Starting And Running A Successful Consultancy 3rd Edition

Laid out in a workbook format, this books contains a wide variety of exercises, ultimately geared towards making consultancy an increasingly profitable enterprise. Reading this book will help you to: gain a clear understanding of the consulting process and its requirements; define and establish a clear strategic direction for your business; understand how to raise finances and maintain financial control; create and implement an effective marketing strategy; and, balance ongoing business with attracting new clients. Contents: Section One: Getting started; 1. Setting the scene; 2. Evaluating your fit; 3. What type of consulting business are you running?; 4. Establishing your business direction; Section Two: Getting customers; 5. Marketing your business; 6. Selling your service; Section Three: Getting money; 7. Financing Your Business; Section Four: Getting organised; 8. Organising your business; 9. Running your business: doing the work!; 10. Moving into Action.

Consulting has become a growing and lucrative option for individuals. Here is the methodology to set up and run a consulting business, from defining strategic direction to delivering on-going business.

Consulting has become an increasingly viable and growing working option for many individuals. This book is designed to help those new to consulting to carve out a successful career, and to aid those already in the arena to grow their business. Laid out in

Now in an updated edition, this workbook contains a wide variety of exercises that readers can complete to help them carve out a career in consulting and determine their own future.

REVISED AND UPDATED THIRD EDITION. "Owning a B&B is the dream of many...By giving you the tools to help make your operation a success my hope is that within a short time you will be able to live your dream." More and more people are considering downshifting. Buying a property that can pay for its upkeep and give you a comfortable lifestyle is a popular option. Not only has the interest grown in becoming a B&B proprietor, so has the interest by the public in the B&B as a viable short-break option. With this rise in popularity, however, come expectations, and this is where this book comes in. It will help you: * DETERMINE WHO YOUR CUSTOMERS ARE; * MANAGE THE NECESSARY FINANCIAL TOOLS; * READY YOUR HOUSE FOR B&B OR HELP YOU BUY OR BUILD A NEW ONE; * SUCCESSFULLY MARKET YOUR PROPERTY; * ENSURE YOU MAKE A PROFIT FROM YOUR ENTERPRISE. / In short, everything you need to know to make your B&B a truly special place to stay! This book has been written for would-be and current B&B owners. It can be used as a short course giving invaluable insights for the experienced and inexperienced alike.

This book, ‘9 R.U.L.E.S TO GEOSPATIAL CONSULTING’ is a step-by-step guide to transform an individual to get into a consulting mindset, and make them a “trusted expert”. This book is written for professionals having expertise with domain and geospatial (GIS/RS/GPS) knowledge and wish to shift from an employee skillset to a consulting mindset. The shift in the consulting mindset can create a different approach to working, can translate into success, and can provide value to the company as well as to clients. This book can be useful for: • GIS experts who are spending their time and effort in data creation and wants to shift to problem-solving as an internal or external consultant to increase revenue for the company and value for the client. • GIS & remote sensing professionals who are debating about leaving the corporate life and want to explore an alternative lifestyle. • Professionals with GIS skillset who want to establish their own consulting business and increase their market share. • GIS experts who want to begin an independent lifestyle. The book is written with examples around individuals from the industry of Agriculture and GIS. The author has used two key elements in this book, the first one is RULES, as “Recognize”, “Uncover”, “Learn”, “Engage”, “Secure” and the second element is the number "9" that depicts the points in each chapter. The book is not restricted to professionals from the geopatial sector. It can be used by any professional who has an interest in consulting.

How can you take your skills and expertise and package and present it to become a successful consultant? There are proven time-tested principles, strategies, tactics and best-practices the most successful consultants use to start, run and grow their consulting business. Consulting Success teaches you what they are. In this book you'll learn: - How to position yourself as a leading expert and authority in your marketplace - Effective marketing and branding materials that get the attention of your ideal clients - Strategies to increase your fees and earn more with every project - The proposal template that has generated millions of dollars in consulting engagements - How to develop a pipeline of business and attract ideal clients - Productivity secrets for consultants including how to get more done in one week than most people do in a month - And much, much more