Great advice! Saw this today at the gym where I work out. If you REALLY want to do something, you’ll find a way. If not, you’ll find an excuse. So how about it — do you REALLY want to start your own business? If it is a consulting practice, we’ll help you find the way. […]
When you finally make client contact (marketing becomes sales), you often need simple stuff you can hand out or mail – business cards, brochures, folders, letterhead, envelopes, labels, etc. Since these create first impressions of your business, they should be an integral part of your sales and marketing process. These items are often referred to […]
Not really… Who says you need to grow to be successful? Children grow, but then they stop growing (physically) when they are “grown up.” The question was posed by a fellow business owner in the mid 1990’s. Thanks to new government regulations, our business was booming. Our plates were filled, and other consultants were actually asking […]
This is a response to Jim, who commented on “Are Engineers Really in Demand.” Thought this deserved a blog post, rather than just a response from me. Of all the things that offer consulting opportunities Engineering, with the exception of Civil, is way down on the list. With all the non disclosure agreements and req […]
Today this Baby Boomer declares he is OFFICIALLY SEMI-RETIRED… For the past several years, I’ve been grappling with my occupational status. Thanks to the recession, consulting activities have been less than full time, meaning I had more free time. Discovered I rather enjoyed that. But when people assumed I was retired, I’d correct them. Guess […]
When people tell me they are thinking about consulting, I often share this story with them. It helped me on several occasions, including making my own personal JumpToConsulting. In high school, I worked as a “soda jerk” at the drugstore in our small town. Since we were next door to the town doctor, he often […]
