Getting Started in Consulting ( Getting Started In..... )

Publication series :Getting Started In.....

Author: Alan Weiss  

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year: 2004

E-ISBN: 9780471678564

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780471479697

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780471479697

Subject: C932.8 Consulting in all over the world.

Language: ENG

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Description

A new revision of the successful guidebook for novice consultants
Getting Started in Consulting, Second Edition provides practical solutions and proven strategies for launching a consulting business. Readers will learn how low overhead and a high degree of organization can translate into a six-figure income working from a home office. The book also offers key information on how to finance a consulting practice, how to write proposals, how to set up billing and bookkeeping, and more. A new chapter also explains how to get started quickly for those who can't wait to generate cash flow or those who have a cash reserve they are immediately willing to commit.
Alan Weiss (East Greenwich, RI) has consulted with hundreds of organizations around the world, including Mercedes-Benz, Hewlett-Packard, Merck, and the Times Mirror Group. He lectures widely and is the author of 12 books.

Chapter

Contents

pp.:  1 – 9

Acknowledgments

pp.:  15 – 16

About the Author

pp.:  16 – 17

Chapter 3 Sorting Out the Legal, Financial, and Administrative First, Let’s Kill All the Lawyers

pp.:  41 – 65

Chapter 4 Fundamental Marketing Creating a Gravity for Your Business

pp.:  65 – 89

Chapter 5 Advanced Marketing Creating a Brand

pp.:  89 – 113

Chapter 6 Initiating the Sales Process and Acquiring Business Building Relationships

pp.:  113 – 135

Chapter 7 Closing the Sale How to Write Proposals and Cash Checks

pp.:  135 – 155

Chapter 8 Establishing Fees How to Make Them Beg to Pay You More

pp.:  155 – 183

Chapter 9 Moving to the Next Level How to Grow Your Business Dramatically

pp.:  183 – 205

Chapter 10 What Do You Do with Success? How to Continue to Grow by Paying Back

pp.:  205 – 227

Chapter 11 The Quick Start How to Hit the Consulting Ground Running at Full Speed

pp.:  227 – 249

Appendixes

pp.:  249 – 275

Glossary

pp.:  275 – 309

Index

pp.:  309 – 313

LastPages

pp.:  313 – 322

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