How to start and run a successful consulting business?

How to start and run a successful consulting business? A practical guide

by Asen Gyczew
Expert in performance improvement and restructuring with significant experienceFollow 424

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How to start and run a successful consulting business?
A practical guide
Many people that worked in consulting, at some point decide to start their own consulting firm. Building a consulting firm is feasible, yet it requires a structured approach. Starting and running a consulting firm also requires different skills than just delivering consulting projects.
In this presentation, I will show you how to start and run consulting company fast and efficiently. The presentation is based on my 17 years of experience as a consultant in top consulting companies and owner of a small consulting company (the last 10 years). I have been also a CEO, Board Member responsible for strategy, improvement, and turn-arounds in the biggest companies from FMCG, SMG, and B2B in Poland so I know the subject from all sides including the customer of consulting firms.
My intention is that thanks to this presentation you will know:
1. Where to find ideas for consulting business, consulting firm?
2. How to analyze in Excel whether the business makes sense or not?
3. How to get first customers?
4. What to concentrate on if you are a 1-man show, a freelancer?
5. What kind of tools you should have?
6. How and in what way you can set up pricing for your services?
7. How to prepare for scaling, expanding?
8. What kind of business you can build on the basis of a consulting firm?

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