What Does Business Consultant Do |Michael Ruge

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What Does Business Consultant Do Michael Ruge

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Introduction

• Business consultants provide management
  consulting to help organizations improve their
  performance and efficiency. These professionals
  analyze businesses and create solutions while
  also helping companies meet their goals.

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Types of Consultants

• Business consultant
• Sales consultant
• Marketing consultant
• Accounting consultant
• Technology consultant
• Legal consultant 
• Public relations consultant 

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What are the qualifications to be a consultant?

• Because a consultant provides expert-level
  advice, it's typical to have a bachelor's degree
  (often in addition to an advanced degree) as well
  as a great deal of experience in the niche they
  are working in. 
• These specifications are subjective and flexible,
  taking into account that it really comes down to
  the buyer's perception of value

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Identify your area of expertise.

• Be honest about where your strengths and
  expertise lie and consider strengths outside your
  nine-to-five focus. Maybe you have a landscaping
  side hustle with enough client demand to take it
  full time. Or perhaps you're good at closing
  difficult deals in the medical sales industry so
  good that your colleagues are always asking for
  help.
• Being a consultant requires you to be organized,
  self-motivated, and good at boundary setting.
  Before launching your website and accepting your
  first client, consider your ability to meet these
  demands.

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 Set goals

• Specific I will coach SMB sales teams on how to
  make better calls, send higher quality emails,
  and follow up in an effective manner. The result
  will be more qualified opportunities for reps
  resulting in more closed business and higher
  revenue for the organization.
• Measurable Success will be measured by increased
  client pipeline and percentage of client deals
  closed as well as referrals for my business.
• Attainable I have three clients already and
  bring in an average of one new referral every
  month. I know there is demand for my service, and
  this cadence is manageable for my workload and
  operating budget right now.
• Relevant This business model fits my skill set
  and allows me to benefit from

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Make a website.

• A recent Local Search Association report finds
  that 63 of consumers use websites to find or
  engage with businesses, and 30 of those
  consumers won't consider a business without a
  website.
• Also, if you have a site, Google gives your
  business more authority in local rankings.
  Creating a Google My Business profile isn't
  enough. A website that's optimized with
  backlinks, domain authority, and views will
  encourage Google to display your website in
  relevant searches.

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Decide where you'll work.

• You probably won't need a designated workplace
  while getting your consultancy off the ground.
  But if you're becoming a full-time consultant, it
  might be helpful to have an office.
• Once you've decided that office space will truly
  benefit your business, consider what kind of
  space is right for your needs. Coworking spaces
  like We Work and Galvanize are staples of many
  urban environments.
• They give you access to shared or small
  workspaces, as well as meeting rooms and
  amenities, at a lower monthly rate than
  traditional office spaces. They also give you
  another way to network and benefit from those
  around you.

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Network with people.

• Speaking of networking Referrals are a crucial
  way to grow your business, but they aren't the
  only way. Unlike at a large company, you probably
  don't have a marketing team whose whole job it is
  to promote your business. Instead, selling the
  value of your consultancy often falls to you and
  you alone.
• Be everywhere and talk to everyone who's a good
  fit for your offering. No one's going to sell you
  as well as you, so brush off that elevator pitch
  and get ready to sell yourself anything but short.

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