Business Coach in Knoxville - Part Time Business Partners

Hire a business Coach who's actually built and sold a business.

Serving Knoxville and Chattanooga Tennessee, and now the southeast United States.

Are You Facing The 4 Big Problems That Stall Small Business Growth?

Having a coach who’s actually built and sold a business is one of the most powerful ways of developing your people, increasing productivity and adding to the bottom line of your business.

No Long-Term Direction

Complete lack of or confusing business mission that doesn't inspire or motivate anyone.

Little or Poor Financial Reporting

Failure to create or even understand vital reports that tell you what is going wrong and when.

Lack of Business Processes

Confusing or ill-communicated operational processes that amount to barely organized chaos.

Lack of Employee Accountability

Having the wrong people in the wrong seats and not being able to hold them accountable.

You CAN Build a Business That Runs Without You.

By partnering with us, you can experience accelerated and amplified growth for your business. Together, we will focus on clarifying your mission, optimizing your marketing efforts, increasing sales, refining your product offerings, streamlining operations, and fortifying your cash flow.

Turn Operational Chaos Into Clear Systems

As a leader, your top priority is the long-term direction of your company. Your employees need you to have a clearly defined vision. We'll help you with the structure, training and resources to develop and communicate exactly that.

Fix Accountability Problems in Your Company

Once you can communicate your vision for the future, we'll partner with you to strengthen the internal infrastructure your company requires, like processes, leadership and employee development and more.

5.0 (94 Reviews)

Rated 5 out of 5

Trusted by more than 90 companies!

Case Study #1

Tennessee Tree Company Saw Sales Increase 27% and Profit Soar 47%!

Since hiring Part Time Business Partners, we’ve increased year over year revenue by 27% and our gross profit is up an amazing 47%! We are very grateful for the changes that he is helping us to implement. If your business is stuck in a rut or you have come to the end of your ideas, Clay can help you to get unstuck and bring in new perspectives. I highly recommend his service and expertise.

-Toni and West Leverett
Owners, Bradley Tree Service, Cleveland Tn.

Meet Coach Clay

For nearly 30 years, Clay Dennis has experienced the realities many business owners face every day: long hours, employee challenges, financial pressure, leadership stress, and the weight of carrying an organization on your shoulders.

Before becoming a business coach, Clay spent 17 years building and leading his own company from the ground up. What started as a small operation grew into an award-winning business serving more than 15,000 customers with over 24 employees. But success came with a cost.

By 2015, the pressure of business ownership had taken a serious toll on Clay’s health, forcing him to confront a reality many entrepreneurs face: you can build a successful business while slowly destroying yourself in the process.

After successfully exiting his business in 2017, Clay realized his next chapter was helping other business owners avoid the same mistakes, strengthen leadership teams, improve operations, and build businesses that support the life they truly want.

Today, through Part Time Business Partners, Clay helps owners and leadership teams:

Improve accountability and operational structure
Develop stronger leaders and healthier culture
Understand profitability and financial performance
Build scalable systems and processes
Reduce chaos and owner dependency

With more than 12,000 hours of coaching and consulting experience, Clay combines real entrepreneurial experience with practical business strategy and leadership development.

His philosophy is simple: Better businesses are built by better leaders.

If you’re tired of feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or constantly putting out fires, there is a better way forward — and you don’t have to figure it out alone.

In a recent survey of our clients...

Said they were now better business owners

0 %

Said they had better communication with their employees

0 %

Said their business now ran more smoothly than before coaching

0 %

Said they increased their personal income in the first year

0 %

Get clay's new book

Building Better Businesses

In Building Better Businesses, serial entrepreneur and business coach Clay Dennis addresses the real-world challenges business owners encounter daily, and he shares practical steps to overcome them.

From defining long-term goals, creating a healthy work culture, and understanding your financials from a different perspective, to becoming insurance and business structure savvy, Clay sagely guides his readers to understanding the long-lasting benefits of owning a business built by design and not by default.

While each of these 10 steps can significantly impact multiple aspects of any small business, their collective implementation can fortify a business’s foundation, leading to a stronger, healthier, and more enduring enterprise.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How long does business coaching take to work?

The length of any business coaching program depends on your unique goals, current business challenges and desired level of service. A typical program can run anywhere from 90 days to 18 months.

2. How much does business coaching cost?

Similar to the length of a program, the investment for business coaching varies. However, in each and every company we've worked with, we've found ways to increase existing profits to more than cover the investment in coaching.

To that end, we offer packages for every budget including by the hour, by the month or by the project.

3. Is there a long-term contract?

No. My experience as a business owner has taught me how bad we hate long-term contracts. While some of my engagements have lasted years, most last between 6 and 18 months. All an engagement requires is a 30 day notice of intent to end and the agreement is done.

4. Do you actually become my business partner?

No. Not legally. I don't take any stock ownership. When I engage with a client, I'm immersed into the company like a partner, but you’re in charge. You make all the decisions. I won’t do your work for you, but with you. I will definitely help with your strategies and I might recommend some good people to outsource some of the accounting, legal and marketing tasks too, all in an effort help build a team around you.