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Consulting

How to Build Your Support System As a Consultant

Jun 11, 2020 By Rick Bowers

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 […]

Filed Under: solopreneur, Startup Tagged With: Consulting, Mentoring

8 Key Ingredients to a Profitable Consulting Business

Apr 25, 2017 By Marty Zwilling

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 […]

Filed Under: Creating a Plan Tagged With: Consulting, Differentiation, Getting Started, Planning

Going Into Consulting? Prepare for Scope Creep

Apr 17, 2017 By Tim Berry

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 […]

Filed Under: Pricing Strategy Tagged With: Consulting, Pricing

5 Ways Consulting Helps Build Your Business

Aug 2, 2016 By SmallBizClub Contributor

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 […]

Filed Under: Strategic Planning Tagged With: Consulting, Strategy

Consultant Andy Erickson on Consulting

Feb 12, 2015 By SmallBizClub Contributor

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.

Filed Under: Creating a Plan Tagged With: Consulting, Dave Goodwin, Podcasts

Don’t Forget Creative Fund Raising

May 9, 2014 By Dave Berkus

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.

Filed Under: Funding a Startup Tagged With: Consulting, Dave Berkus, Finding Capital, Relationships, Seeking Funding

Pick the Entrepreneur Lifestyle Alternative for You

Feb 18, 2014 By Marty Zwilling

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?

Filed Under: Personal Readiness Tagged With: Consulting, Franchise Business, Getting Started, Marty Zwilling, Starting a Business, Startups

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