How to succeed as a solo consultant : breaking out on your own /
Field, Stephen D.,
How to succeed as a solo consultant : breaking out on your own / Stephen D. Field. - First edition. - New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, (c)2020. - 1 online resource (182 pages) - Entrepreneurship and small business management collection, .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Chapter 1. Solopreneur consulting -- Part I. Do you have what it takes to be a consultant? Chapter 2. Becoming a consultant: The four qualifcations ; Chapter 3. Starting a consulting business: the tree prerequisites ; Chapter 4. Understanding your business offering ; Chapter 5. Forming a legal business entity -- Part II. What you need to understand about your financials. Chapter 6. Income, expenses, and the tax man ; Chapter 7. Setting your prices and getting paid -- Part III. How to get customers ; Chapter 8. Marketing your services ; Chapter 9. Networking ; Chapter 10. Selling your services ; Chapter 11. Managing subcontractors and partnerships -- Part IV. What they do not teach you in business school. Chapter 12. Odds and ends and insurance ; Chapter 13. Ethics ; Chapter 14. The dangers of success and failure ; Chapter 15. Family dynamics ; Chapter 16. Conclusion -- Author's notes -- Appendices: Appendix 1. Book list and other references ; Appendix 2. Subcontractor agreement ; Appendix 3. Non-disclosure agreement ; Appendix 4A. Terms and conditions: FCS example ; Appendix 4B. Terms and conditions: third-party example.
This book is written for the person who has gained workplace or other experience and is thinking about striking out on his or her own as a consultant or a service-based entrepreneur. The reader will be walked through the steps of deciding on whether they have the tools to start a new business and what they need to do before making the leap. The author focuses on the major steps of a start-up consulting practice, including business formation decisions, verbalizing the business offerings, determining market viability, setting billable rates, and marketing, selling, and delivering services. Additionally, he dives into less-often discussed topics such as office space, business insurance, business ethics, and the impact on the family unit. Each chapter provides homework that outlines the steps the reader needs to complete to gain confdence they have the tools to succeed. The book appendices include sample contracts and other useful templates.This book also emphasizes the lifestyle implications for any lone professional. While the main focus of this book is on consulting, many of the points are applicable to a solo practitioner in any service profession.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.
9781951527174
Business consultants.
Consultants.
New business enterprises.
Consulting. Becoming a consultant. Business startup. Consultant. Consulting prerequisites. Lifestyle business. Networking. Pricing services. Selling services. Solopreneur. Starting business. Starting consulting business. Working for yourself. Business formation. Business ethics. Work family dynamics.
Electronic books.
HD69 / .H698 2020
How to succeed as a solo consultant : breaking out on your own / Stephen D. Field. - First edition. - New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, (c)2020. - 1 online resource (182 pages) - Entrepreneurship and small business management collection, .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Chapter 1. Solopreneur consulting -- Part I. Do you have what it takes to be a consultant? Chapter 2. Becoming a consultant: The four qualifcations ; Chapter 3. Starting a consulting business: the tree prerequisites ; Chapter 4. Understanding your business offering ; Chapter 5. Forming a legal business entity -- Part II. What you need to understand about your financials. Chapter 6. Income, expenses, and the tax man ; Chapter 7. Setting your prices and getting paid -- Part III. How to get customers ; Chapter 8. Marketing your services ; Chapter 9. Networking ; Chapter 10. Selling your services ; Chapter 11. Managing subcontractors and partnerships -- Part IV. What they do not teach you in business school. Chapter 12. Odds and ends and insurance ; Chapter 13. Ethics ; Chapter 14. The dangers of success and failure ; Chapter 15. Family dynamics ; Chapter 16. Conclusion -- Author's notes -- Appendices: Appendix 1. Book list and other references ; Appendix 2. Subcontractor agreement ; Appendix 3. Non-disclosure agreement ; Appendix 4A. Terms and conditions: FCS example ; Appendix 4B. Terms and conditions: third-party example.
This book is written for the person who has gained workplace or other experience and is thinking about striking out on his or her own as a consultant or a service-based entrepreneur. The reader will be walked through the steps of deciding on whether they have the tools to start a new business and what they need to do before making the leap. The author focuses on the major steps of a start-up consulting practice, including business formation decisions, verbalizing the business offerings, determining market viability, setting billable rates, and marketing, selling, and delivering services. Additionally, he dives into less-often discussed topics such as office space, business insurance, business ethics, and the impact on the family unit. Each chapter provides homework that outlines the steps the reader needs to complete to gain confdence they have the tools to succeed. The book appendices include sample contracts and other useful templates.This book also emphasizes the lifestyle implications for any lone professional. While the main focus of this book is on consulting, many of the points are applicable to a solo practitioner in any service profession.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.
9781951527174
Business consultants.
Consultants.
New business enterprises.
Consulting. Becoming a consultant. Business startup. Consultant. Consulting prerequisites. Lifestyle business. Networking. Pricing services. Selling services. Solopreneur. Starting business. Starting consulting business. Working for yourself. Business formation. Business ethics. Work family dynamics.
Electronic books.
HD69 / .H698 2020