Consulting Success

DECEMBER 10, 2018

It’s a known fact that consulting firms tend to be small businesses with a small number of employees. However, this leads to finding your business drowning with all of these things that you start losing your purpose. How to Find Purpose In Your Consulting Business: Podcast #66 is a post from: Consulting Success.

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Consulting Success

APRIL 24, 2023

It’s about creating irresistible consulting offers that reflect the excellence you provide, and ultimately, unlocking the full potential of your business. In this episode, Casey Brown, President and Founder of Boost Pricing, talks about the art of pricing irresistible consulting offers. She discusses how.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JUNE 20, 2012

Over the years, I have had to opportunity to manage different groups and perhaps more importantly observe how different managers and consultants face obstacles. The manager may allocate a budget to a small business development and delivery team to explore and develop a lead customer in the new market.

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Successful Independent Consulting

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

As a coach and champion for independent consultants, I went on a fact-finding mission to answer two important questions: Are self-employed consultants still better off being paid on a 1099 tax basis as a business or on a W-2 tax basis through a third party? Key Findings A. The answer to my first question is yes. Pretty simple.

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Bosses, colleagues and friends all questioned the wisdom of quitting his high-paying job and steady paycheck for the unknowns of starting his own consulting business. After over 15 years of consistent and growing consulting success - they now understand exactly why he did it. Betsy Jordyn: Okay. I guess I know what did happen.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Last week we held an MC exclusive subscriber giveaway contest – entrants told us in 200 words or less how they became interested in consulting. The prize for best answer was a FREE Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd edition – a HUGE giveaway – so we weren’t surprised when we heard from so many of you.

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 27, 2022

If you refer to yourself as a freelancer or consultant, what does that imply? There’s a lot of confusion over the terms used for workers who aren't full-time employees: Gig worker Temp Freelancer Contractor Consultant Solopreneur For professional independent consultants, wading through the confusion is critical.

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 2, 2018

I know a consultant who is going to do some work designing a company’s program for high-potential employees. The consultant has talent but not much experience. Pricing consulting services is notoriously difficult, particularly for self-employed consultants. Dear Liz, I have a quick question. Can you ballpark this for me?

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 21, 2021

How much does it REALLY cost to start and run a profitable consulting or coaching business? Jen Hamilton is a business coach that helps coaches and consultants build a business foundation that generates ongoing revenue. It includes my recommended tools and resources around consulting business start up costs.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2016

Owners of small businesses can set their own hours, make their own management decisions, and take pride in the ownership of their work. So, the remaining question about being a small firm CEO is the monetary reward; if the money is nearly the same, then the compensation as a small business CEO dominates other careers.

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Alan Weiss

JANUARY 2, 2021

But for a small business, making a $40,000 error can be fatal. Yet small business owners are among those most resistant to advice, and tend to make more emotional decisions than intellectual decisions. Apple can make a $40 million error, and it’s barely a footnote on the financial reports.

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Successful Independent Consulting

MAY 31, 2018

How can other self-employed consultants become wealthy too? Reflecting on my years as an independent consultant, I’ve boiled it down to five keys to success. Five Steps to Becoming a Millionaire Consultant 1. Subcontractors to an agency or consulting firm are usually paid about 65% of what they are worth. But I digress.)

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Consulting Matters

JUNE 1, 2023

During our discussion, we explored Dorie's journey into entrepreneurship and how she transitioned from the non-profit world to consulting. She shares how she learned to recognize that running a small business was what she was doing, and how she decided to use those skills to launch her own practice. magazine.

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

JUNE 11, 2017

Why you should become a consultant. I speak to a lot of people who think about becoming a consultant. But as a consultant you can shape the kind of work you do. These days the only projects I work on are projects that I’m interested in; and this is what can happen for you too once you make the move to consultancy.

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Tsavo Neal

JANUARY 20, 2022

“What are examples of some of the best consultant websites?” ” “Why does an independent consultant need a website?” ” As a specialist in design, copywriting, and marketing for consultants, I’m biased. I believe every consultant should have a website. It even instills confidence in you.

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Successful Independent Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2017

"As an independent consultant, does it matter how I get paid?” being paid on a 1099 tax basis as a business instead of on a W-2 tax basis like a temp worker makes a huge difference to your profitability for two key reasons: You pay less tax. The reason for these tax savings was only partly due to the business-owner tax deductions.

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Asamby Consulting

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Small Business Operations Consulting An investment makes sense only when you get more in return than you invested. If you hire an operations consultant, this Return on Investment might be not easy to calculate. This blog posts outlines what the ROI for hiring a small business operations consultant is.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 13, 2018

Even if cryptocurrencies will not displace gold and fiat currencies, there is great potential in crypto and blockchain for business applications. So what can crypto really do for business, and for small business in particular? Free well-meaning word-of-mouth marketing is an excellent way to spread awareness of a business.

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Asamby Consulting

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Your business is struggling and you seek outside help? Time to bring in a consultant. But what does a consultant for small business cost? What is a consultant for small business A consultant for small business helps smaller organizations achieve their goals.

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Consulting Matters

JUNE 30, 2020

So, you want to start a consulting business? Or interested in taking your consulting business the next level? Most high-achieving professionals at some point in their career dream of ditching the pressure of the 70-hour workweeks and start a consulting business. Why Smart People Start Consulting Businesses.

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Consulting Success

AUGUST 7, 2017

Preparing for crisis before it hits can protect your consulting business from everything from criticism to collapse. Description: On this episode of Consulting Success, I’m joined by Jonathan Bernstein of Bernstein Crisis Management. This wisdom doesn’t only apply to big businesses — crisis mode can hit anyone at anytime.

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Effective Managers

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Finding the right management consultant can make all the difference. A management consultant can provide you with this objective, considered perspective, coupled with accurate analysis and suggestions for your business going forward. But, as for any other position, hiring a management consultant can be tricky.

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Successful Independent Consulting

MAY 15, 2017

This article covers two sides of the same coin for independent consultants: how to set up your business for success and what expenses to track to pay less tax. Those are the big-ticket items related to making taxes less painful, but the list is incomplete if you intend to be a savvy business owner. They're interrelated.

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Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Basically, AB5 requires all gig workers, freelancers, independent consultants, and other solopreneurs to be legitimate businesses because the client companies who hire you must be able to prove that you are indeed a business. You may still have to pay the basic business tax to get the license.

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Successful Independent Consulting

OCTOBER 10, 2019

As an independent consultant running your own business, good marketing is critical. No one is going to hire an unpolished freelancer to help solve their business problem, especially if they’re going to spend tens of thousands of dollars. Click on “Small Business.” Clearly, a professional image is vital.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 11, 2017

It’s the question of our time – how far is too far to go back on my consulting resume? Day about consulting resumes, and we’re happy to answer them (you can email us here !). But today, we’re here to answer one specific question: do undergrad clubs/experiences matter on your consulting resume?

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 24, 2020

I am super excited to introduce you all to Charles Browne, the latest graduate from the Consultant’s Institute, who has got an amazing new business that he is launching, so welcome. So, those very few engagements kind of turned me off to that big box consulting firm, which is why I chose not to stay. Charles Browne : Hi.

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Tsavo Neal

MARCH 30, 2017

When is the last time you read a helpful blog article that gave you actionable advice to improve your consulting business? Did you know that there are consultant-specific blogs that host such advice? These best consulting blogs offer bite-sized reads packed with actionable tips and strategies for consultants.

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Tsavo Neal

JULY 20, 2017

I sought to find the best podcasts for consultants: podcasts that help them provide more value for their clients, acquire new business, and expand their minds. Unleashed by Will Bachman Unleashed offers long-form interviews with successful top-tier independent management consultants. Sales for Nerds by Reuben Shwartz.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 4, 2025

She shares her ups and downs from working at ASOS and feeling unfulfilled and overcoming struggles of a small business, to going viral on social media, opening pop ups in London and New York, and finally having over 350,000 people sign up for their Black Friday email list.

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Women in Consulting

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Women In Consulting recently announced the results of its 13th Annual Consulting Best Practices and Compensation Study at our September general meeting. The overarching theme was that consultants and small business owners are reporting that their businesses are “the same, but better.” By: Amy Smith.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JULY 28, 2022

When you subcontract through an agency or consulting firm you are usually paid about 65 percent of what you're worth. But there are ways to offset that extra tax, particularly by taking business-owner tax deductions and saving money for retirement, both of which lower your taxable income. Get repeat business. Spend wisely.

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Asamby Consulting

JANUARY 20, 2022

The goal trap for small businesses Small businesses realize as they grow that they need goals and goal setting to manage their company but often fail to adopt them. When a small business grows beyond 5 people, it becomes difficult to gather the whole team to align on the priorities and next steps.

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Asamby Consulting

MARCH 17, 2023

Small businesses play a vital role in the global economy, with millions of them operating worldwide. However, starting and running a small business can be a challenging task. One of the most critical challenges facing small business owners is organizational development. What is Organizational Development?

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Do you have the mindset and strategies you need to create a thriving consulting or coaching business so you can reach your full potential in your career and life? Today, I had the pleasure of speaking with Ann Carden, a highly successful consultant and fellow mentor to other consultants.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

His post got me to thinking about some of the steps that small businesses/challenger brands and others that don’t have huge brand equity or money can use to market themselves effectively. The post How Can Small Businesses Approach Marketing? appeared first on Wakeman Consulting Group.

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The Source

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Suppose you moonlight as a small business owner and you want to start selling your products online; maybe you make a line of high-quality cashmere socks embroidered with inspirational Paul Drucker quotes. And further suppose that—for one of any number of perfectly valid reasons—you have a strong ethical aversion to working with Amazon.

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