Start and Run a Profitable Consulting Business

Douglas A. Gray

ISBN 10: 1850919275 / ISBN 13: 9781850919278

Published by Kogan Page, London England, 1995

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Paperback. Consultancy is a growing area, and has the great advantage that individuals with the right knowledge and experience can set themselves up in business at minimum cost. As issues become more involved, more and more people in business, health care, education, government, and other fields are calling on specialists to provide answer to complex problems. All the information necessary to set up and maintain a consultancy is provided in this book. It will also be helpful to those who have been in practice for a considerable time. Specimen forms are provided to reduce the need for consultants to originate their own. Concerns unique to consultancy are covered in detail, including: Determining market opportunities. Getting clients. Writing a successful proposal. Handling an assignment. Setting fees and invoicing clients. Keeping records. legally minimising the tax bill. Avoiding professional liability and preventing losses. Maintaining healthy client relations. Running the office smoothly. 234 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Start and Run a Profitable Consulting Business
• Publisher: Kogan Page, London England
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1850919275
• ISBN 13: 9781850919278
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: Reprint
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Academic Education Learning Business

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Synopsis

Consulting has become a multi-million dollar industry in North America as people put their knowledge and experience to work in small businesses. This practical step-by-step guide shows how anyone with expertise in a specific area can develop a profitable consulting business.The comprehensive discussions on all aspects of consulting will help the entrepreneur to get over that first hurdle of starting their business and direct them toward a successful and profitable marketing plan.This new edition includes a CD-ROM with worksheets and checklists that can be customized for different consulting businesses. The book addresses key topics applicable to start-up consultants.Highlights of the CD-ROM: * Formal consulting contract* Letter of agreement* Cash flow budget* Time and service record* Web resources* Bonus business form