Getting Started In Consulting 3rd

Global consulting expert Alan Weiss revises and updates this comprehensive guide-book for novice consultants. * Weiss' titles dominate the consulting shelf. He has written over 23 books, including the Getting Started in Consulting and Getting Started in Consulting 2e. Getting Started in Consulting, Third Edition provides practical solutions and proven strategies for launching a consulting business. Readers will learn how low overhead and a high degree of organization can translate into a six-figure income within a year of startup, while working from a home office. Author Alan Weiss also offers key information on how to finance a consulting practice, how to write proposals, how to set up billing and bookkeeping, and more. This newly revised and expanded edition includes a "budget sampler": how to best invest $5,000, $10,000, or $20,000 on startup; a brief Q&A section after each chapter of questions from the first two editions on each topic; a new chapter on leveraging technology; updated references and examples; updated appendices; and free downloadable tools and forms to help readers get started. For Alan Weiss's biography, please see below.