The Consultant's Manual: A Complete Guide to Building a Successful Consulting Practice - Softcover

Greenbaum, Thomas L.

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9780471008798: The Consultant's Manual: A Complete Guide to Building a Successful Consulting Practice
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ISBN 10: 0471008796 ISBN 13: 9780471008798
Publisher: Wiley, 1994

Synopsis

The Consultant's Manual If you're serious about starting your own consulting practice, there's something you should know . . No matter how knowledgeable you are in your field.. No matter how expert your advice or impressive your credentials.. If you don't bring an air of consummate professionalism to every phase of your practice--from proposal-writing and fee-setting, to drawing up contracts and issuing reports--you'll almost definitely lose out to the professional who does. But don't worry, because with Tom Greenbaum and The Consultant's Manual in your corner, you can make sure that never happens! Growing out of the author's Harvard consulting course, this book offers level-headed, expert advice on virtually every practical aspect of starting, building, and marketing your consulting practice. Centered around the theme of developing and working an exhaustive business plan for your firm, it leads you step-by-step through the research, planning, and problem-solving stages. Positioning your firm, giving it a name, targeting your market, establishing a sales culture, maintaining top-flight customer service, cash flow, billing, and fee setting . it's all in here, and much more.

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About the Author

THOMAS L. GREENBAUM is President of Groups Plus, Inc., a focus group research and consulting practice.

From the Back Cover

The Consultant s Manual If you re serious about starting your own consulting practice, there s something you should know No matter how knowledgeable you are in your field. No matter how expert your advice or impressive your credentials. If you don t bring an air of consummate professionalism to every phase of your practice from proposal-writing and fee-setting, to drawing up contracts and issuing reports you ll almost definitely lose out to the professional who does. But don t worry, because with Tom Greenbaum and The Consultant s Manual in your corner, you can make sure that never happens! Growing out of the author s Harvard consulting course, this book offers level-headed, expert advice on virtually every practical aspect of starting, building, and marketing your consulting practice. Centered around the theme of developing and working an exhaustive business plan for your firm, it leads you step-by-step through the research, planning, and problem-solving stages. Positioning your firm, giving it a name, targeting your market, establishing a sales culture, maintaining top-flight customer service, cash flow, billing, and fee setting it s all in here, and much more.

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The Consultant’s Manual If you’re serious about starting your own consulting practice, there’s something you should know … … No matter how knowledgeable you are in your field.… No matter how expert your advice or impressive your credentials.… If you don’t bring an air of consummate professionalism to every phase of your practice—from proposal-writing and fee-setting, to drawing up contracts and issuing reports—you’ll almost definitely lose out to the professional who does. But don’t worry, because with Tom Greenbaum and The Consultant’s Manual in your corner, you can make sure that never happens! Growing out of the author’s Harvard consulting course, this book offers level-headed, expert advice on virtually every practical aspect of starting, building, and marketing your consulting practice. Centered around the theme of developing and working an exhaustive business plan for your firm, it leads you step-by-step through the research, planning, and problem-solving stages. Positioning your firm, giving it a name, targeting your market, establishing a sales culture, maintaining top-flight customer service, cash flow, billing, and fee setting … it’s all in here, and much more.

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Publisher
Wiley
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0471008796
ISBN 13 
9780471008798
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
240
Rating
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