Consulting Skills
Course Overview
Offered to those using the Internet to promote their business and build a client list. It will also be adapted to include core UK business and finance information, crucial for those setting up alone. Topics such as bookkeeping and basic accountancy have been added, plus content on UK tax and how government policies affect small businesses. This new edition incorporates updated currency systems in order to cater for the UK market.
- Part I: So You Want to Be a Consultant 7
- Chapter 1: Introducing the Wonderful World of Consulting 9
- Chapter 2: Deciding Whether Consulting Is Right for You 23
- Chapter 3: Taking the Plunge with Your Own Consulting Business 37
- Part II: Get ting Your Consulting Business Of f the Ground 49
- Chapter 4: Starting a Successful Consulting Business 51
- Chapter 5: The Legal, Financial, and Ethical Considerations of Your Business 69
- Chapter 6: What Are You Worth? Setting Your Fees91
- Part III: The Consulting Process 109
- Chapter 7: Defi ning the Problem and Writing a Winning Proposal 111
- Chapter 8: Data Here, Data There, Data, Data, Everywhere 129
- Chapter 9: Problem-Solving and Developing Recommendations 139
- Chapter 10: Tell It Like It Is: Presenting Your Recommendations 147
- Chapter 11: Implementation: Making Your Prescriptions Work 159
- Part IV: Selling and Marketing Your Consulting Services 167
- Chapter 12: The ABCs of Selling Consultancy 169
- Chapter 13: Getting the Word Out: Promoting Your Business 183
- Chapter 14: Building Business and Referrals through Current Clients 193
- Chapter 15: Building Business with New Clients 205
- Part V: Taking Care of Business 221
- Chapter 16: Contracting for Business: It's a Deal! 223
- Chapter 17: Keeping Track of Your Time and Money 235
- Chapter 18: Communicating Your Way to Success 249
- Chapter 19: Troubleshooting Issues and Problems 263
- Part VI: Taking Your Consulting Business to the Next Level 275
- Chapter 20: Building on Your Success 277
- Chapter 21: Advanced Pricing Strategies 287
- Chapter 22: Enhancing Your Image and Reputation 297
- Part VII: The Par t of Tens 307
- Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Improve Your Cash Flow 309
- Chapter 24: Ten Effective Marketing Strategies for New Business 315
- Chapter 25: Ten Ways to Build Business with a Client 321






