Overview
Most people develop specific skills through education, training and experience. A lot of those people have a desire to market those skills to those who need them. Starting a consulting practice is often a gratifying and fulfilling means of taking those sought after skills to market. Starting a consulting practice allows an individual to work for individuals and companies that are likely to value the skills and experience offered. Theoretically, the individual is in control of the work hours and the types of jobs that are accepted. As one might suspect, as consultants gain clients and grow their companies, the control of the consulting company’s time and resources must be managed carefully. To start a consulting company in a way that has the greatest chance to succeed over the long term requires attention to building the practice one project at a time. Each project should be subjected to a process that will have the best chance of yielding a successful outcome. The purpose of this book is to take the reader through each step of building a consulting practice by understanding how to acquire and execute a consulting project. By creating successful projects, a consultant can build a reputation, acquire more projects and create a successful consulting practice.
Full Product Details
Author: Gary W. Randazzo
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Imprint: Business Expert Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 0.60cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.154kg
ISBN: 9781948976824
ISBN 10: 194897682
Pages: 106
Publication Date: 30 August 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Author Information
Gary W. Randazzo, MBA, is senior professor of practice at the University of Houston C.T. Bauer College of Business and teaches a business consulting lab for MBA students. Students in this class work with real companies and address current challenges facing those clients. Projects range from marketing strategies for multinational banks to operational systems design for resource allocation by a major airport system to location strategies for small service businesses. Mr. Randazzo is also president of GWR Research, a management and marketing consulting firm, has served as CEO, CFO, and CIO of large and small companies, and has been a partner and founder of several start-ups. While most firms are domestic, Mr. Randazzo served as chairman of an international LED sign company.
