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Propel Small Businesses to Success

Business Consulting Agency

Key Areas Where Business Consultants Assist Strategic Planning and Execution A business consultant helps in developing a strategic plan that aligns with the company’s goals and market conditions. Marketing and Sales Marketing strategy is crucial for any small business looking to expand its reach.

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Selling Your Competitive Advantages in Consulting

Tom Spencer

Looking back to consulting recruiting in graduate school, I always think about how interesting it was that so much of the conversation among candidates was about getting an offer from a top consulting firm. During the recruiting process, firms screen candidates for potential to succeed given the firm’s business portfolio and culture.

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Consulting 101: Operations, Hierarchies, and Types of Firms

Tom Spencer

Your business just launched a new product and needs to market it. Market trends have changed, and you want to make sure the product will reach the correct target customer. As a result, you hire a team of consultants to explore and recommend marketing strategies. Consulting Firm Structure. Coffee Chat with Employees.

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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.

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Alternatives to a Traditional Summer Internship

Tom Spencer

By articulating the problems you solved in your resume and during future interviews, recruiters will be better able to understand your professional skillset. For the other, they helped create marketing materials to acquire more donations. Student Government. Startups and Early-Stage Projects.

Finance 88
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ESG’s Impact on Professional Services

Prudent Pedal

Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) “marketing” is the season’s latest trend. How firms use ESG to position their businesses is of strategic importance to a firm’s brand, demand generation, client relationships, recruiting, and culture. Why is ESG important to Professional Services? Attracting the best talent.

Metrics 76
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Coronavirus & Consulting Offers

Tom Spencer

The travel and hospitality industries have been decimated, stock markets around the world have tanked, and governments struggle to combat this devil on so many fronts. If the virus isn’t under control by May 1 st 2021 and the economy hasn’t picked up, do recruiters have plans to push back start dates?