
Explore the fundamentals of starting and managing a consulting business, learn to set yourself apart, and scale your practice through modules on who is a consultant, the steps, and management.
Define consulting and the consultant’s role, explore strategy, management, and technology advisory, and review models, structures, benefits, and how to solve client problems through starting and running a consulting business.
Learn to start a consulting business using a business model canvas, define value, markets, channels, and pricing. Differentiate with clear problem solving, branding, and automated processes.
Learn to manage your consulting practice with robust contracts, pricing, and risk protections, avoid common pitfalls, and implement growth strategies using the Ansoff matrix for sustainable success.
Conclude by choosing your consulting path—freelance, solo, or firm—and apply a business model canvas to map value, markets, customer relationships, and revenue streams.
This course ‘Starting and Managing A Consulting Business’ is pretty straightforward. It is designed to help you understand the fundamentals of the consulting profession, how to become a great consultant and ultimately equip and empower you with the knowledge and tools you need to start and manage your consulting business.
As we go through this course you will discover what Consulting is and whether it is the right profession for you. You will also be equipped with the ‘know-how’ to set yourself apart from similar businesses in the market and scale your business.
This course is designed to help you understand the fundamentals of the consulting profession and how to become a consultant and ultimately equip and empower you with the knowledge and tools you need to start and manage your consulting business.
We specifically defined who a consultant including all the attributes, types of consulting and whether starting a consulting business is the best for you. In the ‘Step-by-Step Consulting’ module we looked at how to actually start consulting, setting your business apart to get more clients, product development, pricing amongst others. The ‘Managing Your Practice’ module is self-explanatory in that it equips you with the knowledge and tools to successfully run, and scale your business.