What Is An Entrepreneurial Consultant? (Examples & Stories)
Consulting Success
MAY 20, 2022
What is an entrepreneurial consultant? An entrepreneurial consultant is a business owner who provides expert advice in a particular field or industry.
Consulting Success
MAY 20, 2022
What is an entrepreneurial consultant? An entrepreneurial consultant is a business owner who provides expert advice in a particular field or industry.
Consulting Success
MAY 16, 2022
Do you want to scale your consulting business? Michael Zipursky welcomes Sarah McVanel, the President and founder of Greatness Magnified. Sarah shares that before you scale, you first need to discover if doing so will bring you joy. If you figure it will start by growing your team.
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Consulting Success
MAY 6, 2022
What’s your consulting firm’s mission statement? Mission statements for consulting businesses are notoriously difficult to write. In a few sentences, you must summarize why your business exists and the changes you want to make in the world.
Consulting Success
MAY 2, 2022
What’s an important factor when growing from independent consultant to founder? Michael Zipursky welcomes Babita Devi, the Managing Director at bStrategic. Babita shares that building strong relationships is key. She never had to market her business because word of mouth was enough.
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Successfully complete the five stages of ABM: define, identify, engage, convert, and connect. We’ll show you how to create a unified system with your sales team to help them land more qualified opportunities and connect with prospects like never before.
Consulting Success
MAY 23, 2022
If everything’s been done and everybody’s doing everything right, how can you stand out and build a superstar consulting brand? Michael Zipursky welcomes Damon Holowchak, the CEO of Super Collider Consulting Inc. The key is to identify what you stand for. Why do you do what you do?
Consulting Success
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
What are the advantages of using external consultants? Perhaps you’re a consultant and you’d like to communicate why a potential client should hire you over an employee. Or maybe you’re a company that’s torn between hiring a consultant or an employee for a project.
Consulting Success
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
No one knows what the future brings. If uncertainty is a fact of life and business, then you should be ready to futureproof your business. Michael Zipursky discusses getting ready for the future with the CEO and founder of Potential Squared, Colin Hunter.
Consulting Success
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
What’s the difference between a consultant vs freelancer? In Consultant Vs Contractor: What’s the Difference, we outlined the difference between a consultant and a contractor. However, a freelancer is different from a contractor. A freelancer typically works with more than one client.
Consulting Success
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
For complex projects that require subcontracting, a Request for Proposal is a great way to winnow out what companies to partner up with. An RFP, however, isn’t just a simple document that you send off and forget about.
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Sourcing the right executive candidates and filling key managerial roles in an organization can be difficult, even in the best of times. Download this eBook to level up your discovery process, talent sourcing, and strategies for reaching your best-fit candidates.
Consulting Success
JANUARY 28, 2022
Hiring an administrative assistant is one of the best moves you can make for your consulting business. Many years ago (almost 23 years ago to be exact!) when I started my first consulting business, I was convinced I could do everything myself. Client calls. Invoicing. Scheduling meetings. Writing.
Consulting Success
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
The only way to prevail as a small consulting firm is to do something different. In this episode, Christian Stadler talks with host Michael Zipursky about the winning business strategies you can use to grow, adapt, and beat your competition.
Consulting Success
DECEMBER 13, 2021
What is the mindset of successful consulting leaders? The key is to understand the reality in front of you. Michael Zipursky’s guest in this episode is Michelle Ray, the CEO and Founder of Lead Yourself First Enterprises.
Consulting Success
DECEMBER 27, 2021
Many people take their marketing strategies for granted, and thus continue using old, ineffective techniques. Setting aside tactics that do not work in favor of unconventional PR strategies is always recommended. However, most businesses are afraid to get out of their comfort zones.
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To stay ahead in this race, every recruiter needs a good playbook. In this eBook, we lay out 12 recruiting plays that can automate key steps in your recruitment process, helping you reduce both the cost and the time it takes to hire the best candidates.
Consulting Success
DECEMBER 20, 2021
How do you build a sustainable consulting business? One effective way is to keep your carbon footprint low. Michael Zipursky’s guest in this episode is Kate Gaertner, the Founder and CEO of TripleWin Advisory. Kate talks with Michael about how the pandemic changed how the consulting business works.
Consulting Success
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Do you want to start consulting while working full time? There are many reasons why you might consider starting a consulting “side hustle” before going all in. Consulting is a low-risk, high-reward business. You don’t need any capital to get started.
Consulting Success
DECEMBER 6, 2021
Growing the revenue of your consulting business is not an easy task. There are many ways to do this whether it be marketing yourself better or having a clear proposition. Launch your consulting business by pulling the right levers with your host Michael Zipursky and his guest Felix Velarde.
Consulting Success
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Everyone will benefit from having long-term clients who will always return to you and even refer others to work with you. But garnering such individuals is not so easy to accomplish.
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The question for sales pros is this: Are you ready for the challenge, and opportunity, of selling to the C-suite? The following 12 tips can help ensure that you and your team are.
Consulting Success
DECEMBER 22, 2020
This is the ultimate guide on how to start a consulting business in 2021. By the end of this guide, you’ll know how to turn your skills and expertise into a profitable and successful consulting business. Let’s dive right in.
Consulting Success
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
While business success and happiness seem exclusive, it is possible to design a successful consulting business that you and your clients will be happy about.
Consulting Success
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
Can consultants use consulting marketplaces to find new clients and opportunities? Ever since the start of the pandemic, an increasing number of B2B buyers have shifted online to find, hire, and work with external consultants.
Consulting Success
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
If you are learning something beneficial for you, stick with it. If you have zero experience in sales and marketing while running a business, take time to learn it. Heather Couture is the owner and machine learning consultant of Pixel Scientia Labs, and she learned how to sell.
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Consulting Success
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
How much money are you leaving on the table? If you’re like most entrepreneurial consultants, you’re leaving tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands — or even millions of dollars — on the table over the span of your career. Because you lack an effective pricing strategy.
Consulting Success
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Relationship-building is a fundamental aspect of running a business. So how does one go about it? In this episode, joining Michael Zipursky is Martin Stadelmeyer of AMBE Engineering, LLC.
Consulting Success
JUNE 7, 2021
Look at your calendar and cross out the things that you don’t enjoy doing. You could do ten other things that you enjoy over one thing that you hate. It’s all about choosing the energy.
Consulting Success
OCTOBER 29, 2021
If you want to start a consulting business, then you need to write your consulting business plan. Or do you? I’ve watched countless starry-eyed entrepreneurs “start” their business with a 50-100 page business plan.
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Consulting Success
OCTOBER 15, 2021
What metrics for consulting businesses should you track if you want to grow? You’ve heard it before: what gets measured gets managed. But if you don’t even know what to measure, how are you supposed to manage (or improve) it?
Consulting Success
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Trust is the foundation of any relationship. This is exceptionally true when it comes to business. You need to establish trust within your team, clients, and customers to grow. So how do you build that trust?
Consulting Success
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Stories of executives who transition to consulting are not that uncommon. But how does one successfully venture out of corporate? Joining Michael Zipursky is Tom Tonkin.
Consulting Success
APRIL 11, 2022
Data analysis and models are very important to understand your business better. When you have a clear mastery and vision of it, you will be better in marketing, resulting in more customers and bigger revenue.
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What is conversational marketing really about? This guide will examine the market forces at play, shifting buyer trends, how to leverage conversation marketing, and the tactics involved in adopting it for a B2B demand generation strategy.
Consulting Success
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Have one of your clients requested you send them a report on a project you’re working on? Both writing and reporting are essential to being a consultant. Reports help your client understand the work you’re doing and the effect it is having on their organization.
Consulting Success
AUGUST 6, 2021
Wondering how to sell consulting services? Last Friday evening, I got a call from one of our neighbors inviting my daughter to join them to sell lemonade. My daughters are six years old and three years old, and they were thrilled to get this invitation.
Consulting Success
APRIL 25, 2022
CEOs have the greatest impact on the business than anybody. This is why they need to be coached and consulted so that they can grow into something bigger. These CEOs need to build leaders within their companies for a brighter future. Stop being selfish, and start being selfless.
Consulting Success
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Leaving a corporate job and taking the leap of faith to be on your own can be both scary and exciting.
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