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Getting Started in Consulting

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Getting Started in Consulting by Alan Weiss offers practical guidance for aspiring consultants, covering the fundamental steps to launching and growing a successful consulting business. It provides strategies for acquiring clients, establishing a fee structure, and managing financials. The book combines real-world insights with actionable advice, making it an essential read for those entering the consulting industry.
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You might enjoy this book if you're considering a career in consulting or looking to boost your expertise in the industry. Written with practical insights from an experienced consultant, it offers valuable guidance on starting, managing, and expanding your consultancy practice, packed with strategies that are applicable in various business scenarios.

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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 organisation 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 common issues facing your prospects and clients
  • Leverage technology to reduce labour, 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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119542155

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 May 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Edition: 4th Edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 224.0mm

Weight: 272g

Pages: 224

About the Author

ALAN WEISS is a consultant, speaker, and bestselling author. His consulting firm, Summit Consulting Group, Inc., has attracted clients such as Mercedes-Benz, Merck, The New York Times, and over 500 other leading organizations. His speaking typically includes 30 keynotes a year at major conferences.

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