by Rob O'Byrne | Aug 6, 2024 | article, Start Consulting, Tips on Consultng
Starting a consulting business can be extremely daunting, especially when you are trying to figure out things like your niche, target customers, and what services to offer. So, in this post, I’m diving into the three critical areas you need to focus on before...
by Rob O'Byrne | Jun 16, 2021 | article, business, New Businesses, Start Consulting, Tips on Consultng
A few months ago, a visitor to my blog asked me, in a comment, about the value of having a website in the early stages of a consulting business. Specifically, the reader asked if a new independent consultant would be disadvantaged by starting up without the immediate...
by Rob O'Byrne | May 29, 2020 | Start Consulting, Tips on Consultng
Love them or hate them (most consultants hate them); consulting proposals will become a regular feature in your career as an independent consultant. If you can get away with winning a project without a proposal, consider it a significant achievement. A letter...
by Rob O'Byrne | May 1, 2020 | Start Consulting, Tips on Consultng
Problem-solving will be at the heart of what you do in your new life as an independent consultant. Your customers will only hire you to solve their problems. Business leaders don’t typically hire consultants to fix things that they don’t consider are broken or need...
by Rob O'Byrne | Apr 24, 2020 | Start Consulting, Tips on Consultng
As an independent management consultant, you’ll need to get used to spending plenty of time in meetings. This may be something you’ve become used to as part of your current or previous job, but your role in meetings will probably be very different as an independent...
by Rob O'Byrne | Mar 13, 2020 | Start Consulting, Tips on Consultng
If you think that managing your time is challenging now, in your regular job, and you’re planning to set out on your own as a consultant, here’s a reality-check. Managing your time as an independent consultant is going to be much tougher, I promise you. Just...