by Rob O'Byrne | Jan 17, 2020 | New Businesses, Start Consulting
Almost, Yes. Anyone with specific knowledge or skills that clients would value can start consulting. The tricky bit is knowing how to manage a consulting business. I think we should assume that you have the ‘technical’ knowledge and experience that clients...
by Rob O'Byrne | Jan 15, 2020 | Mentoring, New Businesses, Start Consulting
So, you want to learn how to break into the consulting profession as an independent? Many entrepreneurs do. Some take degrees. Others take online courses. Many opt for hands-on experience with a large company as a starting point. No one, however, can avoid the...
by Rob O'Byrne | Jan 13, 2020 | Consulting Clients, Mentoring
The lines have blurred over the years and the terms ‘consultant’ and ‘contractor’ are now often used interchangeably. By definition, however, these two business professionals perform very different tasks, although the consultant can, in some circumstances, also do the...
by Rob O'Byrne | Jan 10, 2020 | Consulting Clients, Mentoring, Start Consulting
A few people have asked me recently why I don’t provide a live training school for those wanting to get into management consulting. Hmmm. That got me thinking. It’s actually not a bad idea. It would be easy for me to do and I would really enjoy...
by Rob O'Byrne | Jan 8, 2020 | New Businesses, Start Consulting, Tips on Consultng
With the global trend towards going it alone, more and more workers, especially younger ones, are eschewing traditional employed status and instead, starting up as contract workers, temporary workers, and, as I discuss in this article, independent business...