Start And Run A Profitable Consulting Business

Author : Dan Ramsey
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1605509914
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Everything Start Your Own Consulting Business Book written by Dan Ramsey and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-10-18 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consultants work in all fields. They operate from offices and from home, work for investment firms and as personal trainers, or have expertise as accountants and wedding planners. The independence, flexibility, and potential income it brings make for an exciting and satisfying career. And it’s an increasingly popular one for highly skilled, motivated professionals who’ve been laid off in this unstable economy. This guide features tips and tricks to help beat the competition, including how to: Set—and keep—personal and financial goals Organize important paperwork Price and market specific services Create advertising and publicity plans Grow a business, from finding a partner to managing employees Minimize and eliminate business risks Consultants are paid well for their advice—if they know how to operate a successful business. With advice from experts in a variety of areas, this valuable guide helps you create the business of your dreams!

Author : Douglas A. Gray
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780749443092
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Start and Run a Profitable Consulting Business written by Douglas A. Gray and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year the demand for consultants of all kinds increases, as organisations become leaner and more compact and outsourcing more commonplace. This fully revised new edition provides essential information and practical step by step guidance on starting and developing a successful consulting practice. It contains expert advice on the process of consultancy in terms of marketing and selling activities and how to conduct assignments. Also covered is how to run a consultancy as a business, including setting up, business planning, record and administrative systems and legal, taxation and insurance considerations. Essential reading for the would-be consultant, it has much to offer the established practitioner too.

Author : Michael Zipursky
Publisher : Consulting Success
ISBN 13 : 9781775041115
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Consulting Success written by Michael Zipursky and published by Consulting Success. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can you take your skills and expertise and package and present it to become a successful consultant? There are proven time-tested principles, strategies, tactics and best-practices the most successful consultants use to start, run and grow their consulting business. Consulting Success teaches you what they are. In this book you'll learn: - How to position yourself as a leading expert and authority in your marketplace - Effective marketing and branding materials that get the attention of your ideal clients - Strategies to increase your fees and earn more with every project - The proposal template that has generated millions of dollars in consulting engagements - How to develop a pipeline of business and attract ideal clients - Productivity secrets for consultants including how to get more done in one week than most people do in a month - And much, much more

Author : Entrepreneur magazine
Publisher : Entrepreneur Press
ISBN 13 : 1613082673
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Start Your Own Consulting Business written by Entrepreneur magazine and published by Entrepreneur Press. This book was released on 2014-05-19 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading entrepreneurs into the multi-billion dollar consulting industry, the experts at Entrepreneur show you how to capitalize on your talents to help others achieve their business goals. Coached by experts, learn to define your market, find and keep clients, obtain licenses, set rates, monitor cash flow, hire staff, prepare contracts, agreements, and reports, and more. Includes new interviews with successful consultants, updated answers to frequently asked questions, and a completely refreshed list of the top 20 consulting businesses.

Author : Bruce L. KATCHER Ph.D.
Publisher : AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn
ISBN 13 : 0814414370
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Insider's Guide to Building a Successful Consulting Practice written by Bruce L. KATCHER Ph.D. and published by AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you’re a beginner just starting up a consulting practice, or a veteran looking for ways to invigorate your existing business, An Insider’s Guide to Building a Successful Consulting Practice is an invaluable resource. Featuring real stories from consultants in diverse industries, the book offers simple yet powerful ways to: Identify a market and narrow your focus • Make a smooth transition from employee to independent consultant • Sell effectively even if you’ve never sold before • Establish visibility through speaking, writing, and networking • Build credibility by leveraging the credibility of others • Set prices based on value • Develop a marketing strategy and divide your time between marketing and delivering your services • Keep plenty of work in your pipeline • Adapt and thrive in any market condition • And much more Complete with the results of an original survey of 200 successful independent consultants, this handy guide provides the kind of real-life advice you need to build a thriving business.

Author : Patricia Pulliam Phillips
Publisher : Association for Talent Development
ISBN 13 : 1607288761
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building A Successful Consulting Practice (In Action Case Study Series) written by Patricia Pulliam Phillips and published by Association for Talent Development. This book was released on 2023-05-26 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consulting is one of the fastest growing occupational groups in business today. For many talented individuals around the world, starting a consulting practice offers great opportunity for income growth and job satisfaction. Yet, consulting does have its unique set of challenges including lack of professional respect from potential clients and a high business failure rate. This book, Building a Successful Consulting Practice, will be helpful to anyone starting down this exciting and challenging road. It presents 12 case studies that analyze the success of consulting organizations. This book focuses particularly on small consulting practices, and specifically on those consulting practices closely related to the field of human resource development. You will find value in this book no matter where you are in the process of starting or running a consulting practice. No matter how you plan to use this book, the impressive group of contributors represented in this collection of case studies will be invaluable as you work to achieve your own level of success in the consulting business.

Author : Imelda K. Butler
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1040082084
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Odyssey --The Business of Consulting written by Imelda K. Butler and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-05-14 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides consultants with a career framework to build, grow, and transform their consulting businesses by becoming brilliant at the basics. The Odyssey process challenges current thinking and offers a methodology to help readers rise to the top of the profession by applying leading-edge techniques and methodologies.An ideal companion to t

Author : ARX Reads
Publisher : ARX Brand International LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Start a Consulting Business From Scratch written by ARX Reads and published by ARX Brand International LLC. This book was released on with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to start your own business consulting firm and the most effective strategies for business consultants to start from scratch. In this guide, I'm going to show you how to start a consulting business and land your first high-ticket client and things to consider before becoming a consultant.

Author : Douglas A. Gray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Start and Run a Profitable Consulting Business written by Douglas A. Gray and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Harvey Kaye
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780471183419
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inside the Technical Consulting Business written by Harvey Kaye and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1997-12-04 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join the thousands of professionals who have already gotten Insidethe Technical Consulting Business -- and discover how to channelyour technical know-how into an exciting career as an independentconsultant. This Third Edition of Harvey Kaye's bestselling guidegives you the focused, no-nonsense help you need to start and runyour own consulting practice in today's ultracompetitiveenvironment. What's inside: Setting up your consulting business.The lowdown on finances, record-keeping, office space, taxes, andchoosing the form of business organization that's right foryou. Insider's guide to proposals and contracts. Gives plenty ofexamples to use in your own consulting practice. Marketing secrets your boss never told you. Tips on creating demandfor your services and keeping your clients coming back for repeatbusiness. PLUS ALL-NEW MATERIAL ON: * Creating your personal strategic marketing plan. A step-by-stepguide to developing and maintaining your competitive edge. * Learn from the pros. "Meet the Pros" interviews show howsuccessful consultants handled some of the very problems you'relikely to encounter. * Building successful client relationships. The inside scoop onkeeping clients happy while protecting your own professionalinterests. * The technical challenges of consulting. A consultant's primer onproblem-solving, coping with the information explosion, andorganizing for maximum productivity.