Entrepreneur Boot Camp for Consultants: Essential Business Skills for Consultants - Paperback
Entrepreneur Boot Camp for Consultants: Essential Business Skills for Consultants - Paperback
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by Erik Bowman (Author)
Unlike a typical military boot camp, in Entrepreneur Boot Camp(R) you have to be both your own drill sergeant as well as the recruit. You need to take control while at the same time be open to learning new skills, accepting advice & critique and learn how to start, run and grow your business.
In this book, we will delve into the world of Consulting and show you all the steps you need to take to start your new business. With this book, you will learn:- Who consultants are and what they do
- The many different types of consultants that exist
- What it means to serve others
- How to find your talent
- What it means to be an entrepreneur
- How to develop, finance, and start and grow a new business
- The reality of working as a consultant and how to determine your fees
- How to write a good proposal and contract
- Ways to find clients and how to market yourself
- The importance of networking and social media
- How to use project bidding websites to find work
- How to grow your business and why you should outsource
- How to be a manager
- Why you should join a consulting association
- Ways to give back to your community
Author Biography
Erik's ingenuity and hands-on business experience fuels his passion to help small businesses succeed. As an author, speaker, serial entrepreneur and business advisor, Erik has been empowering business owners, start-ups and entrepreneurs to successfully meet their goals for over 20 years. Known for his proactive and innovative approaches to growth, Erik provides branding and marketing initiatives, customized technology solutions, publishing services, and sales strategy for his clients. Helping businesses large and small through his best-selling book on Ultimate Marketing Secrets: Social Media Marketing, Erik's highly-influential expertise motivates business owners by concentrating on simple, understandable and actionable components to marketing, promoting or enhancing a product or service. As a business technology expert, Erik has advised companies in both public and private sectors, from start-ups and small businesses to large corporations and major utility companies. Erik is the author of Certified Entrepreneur's Entrepreneur Training Manual (and Workbook), Management Training Manual, and Start It Up! How-To Guides For Business Startups Series of books. He is also founder and current president of Guanzi Institute(R) through which he created the Certified Entrepreneur(R) training program; empowering first-time entrepreneurs, existing business owners and corporate managers with the skills they need to succeed in any industry. He holds a double major in Political Science (summa cum laude) and Philosophy and a master's degree in Education from California State University.