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Breaking into Consulting as a Non-Business Student

Tom Spencer

Breaking into the consulting industry with a non-business degree can be challenging as a sizeable portion of hires are from top business schools, but non-business hires are on the rise. Network with Industry Professionals Networking is an important part of breaking into any industry, and consulting is no exception.

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What is consulting?

Tom Spencer

This might include advice on asset management, tax structuring, or capital structuring to reduce financing costs and sources of risk (e.g. Finance, HR, Supply Chain, ICT, Legal). This post provided a brief overview of consulting, and attempted to answer three questions that students often have about the industry. Conclusion.

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5 reasons to choose strategy consulting over financial advisory consulting

Management Consulted

Beyond definition, there are many other factors that put strategy consulting and financial advisory consulting in different camps. As a quick disclaimer – both strategy and finance are imperative to the health of any company, so we’re not trying to argue that strategy is more important than finance or vice versa.

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Is your small business making enough profit?

Asamby Consulting

Major cost and expense types The major types of cost are Cost of goods sold (COGS, including some of the below) Staff cost (salaries) Cost of financing (interest rates) Offices and buildings Energy Marketing cost Depending on your industry, different types might be dominant. And how do you compare to your industry?

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M&A Update from ACG

Martinka Consulting

It’s usually the buyer’s personal money (individual or small business owner) and the bank is the largest component of financing not just a small piece of it. Looser definitions of EBITDA – as in the definitions are weakening. 20x plus at $50 million plus deals. I know we’re busy with sellers and buyers.

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What is Project Accounting?

Progressus

Its most general definition is processing financial transactions by project including costs, billings, and revenue. Achieving Your Project Management Goals with Progressus Project Accounting Progressus Project Accounting allows project-based businesses to take control of project finances. Project accounting is an overly broad term.

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Blockchain For Managers

Tom Spencer

Many things managers do – and in many industries – are about to be automated out of existence. Blockchain will create the same kind of career obsolescence for managers in many industries as the self-driving car, automated manufacturing, and automated supply chains will produce for “blue-collar” workers. The reason?