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Embracing Experiential Learning

Tom Spencer

These skills are very much aligned with the work you would be doing after graduation such as in management consulting or any industry position. When you speak to management consultants about why they chose this industry, many of them will tell you how obsessed they are with the process of problem solving. Focus on Solving Problems.

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Wealth Management 101: The Hidden World of Private Banking

Tom Spencer

The financial services industry comprises firms that operate across a range of sectors: Asset & Wealth Management, Banking & Capital Markets, and Insurance. In simple terms, asset management firms are the ‘manufacturers’ of investment products (e.g., clients can purchase iShares on the RBC Wealth platform).

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The Ups and Downs of a Career in Consulting

Tom Spencer

Without a doubt, a career in the management consulting industry comes with many short- and long-term benefits. This means that you’ll generally get to work with a new team, a new client, possibly in a new industry, on a new project type, every few months. You will be pushed to your limits and learn lots of new things every day.

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Upgrade your Legacy System without Disrupting your Project-based Organization

Progressus

Although it might appear as though you’re saving costs when you don’t spend money updating your digital product, it might cost you much more over the long haul. For all industries, an average of 60-80% of IT budgets are allocated to keeping legacy systems running. What are Legacy Systems?

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An Overview of Business Development Consulting

Tom Spencer

Business development consultants engage in ‘prospecting’ which involves searching for potential customers who are likely to be a good fit for the product or service being offered. We prefer your competitor’s product. The important part is finding potential customers who have problems that your client can solve. Who are you?

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From Idea to Business: A Comprehensive Guide

Business Consulting Agency

Market Research : Conduct thorough market research to understand your industry, competitors, and target market. Finances : Secure startup funding through personal savings, loans, investors, or grants. Product or Service Development : Develop your product or service, keeping customer needs in mind.

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What is Project Accounting?

Progressus

For project-centric companies such as consulting firms, architect and engineering firms or software publishers, the term project accounting takes on a whole new meaning. Additionally, the time needed to reconcile spreadsheets to both the GL and project reporting negatively affects productivity which in turn risks profitability.