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The everything start your own consulting business book : expert, step-by-step advice for a successful and profitable career / Dan Ramsey.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Everything seriesPublication details: Avon, Mass. : Adams Media, 2009.Description: xi, 291 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1605503657 (pbk.)
  • 9781605503653 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Start your own consulting business book
Subject(s):
Contents:
Opportunities for consultants -- What consultants do -- Consulting requirements -- Setting up your consulting service -- Resources for consultants -- Identifying your clients -- Writing your business plan -- Getting help -- Managing costs -- Keeping good records -- Pricing your services -- Marketing your services -- Advertising and publicity -- Working by priority -- Profitability -- Financial records -- Growing your business -- Managing employees -- Managing business risk -- The future of your consulting business.
Summary: Learn how to take your knowledge, experience, and passion and run your own successful enterprise. Whatever your specialty, you have the potential to earn a higher income and create a satisfying career for yourself.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 658.46 R183 Available 33111006046888
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The independence, flexibility, and potential income consulting brings make for an exciting and satisfying career in virtually any industry. And it's an increasingly popular option for highly skilled, motivated professionals who've been laid off in this unstable economy. Readers learn tips and tricks to beat the competition, including how to: *Set - and keep - personal and financial goals *Price and market specific services *Create advertising and publicity plans *Grow a business *Minimize and eliminate business risks *Consultants are paid well for their advice - if they know how to operate a successful business. AUTHOR: Dan Ramsey is the author of more than two dozen introductory and start up business books. Past president of Ramsey Business Strategies, he worked with numerous small businesses as a consultant on effective management techniques. He is the author of The Upstart Guide to Owning and Managing a Consulting Service, 101 Best Home Business, and other business guides. *

Includes index.

Opportunities for consultants -- What consultants do -- Consulting requirements -- Setting up your consulting service -- Resources for consultants -- Identifying your clients -- Writing your business plan -- Getting help -- Managing costs -- Keeping good records -- Pricing your services -- Marketing your services -- Advertising and publicity -- Working by priority -- Profitability -- Financial records -- Growing your business -- Managing employees -- Managing business risk -- The future of your consulting business.

Learn how to take your knowledge, experience, and passion and run your own successful enterprise. Whatever your specialty, you have the potential to earn a higher income and create a satisfying career for yourself.

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