Getting Started in Consulting

The Unbeatable, Updated, Comprehensive Guidebook For First-TimeConsultants Getting Started In Consulting More people than ever are making the jump from corporate officesto home offices, taking control of their futures, being their ownbosses, and starting their own consultancies. Consulting is abigger business than ever and growing every day. For almost a decade, Alan Weiss's Getting Started in Consultinghas been an indispensable resource for anyone who wants to strikeout on his own and start a new consulting business. It provides arich source of expert advice and practical guidance, and it showsyou how you can combine low overhead and a high degree oforganization to add up to a six- or even seven-figure income.You'll learn everything you need to know about financing yourbusiness, marketing your services, writing winning proposals,meeting legal requirements, setting fees, keeping the books, andmuch more. This new Third Edition of Getting Started in Consulting is morecomprehensive, up to date, and practical than ever. In addition tothe nuts-and-bolts basics, you'll also get a wealth of newinformation and resources: * How to leverage new technologies to lower your business costsand increase your profits * A budget sampler that shows you how best to maximize an initialstart-up investment of $5,000, $10,000, or $20,000 * Free downloadable tools and forms to help you design and startyour business quickly and easily * New interviews with consultants who achieved rapid success,including their personal stories and most effective techniques * Brand-new references, examples, and appendices If your dream in life is to get out of the office and out onyour own, consulting is a great way to make it happen. Make sureyou do it right--and do it profitably--with Getting Startedin Consulting, Third Edition.