How to Start a Home-Based Consulting Business
*Define Your Specialty *Build A Client Base *Make Yourself Indispensable *Create A Fee Structure *Find Trusted Subcontractors And Specialists *Become A Sought-After Expert
Published on 1. January 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-7627-5265-2 (ISBN)
Description
How to Start a Home-Based Consulting Business contains everything one needs to know to set themselves up as a home-based consultant, create a demand for their services, and make money. Bert Holtje, an author and a longtime publishing industry consultant, shows how to develop a marketable idea, operate a home-based office, draft winning proposals, sell services, get referrals, set fees, manage finances and time, and conduct Internet marketing.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Old Saybrook
United States
Publishing group
Rowman & Littlefield
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 188 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7627-5265-2 (9780762752652)
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Bert Holtje
How to Start a Home-Based Consulting Business
*Define your specialty *Build a client base *Make yourself indispensable *Create a fee structure *Find trusted subcontractors and specialists *Become a sought-after expert
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Bert Holtje is the author of How to Start a Home-Based Business (Globe Pequot Press). He founded James Peter Associates in 1970, a firm that served as a book producer and literary agency, and provided consulting, editorial, and promotional services until it was sold in 2000. The author of many books, Holtje now provides consulting services to authors, agents, and publishers.
Content
All How to Start a Home-Based Business books include: Introduction: 1,500 words Chapter 1: So You Want to Start a Consulting Business. Chapter 2: Envisioning the business: possibilities, scope, size. Chapter 3: What you need in your home office. Chapter 4: Writing a business plan. Chapter 5: Getting started. Chapter 6: Financial planning Chapter 7: Financial managementChapter 8: Taxes and record keepingChapter 9: Legal and ethical issuesChapter 10: Marketing your businessChapter 11: The internet and e-commerceChapter 12: Business endgame: stay small, grow, or sellChapter 13: Training and certificationAppendix:Web Resources Organizations Trade Shows Educational Resources Other Useful Information