by Rob O'Byrne | Dec 27, 2019 | New Businesses, Start Consulting
Are you keen to become a consultant? There are seven basic steps to starting and building your own management consulting business. Establish what services you are going to provide and how these will be differentiated.Clearly identify your target market and how you...
by Rob O'Byrne | Dec 6, 2019 | Start Consulting
Really? Management Consulting can be an extremely rewarding career, both financially and emotionally. But many people don’t really appreciate what consultants actually do, the skills required and what being a consultant long term actually takes. So I think this is a...
by Rob O'Byrne | Dec 14, 2018 | Start Consulting
I raised this question with an online group recently. What IS the difference between a Coach and a Consultant? You see most of the people in the group are Coaches. But I see myself as a Consultant, not a Coach. And that got us talking. What do yo think the difference...
by Rob O'Byrne | Dec 11, 2018 | Start Consulting
But Do You Have What it Takes? No, I don’t mean that in an arrogant, pompous kind of way. Let me illustrate what I mean. Every week I get emails and LinkedIn messages from people that I know or whom somebody has referred to me—and the message goes something like...
by Rob O'Byrne | Feb 27, 2018 | Start Consulting, Tips on Consultng
There’s nothing quite like the rush of excitement that comes from finally launching your own consulting business, especially if you’re lucky enough to have a client project ready to go at the time of launch. However, the thrill can soon start to pale when you’re...
by Rob O'Byrne | Jan 8, 2018 | Featured, New Businesses, Start Consulting, Tips on Consultng
Before you decide to go ahead and quit your corporate job to become an independent consultant, you should be sure it’s absolutely the right thing to do. Like any form of business ownership, there are certain pros and cons to independent consulting, as there are...