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What is Consulting? Is Management Consulting a Good Fit for You?

Tom Spencer

What is Consulting? Many of us have heard the term consulting before, whether it comes up in a chat with friends about making money or just throwing around the term loosely when trying to come up with an entrepreneurial idea. What does consulting actually mean and is consulting right for you?

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What The Research Says About Building A Successful Consulting Firm With Elizabeth Harr: Podcast #318

Consulting Success

You may find consulting success just by employing general marketing strategies and casting a wide net on your target audience. But if you want to build a high-growth consulting firm, you must make your tactics more laser-focused and well-targeted. Michael Zipursky sits down with Elizabeth Harr, Managing Partner at Hinge Marketing.

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Are You at a Crossroads in Your Career or Business? Kathleen Ochab Can Help You Move Forward

Consulting Matters

Standing at a career crossroads, staring into the unknown, wondering “What on earth do I do next?” But what is this moment of uncertainty that could be your biggest opportunity yet ? But what is this moment of uncertainty that could be your biggest opportunity yet ?

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Narrow Your Niche to Win More Work as a Solopreneur

Successful Independent Consulting

I’ve mentored and represented hundreds of independent consultants and repeatedly I see those with a well-defined niche win more work. What is his sweet spot? What is he really good at? What problems or challenges can he solve? Absolutely, but that’s not what makes them unique. The exact opposite is true.

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Figuring Out Your Billing Rate as an Independent Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

Most consultants tend to use an hourly rate anyway, because it’s the easiest to figure out, there’s less risk of undercharging, and it’s what most clients are used to. Competition: Are there a lot of solopreneurs in your geographic area who do what you do? Next, divide by 2,000. Then multiply that number by 2, 2.5,

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The Ladder You Must Climb to Grow Your Consulting Firm

David A Fields

Clients hire your consulting firm in part because you know more than they do. Wise in the ways of management, marketing or the musk beetle (or whatever your area of expertise happens to be). How expert are you, though, and what are you doing to continuously upgrade your knowledge? Fields Consulting Group.

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The 7 Best CRMs For Consultants (& How To Use Them To Win Clients)

Consulting Success

What are the best CRMs for consultants? CRM” stands for customer relationship management, a type of software that helps you manage relationships with your current and prospective clients. Consulting is a relationship business. Without a CRM, you’ll have a tough time managing the relationships that you build.