Consulting on the Side: How to Start a Part-Time Consulting Business While Still Working at Your Full-Time Job - Hardcover

Cook, Mary F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471120286 ISBN 13: 9780471120285

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1996

Synopsis

Build a thriving business while holding down a full-time job.

Do you yearn to strike out on your own, take charge of your destiny, and create a better, more independent lifestyle for yourself? Read this book and learn how to start your consulting business while you still have the security of a regular job.

Consulting on the Side is for the professional who longs for independence but can't simply walk away from a steady paycheck and company health benefits. Successful consultant and business author Mary F. Cook shows you how to build a thriving consulting practice gradually, without leaving your full-time job. Drawing upon her own experiences and those of others who established successful consulting practices on the side, she covers all the bases and offers sound, practical advice on everything from logistics to finances, ethics to personal issues. You'll learn how to:
* Build a healthy client base while working a 9-to-5 job
* Market your services effectively without spending a fortune
* Respond to outside clients while staying productive at your current job
* Set fees and negotiate contracts
* Handle non-compete agreements and conflict-of-interest issues
* Develop an accounting/financial system that keeps your personal and business finances separate
* Set up and run a home office
* Learn to handle the stress of working two jobs
* Know when the time is right to quit your job and become a full-time consultant
Consulting on the Side helps you realize your dreams of financial independence without gambling with the job security you've worked so hard for.

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Review:

This book is for the professional who longs for independence but can't simply walk away from a regular paycheck and health benefits. Successful consultant Mary F. Cook describes how to build a thriving consulting practice gradually, without leaving your 9-5 job. You'll find out how to:

• Build a healthy client base while working a regular job
• Market your services effectively without spending a fortune
• Set fees and negotiate contracts
• Handle non-compete agreements and conflict-of-interest issues
• Set up and run a home office
• Know when the time is right to quit your job and become a full-time consultant.

The sound, practical advice you need on everything from logistics to ethics is right here.

About the Author:

MARY F. COOK is President of Mary F. Cook & Associates, a human resources consultancy. She is also Director of Human Resources for M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. Her previous books include The Human Resources Yearbook, The Complete Do-It-Yourself Personnel Department, and The AMA Handbook for Employee Recruitment and Retention.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0471120286
• ISBN 13: 9780471120285
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 242