Book description
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 organization 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 commons issues facing your prospects and clients
- Leverage technology to reduce labor, 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.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Other Books by Alan Weiss
- Introduction to the Fourth Edition
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 Your Mindset Will Determine Your Success
- Chapter 2 Barging into the Business
- Chapter 3 Becoming a Marketer
- Chapter 4 Technology for the Next Nine Seconds
- Chapter 5 Finding the Economic Buyer
- Chapter 6 In the Buyer’s Office
- Chapter 7 Closing the Sale
- Chapter 8 Paying the Mortgage
- Chapter 9 Moving On Up
- Chapter 10 Living the Dream
- Appendix A 101 Questions for Any Sales Situation You’ll Ever Face
- Appendix B Suggested Reading in the Field
- Appendix C Sample Proposal
- Appendix D Sample Long Biographical Sketch
- Appendix E Sample Short Biographical Sketch
- Appendix F Further Resources
- Index
- End User License Agreement
Product information
- Title: Getting Started in Consulting, 4th Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2019
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9781119542155
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