How to Build Your Support System As a Consultant

By Rick Bowers | Jun 11, 2020

If you’re a consultant or coach, you know how competitive the industry is for professionals like you. If you’re just starting out or looking to shake up your business model, you need to ensure that you have the solid foundation of support you need. Here are 4 steps to build that foundation and set yourself…

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8 Key Ingredients to a Profitable Consulting Business

By Marty Zwilling | Apr 25, 2017

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…

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Going Into Consulting? Prepare for Scope Creep

By Tim Berry | Apr 17, 2017

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…

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5 Ways Consulting Helps Build Your Business

By SmallBizClub | Aug 2, 2016

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…

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Don’t Forget Creative Fund Raising

By Dave Berkus | May 9, 2014
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.
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Pick the Entrepreneur Lifestyle Alternative for You

By Marty Zwilling | Feb 18, 2014
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?
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