Sample business consulting plan. When you’re starting out as a consultant, it’s important that you put together a consulting business plan. But where can you find samples? Figuring out what to put in your business plan can be a challenge. It can help to look at a sample business plan outline, like the one I’ve […]
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Here’s a gem from Donald Trump: "If you’re going to be thinking, you may as well think big." Sounds great, doesn’t it? But I’m going to go out on a limb and tell you to think small for a change. Too many prospective consultants get hung up on thinking big: How am I going to
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Home business lead generation is a hot topic. There’s more to lead generation for a home business than just finding new clients. Lead generation is a system that matches buyers to sellers. To get a lead generation system going, you need to identify your target market, develop messages that provide compelling propositions for that market,
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Finding new clients takes up part of every independent consultant’s workload. But sometimes it’s not you who’s finding the clients. Sometimes, the clients find you. A week or two ago, I was at a computer store with my good friend, who’s a art direction consultant and graphic designer. She was there to pick up some
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Building a successful consulting business takes more than just good luck. If you mix together key ingredients, you can build a successful consulting business even if you’re not a business wiz. Whether you do it yourself or hire someone else, these five areas will help you run your consulting business. Planning What’s that saying? If
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I first fell in love with the idea of freelancing when I was 18. My college journalism prof told me that she’d arranged her work schedule so that she could spend all day on Fridays doing freelance work. In fact, she’d arranged the rest of her workflow so that she didn’t have to be at
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Do consulting firms let their employees know how much their time is billed out at? In my post on setting consulting fee rates, Deb asked about the sensitive nature of paid wages vs client billing. She wrote: Do consulting firms let their employees/consultants be aware of the actual amount a client is being charged? I
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Freelance writing seems to be a popular choice for people who want to get into consulting. Following Become a Freelance Writer, many of you wrote in to say you’re interested in publishing your own work and getting paid for it. The great thing about freelance writing is that you can write on any topic —
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Free home-based business software. When you start your home-based business, it’s inevitable that you may need some software. And, like many business owners, you’d probably prefer not to break the bank to buy it. But where can you find free home-based business software? Free home-based business software sources Your own computer. Have you already purchased
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In my becoming a consultant FAQ, I encourage people to ask themselves whether they can get up in the morning and start working without being told to do so. A lot of people get hung up on this and worry that they’ll procrastinate. They think about all the times they’ve taken long lunches, called in
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