TY - BOOK AU - Weiss,Alan TI - Getting started in consulting SN - 9780470454978 AV - HD69.C6 W459 2009eb U1 - 001 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - Wiley KW - Business consultants KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Consultants KW - Marketing KW - Conseillers d'entreprise KW - Guides, manuels, etc KW - REFERENCE KW - Questions & Answers KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - handbooks KW - aat KW - Handbooks and manuals KW - lcgft KW - Guides et manuels KW - rvmgf N1 - Includes index; Establishing goals and expectations (including your own) -- Physical space and environmental needs -- Sorting out the legal, financial, and administrative first -- Marketing -- Advanced marketing -- Leveraging technology -- Initiating the sales process and acquiring business -- Closing the sale -- Establishing fees -- Moving to the next level -- Giving yourself permission to succeed -- The quick start N2 - "For almost a decade, Alan Weiss's Getting Started in Consulting has been an indispensible resource for anyone who wants to strike out on his own and start a new consulting business. It provides a rich source of expert advice and practical guidance, and it shows you how you can combine low overhead and a high degree of organization to add up to a six- or even seven-figure income. You'll learn everything you need to know about financing your business, marketing your services, writing winning proposals, meeting legal requirements, setting fees, keeping the books, and much more"--Page 4 of cover UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118258156 ER -