by Rob O'Byrne | May 14, 2024 | Consulting Clients, Mentoring, New Businesses
Don’t Let Your Consulting Business Fail at the Start Consulting startups fare far worse than any other professional entrepreneurship, according to the US Bureau of Labour Statistics, with around 80% of new consulting companies folding within their first two...
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 | Feb 17, 2021 | article, business, New Businesses, Start Consulting
At this point, early in 2021 when the Coronavirus pandemic is still smashing through the world like a wrecking ball, you might be thinking that now is not the best time to start a consulting business. However, I’d suggest that it could be precisely the...
by Rob O'Byrne | Feb 19, 2020 | Mentoring, New Businesses, Start Consulting
The trend is accelerating. More and more professionals are quitting their corporate jobs and setting up as business consultants. We look at the reasons. The Rise and Rise of the Independent Business Consultant What began as a trickle during the financial crisis...
by Rob O'Byrne | Feb 12, 2020 | New Businesses, Start Consulting
There is a good reason that consultancy is now a $250 billion (US) growth industry: companies and businesses across the world are employing external consultants like never before. And it is for this very reason that more and more consultants are quitting corporate...
by Rob O'Byrne | Jan 31, 2020 | New Businesses
If your interest in starting a consulting business stems from a desire to break free from the corporate rat race and work for yourself, that’s as good a reason as any. Certainly, with your own business, you’re no longer lining the coffers of an employing organization....
