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 309 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!

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 199 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.

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

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.

Download or read book Managing The Professional Service Firm written by David H. Maister and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professional service firms differ from other business enterprises in two distinct ways: first they provide highly customised services thus cannot apply many of the management principles developed for product-based industries. Second, professional services are highly personalised, involving the skills of individuals. Such firms must therefore compete not only for clients but also for talented professionals. Drawing on more than ten years of research and consulting to these unique and creative companies, David Maister explores issues ranging from marketing and business development to multinational strategies, human resources policies to profit improvement, strategic planning to effective leadership. While these issues can be complex, Maister simplifies them by recognising that 'every professional service firm in the world, regardless of size, specific profession, or country of operation, has the same mission statement: outstanding service to clients, satisfying careers for its people and financial success for its owners.'

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.

Download or read book Lean B2B written by Étienne Garbugli and published by Étienne Garbugli. This book was released on 2022-03-22 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get from Idea to Product/Market Fit in B2B. The world has changed. Nowadays, there are more companies building B2B products than there’s ever been. Products are entering organizations top-down, middle-out, and bottom-up. Teams and managers control their budgets. Buyers have become savvier and more impatient. The case for the value of new innovations no longer needs to be made. Technology products get hired, and fired faster than ever before. The challenges have moved from building and validating products to gaining adoption in increasingly crowded and fragmented markets. This, requires a new playbook. The second edition of Lean B2B is the result of years of research into B2B entrepreneurship. It builds off the unique Lean B2B Methodology, which has already helped thousands of entrepreneurs and innovators around the world build successful businesses. In this new edition, you’ll learn: - Why companies seek out new products, and why they agree to buy from unproven vendors like startups - How to find early adopters, establish your credibility, and convince business stakeholders to work with you - What type of opportunities can increase the likelihood of building a product that finds adoption in businesses - How to learn from stakeholders, identify a great opportunity, and create a compelling value proposition - How to get initial validation, create a minimum viable product, and iterate until you're able to find product/market fit This second edition of Lean B2B will show you how to build the products that businesses need, want, buy, and adopt.

Download or read book How to Build a Pharmacy Consulting Business written by Blair Thielemier and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-18 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Build a Pharmacy Consulting Business: Your Rx for Finding Freedom and Loving Your Career Not only will you get all the content within this Kindle eBook, but you will also get access to the Pharmapreneur Community Newsletter by visiting BTPharmacyConsulting.com and entering your email address! Attention Pharmacists: Have you ever wondered what opportunities exist for pharmacy consultants? Are you feeling burned out by your pharmacy career? If so, is it the long hours, inflexibility, workplace stress or not being able to use your clinical knowledge that bothers you most? One way to explore pharmacy consulting and stretch your clinical muscles is by conducting Medication Therapy Management (MTM) services in your current position. In this book, I take it one step further and teach you how to offer pharmacist-led clinical services in various practice settings. Are you ready for a career change? One key to achieving your Dream Career is through entrepreneurship. Owning your own consulting business can help you regain your passion for pharmacy and find freedom at the same time. Learn how to build, structure and grow your business in the first ever step-by-step guide based on the Pharmapreneur Academy's successful flagship course. I will take you step-by-step through the process using examples to show you the many opportunities that exist for pharmacy consultants. This book contains the information I wish I had known when first starting my business. Now, I want to share all the tips and tricks that I have learned with you to decrease your learning curve and kickstart your new business. Join me as I blow your mind with the many opportunities for pharmacy consultants! What Is Included In This Book: Benefits of Being an Entrepreneur Downsides of Being an Entrepreneur Skills of the Entrepreneur Skills of the Business Owner Main Types of Consulting Services Options for Reimbursement Identifying Your Target Market Marketing 101: Value Over Cost Developing Your Educational (Marketing) Materials Contacting Your Leads Contracting with Major MTM Platforms Social Media Networking And more! It is truly amazing what arming someone with the right information can do. Within just days of reading this book, pharmacists from around the country began emailing me thanking me for putting this information into one succinct guide. What are you waiting for? Scroll up and click the "buy" button to get started building your Dream Career.

Download or read book The Irresistible Consultant s Guide to Winning Clients written by David A. Fields and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This deeply insightful guide to understanding what clients really want is “an indispensable resource for consultants” (Keith Ferrazzi, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Never Eat Alone). Independent consulting is a potentially lucrative enterprise—but the reality seldom matches the dream. Most solo consultants and boutique consulting firms are perpetually within six months of bankruptcy due to the sputtering unreliability of their new business engines. The problem, according to international consulting expert David A. Fields, is twofold: 1) lack of a consistent, proven plan, and 2) fundamental misunderstanding about what clients want in a consultant. Fields, who has helped hundreds of consultants and boutique firms worldwide build profitable, sustainable practices, replaces the typical consultant’s mindset of emphasizing expertise and differentiated processes with a focus on building relationships, engendering trust, and solving clients’ existing problems. In The Irresistible Consultant’s Guide to Winning Clients, Fields synthesizes his decades of experience into a step-by-step approach to winning more projects from more clients at higher fees. From nuts-and-bolts business advice and tactics to a deeply insightful breakdown of the human side of a very human profession, Fields, named one of Advertising Age magazine’s “Marketing Top 100,” delivers a comprehensive guidebook that is at once highly approachable and satisfyingly detailed. “If I could have just one book on client strategy, this book would be it.” —Marshall Goldsmith, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Triggers

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.

Download or read book Getting Started in Consulting written by Alan Weiss and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive guide to getting out of the office and getting into consulting Getting Started in Consulting, Fourth Edition is the acclaimed real-world blueprint to professional and financial freedom. For nearly two decades, this invaluable resource has helped thousands of people quit the daily grind and become their own boss. This practical and motivational guide provides the tools and knowledge to control your future and secure your fortune. From establishing goals and sorting out the legal and financial paperwork, to advanced marketing strategies and relationship building techniques, this indispensable book offers step-by-step instructions for you to establish and grow your own consultancy business. This extensively revised and updated fourth edition includes new and expanded coverage on topics including utilizing informal media, changes in legal and financial guidelines, key distinctions of wholesale and retail businesses, and much more. Author Alan Weiss delivers expert advice on how to combine minimal overhead with optimal organization to produce maximum income. Every step in the process is clearly explained, including financing, marketing, bookkeeping, establishing your fees, and more. This guide is a comprehensive, one-stop source for everything you need to prosper in the rapidly expanding world of private consultancy. Adopt a pragmatic and profitable strategy to achieve incredible results from your consultancy business Learn to identify and address the most commons issues facing your prospects and clients Leverage technology to reduce labor, maximize profitability, and increase discretionary time Access sample budgets, case studies, references and appendices, downloadable tools and forms, and online resources The modern business landscape presents unique opportunities for those willing to take the leap from corporate offices to home offices. Getting Started in Consulting, Fourth Edition is the must-have guide for anyone seeking to cut their own path to their own consulting business.

Download or read book How Clients Buy written by Tom McMakin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The real-world guide to selling your services and bringing in business How Clients Buy is the much-needed guide to selling your services. If you're one of the millions of people whose skills are the 'product,' you know that you cannot be successful unless you bring in clients. The problem is, you're trained to do your job—not sell it. No matter how great you may be at your actual role, you likely feel a bit lost, hesitant, or 'behind' when it comes to courting clients, an unfamiliar territory where you're never quite sure of the line between under- and over-selling. This book comes to the rescue with real, practical advice for selling what you do. You'll have to unlearn everything you know about sales, but then you'll learn new skills that will help you make connections, develop rapport, create interest, earn trust, and turn prospects into clients. Business development is critical to your personal success, and your skills in this area will dictate the course of your career. This invaluable guide gives you a set of real-world best practices that can help you become the rainmaker you want to be. Get the word out and make productive connections Drop the fear of self-promotion and advertise your accomplishments Earn potential clients' trust to build a lasting relationship Scrap the sales pitch in favor of honesty, positivity, and value Working in the consulting and professional services fields comes with difficulties not encountered by those who sell tangible products. Services are often under-valued, and become among the first things to go when budgets get tight. It is now harder than ever to sell professional services, so your game must be on-point if you hope to out-compete the field. How Clients Buy shows you how to level up and start winning the client list of your dreams.

Download or read book Leave Your Mark written by Aliza Licht and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leave Your Mark isn't an advice book -- it's a mentorship in 288 pages. Aliza Licht-global fashion communications executive, AKA fashion's favorite 'PR girl' and former Twitter phenomenon-is here to tell her story, complete with The Devil Wears Prada-like moments and insider secrets. Drawing invaluable lessons from her experience, Licht shares advice, inspiration, and a healthy dose of real talk in Leave Your Mark. She delivers personal and professional guidance for people just starting their careers and for people who are well on their way. With a particular emphasis on communicating and building your personal brand, something she knows a thing or two about, Aliza is your sassy, knowledgeable guide to the contemporary working world, where personal and professional lines are blurred and the most important thing you can have is a strong sense of self.

Download or read book Owning It written by Kris Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting a Consulting Practice May be Your Best Career Move ....and this book may be your best first step If you have struggled with questions like these: How do I create a meaningful career? How do I make more money? How do I take control of my career and do more of the work I love? Is it possible to have both a career and a life? Then this book is for you In Owning It, Kris Taylor shares candid insights on how she leveraged her professional expertise into a consulting business that has provided her with a six figure income for over 15 years. As the founder of Evergreen Leadership and now LEAP, LLC, Kris has built two consulting practices that enables her to do meaningful work, an income potential that exceeds what she ever expected and the freedom and flexibility to live life on her own terms. Warning: If you are happy with your career, your earning power and your ability to integrate your work with the rest of your life, this is not the book for you. This is also not a book about selling in a multi-level marketing scheme. Owning It is for professionals who want to launch their own professional consulting business and who want to learn from someone who has had a successful small consulting business working with companies, big and small, across the globe. In this book you'll learn why over 50% of the professionals in the workplace will be working independently in by 2028 and why those who are currently independent say they would not go back to full time employment at any salary Pick up this book to learn about the workplace trends that make starting your own consulting firm a great choice for so many high performing professionals. You'll be able to assess your readiness for making the leap to independence and identify any problem areas that you'll need to overcome. And the best part is that Kris shares practical tips that took years to her to learn. In this book you'll discover: 10 trends affecting white collar workers that threaten traditional employment Six personal and practical reasons professionals choose independence Making room in the middle: the sweet spot between the big 4 consulting groups and temporary workers Four ways to start your own small consulting business Five must have skills for independents Seven warning signs that independence might not be for you Ten things to know before you go independent Compelling reasons companies work with independent professionals Overcoming your own resistance and fears when doing something big How to get started as an independent professional consultant As a special bonus, when you purchase Owning It, you'll have access to download these free valuable tools to help you get off to a good start: The Biz 101 Checklist which gives you the 10 steps to successfully launch a small consulting business A recorded webinar: 10 Steps to Starting Your Own Consulting Business A recorded webinar: Your Income Potential as an Independent Consultant

Download or read book The Entrepreneur s Guide to Customer Development written by Brant Cooper and published by Anchor Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a framework for starting and building new businesses based on the authors' insight that "most startups fail because they didn't develop their market". Based on Steve Blank's 2005 book 'The four steps to the Epiphany', this non-fiction novella aims to help readers to develop customer development.

Download or read book Consulting Fees written by Andréa Coutu and published by Consultant Journal Guides. This book was released on 2013-10-09 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thinking of consulting? Want to earn more from your clients? Discover how to set your consulting fees and get more money from every contract. Influence the way existing and potential clients view you and your consulting business by analyzing your market and using your fees as a marketing tool. Calculate your rate using consulting fee models. Navigate sticky situations - like requests to cut your fees, negotiate your quotes or work for free. Andrea Coutu's Consulting Fees helps consultants calculate consulting fees that they can ask for with confidence.

Download or read book Successful Quickbooks Consulting written by Michelle L. Long and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2007-10-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will help you start earning money in your OWN business with the wealth of information it provides. It includes steps to start your own business (and estimated start up costs); how to define your services and set billing rates (includes average billing rates); how to improve your knowledge and experience; obtain new clients and effective marketing ideas; details about websites, client engagements, market opportunities, growing the business, and MUCH more. The book includes results of a national survey of QuickBooks ProAdvisors about their annual income, use of engagement letters, over 300 comments and advice on things they wish they had known sooner or done differently, their KEYS to SUCCESS and more! Bookkeepers, accountants, tax preparers, and consultants will all find beneficial information in the book. With your own business, you can decide what hours you want to work, services to provide, and work from home if you choose! This book will help you SUCCEED!