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The Ultimate Guide to Hiring a Consultant for Business Growth
Hiring a consultant can be instrumental to a business. However, since consultancy is broadly unregulated, anyone can update their LinkedIn headline and start a consulting career out of nowhere. There are lots of people who try to offer consulting without really knowing what they consult on. Navigating through the consulting landscape is extremely challenging without…
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Top 10 Business Advisor Skills Your Company Can Benefit From
Gaining experience is not a solo adventure; learning from the best is a highly effective way to develop essential business advisor skills that many people underuse. There are over 800 thousand management consultants in the US alone. While large enterprises can leverage the services of titans like Deloitte, McKinsey, KPMG, Accenture, Bain & Company, SMEs…
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15 Types of Small Business Advisors
Having launched 3 seven-figure companies from scratch – including a successful agency and a consulting firm – I work with hundreds of founders and executives solving complex problems in management, operations, growth, martech, business strategy. Managing the broader landscape has become increasingly vital for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as they navigate the complexities of growth…
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How Much Does a Business Consultant Cost: Consulting Fees and Pricing Structure
Consulting fees and pricing can be structured in several ways. But like most businesses offering services, the number one challenge is pricing their offers. Having closed my first consulting contract back in 2008 before launching several 7-figure businesses (along with my business advisory), I’ve consulted over 400 clients and worked with 50+ consultants across the…
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Dealing With Clients: Vendors vs. Consultants
Always being compliant with everything that a prospect or a client says is not the best practice to build a sustainable business. This is one of the most important lessons I’ve learned over a decade of running a business and separately running a consultancy—advising small and medium enterprises. Regardless of the fact that clients often…
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11 Questions to Ask a Business Consultant
There are several reasons why large corporations, small businesses, or even a solopreneur would hire a business consultant. Hiring a business consultant can be very expensive, but highly rewarding. Consultants provide invaluable services that include the following: It’s easy to find a business consultant. There are more than 600,000 management consultants in the United States…
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A Contributor In The Team
@jakemgold @williamsba Having someone with deep knowledge of core essentially on retainer is good business, not just a profit reinvestment. — Andrew Nacin (@nacin) November 19, 2013 It’s similar when it comes to the value of consultants in a team, as many companies can’t see that.