Most of the guidance you see for entrepreneurs is aimed at those who are selling a product (Apple, Tesla, Xiaomi), or selling a service (Uber, Airbnb, Snapchat). Yet, according to statistics from the Small Business Association (SBA), over half of new businesses offer something else—personal professional services, including consulting, business coaching, and advisory services. The challenges for […]
Consulting
Going Into Consulting? Prepare for Scope Creep
Are you new to consulting? Planning to start soon? Beware of scope creep. It’s a real problem in a lot of professional services. I ran into it in my years of consulting related to high-end planning and market research. Scope creep is what happens when you’ve done the consulting (or programming, design, engineering, etc.) you promised but your client […]
5 Ways Consulting Helps Build Your Business
When You Might Need Remote Consultants While running a business, there’s a point when it may become necessary for you to look for help managing the day-to-day operations. You can hire remote workers or virtual assistants to provide you with the talent and skills necessary to manage your company’s daily operations allowing you to focus […]
Consultant Andy Erickson on Consulting
Consultant Andy Erickson shares his journey from voluntarily leaving the safety of his management job at Boeing to his role today as a contract management consultant.
Don’t Forget Creative Fund Raising
Let me tell you the story of how I raised $100,000 to fill a gap needed to purchase a new home for my young family years ago. I had located a beautiful home that would be a stretch to finance, and had arranged for a first mortgage from the bank, and a second from the seller.
Pick the Entrepreneur Lifestyle Alternative for You
You are an aspiring entrepreneur, eager to dump the corporate grind, and work to the beat of your own drummer, but you can’t come up with that killer idea to save the world. What are the alternatives that will give you the independence you crave, and challenge your business acumen?
