So you’ve decided to make the leap into becoming a consultant - congratulations. Now what the heck do you do? The first step is to decide what area of consulting you’re going to get involved in. You probably have a consulting field in mind. If your background is in finance then financial...

I’ve just finished reviewing two books by global consultant and founder of Waldman Biomedical Consultancy, Alan A. Waldman, Ph.D. While I was contacted and expected to receive one of Alan’s books, I was surprised to receive two of them! I had never heard of Alan’s company or work before, primarily,...

I could give you a soft and cuddly picture of how rosy the life of a consultant is - but that would just be a load of rubbish. Becoming a consultant, and a successful one to boot, isn’t for the faint of heart. Consultants Are Much Like Business Owners Very little in life and in business is easy....

I just got back from Japan and had a chance to read through and review Tom Searcy’s latest book “RFPs Suck: How to Master the RFP System Once and for All to Win Big Business.” Tom writes from vast experience in this area with over $1.5 Billion in landed RFP and RFQ deals for his clients. While...

The Business Insider just put up a collection (here) of management consulting interview questions that are considered by some as just plain stupid. The 15 questions range from “Estimate the number of gallons of gasoline the typical gas station pumps in a given weekday” to “Estimate...

Here at the Business Consulting Buzz blog we really want to expose you to the many different areas of consulting that exist out there. Today we caught up with a friend and business connection of ours, Sue Varty, from Wordtree Consulting based out of Toronto, Canada. We asked her a few questions about...

Today’s guest post is written by one of our guest authors, Zeke Camusio of The Outsourcing Company. He shares with us some tips for success when doing online business. They are more general online business success tips but can be applied to the internet portion of your consulting businesses. >>...

Today’s guest post is written by veteran consultant, Rebel Brown of People Who Know. This is her 3rd post in an exciting series all about doing proper Market Launches. Rebel has just released her most recent Ebook called “Rolling Thunder” and it’s available for FREE download for you! Details...

If you’re running your own consulting business then no doubt you’ve had to close a deal many a times. By far the biggest reason deals don’t get closed, whether selling a product or landing a new client, is because people are scared to ask for the order. They feel shy, almost as if they...

All consultants experience projects where they should expect to deliver strong results but fall short. The reason for this gap can come from the client side, when your client isn’t putting in sufficient time and energy into executing your recommendations. Or maybe they’re just so busy it...