning Provider (CLP) is likely to be right for you.

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The problem with being paid for your time

Professional Business Consultants, Executive Officers and Training & Development Managers will always be limited in terms of what they can realistically earn and achieve, by the time that they personally have available. Most consultants and employees are paid by the hour. To achieve financial independence, we all need to productize what it is that we do. By developing a tangible product, such as a business process, software, or training program, clients and employers will measure value based upon the product itself and not the time that it takes to implement it. Thus, it significantly increases our earning potential and our ability to deliver greater service value to our clients and employers. It also enables us manage much larger portfolios of clients, moving away from project-orientated services or clients merely outsourcing to us and therefore minimizing risk. In short, it provides the opportunity for Professional Business Consultants and Executive Officers and Managers to take the next step into becoming a Business Entrepreneur. Welcome to the Appleton Greene Certified Learning Provider (CLP) program.

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Why clients prefer to purchase products rather than time

The reality is that nobody likes buying time. Whether we are employing the services of professional consultants, accountants, lawyers, financial or tax experts, it is always difficult to understand what we are actually being asked to buy and how the service will actually work in practice. In all cases we are required to take an enormous leap of faith in the professional that we have chosen and such decisions are usually based upon recommendation, reputation, or simply necessity. In most cases we are disappointed afterwards because our perception of the service value is always too high. In the case of project-related consulting services, clients and employers are simply outsourcing to these consultants in much the same way as they would an internal employee. So, while many individuals opt for a career in consulting, because they perceive they will be in more control over their own destiny and be able to enjoy a healthier work-life balance, the reality is that they simply end up working as external employees. Ultimately if we charge for our time, then what we can earn will always be limited by the time that we have available and the standard rates per hour charged by our competitors with similar skills and experience.

We all prefer buying products, because we can actually see what we are being asked to buy. We can review it in detail before making any decision and it is much easier to measure value. Hence, the decision-making process for clients is much easier and we do not have to waste time attending free