LEADER 00000nam a2200817 4500 001 BEP9781951527174 003 BEP 005 20190417111955.0 006 m eo d 007 cr cn |||m|||a 008 190417s2020 nyu fob 001 0 eng d 020 9781951527174|qe-book 020 |z9781951527167|qprint 035 (OCoLC)1143478313 035 (CaBNVSL)slc00000377 040 CaBNVSL|beng|erda|cCaBNVSL|dCaBNVSL 049 RIDW 050 4 HD69.C6|bF54 2020eb 082 04 001.023|223 090 HD69.C6|bF54 2020eb 100 1 Field, Stephen D.,|eauthor. 245 10 How to succeed as a solo consultant :|bbreaking out on your own /|cStephen D. Field. 250 First edition. 264 1 New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) :|bBusiness Expert Press,|c2020. 300 1 online resource (182 pages). 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 340 |gpolychrome|2rdacc 347 text file|2rdaft 490 1 Entrepreneurship and small business management collection, |x1946-5661 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Chapter 1. Solopreneur consulting -- Part I. Do you have what it takes to be a consultant? Chapter 2. Becoming a consultant: The four qualifcations ; Chapter 3. Starting a consulting business: the tree prerequisites ; Chapter 4. Understanding your business offering ; Chapter 5. Forming a legal business entity -- Part II. What you need to understand about your financials. Chapter 6. Income, expenses, and the tax man ; Chapter 7. Setting your prices and getting paid -- Part III. How to get customers ; Chapter 8. Marketing your services ; Chapter 9. Networking ; Chapter 10. Selling your services ; Chapter 11. Managing subcontractors and partnerships -- Part IV. What they do not teach you in business school. Chapter 12. Odds and ends and insurance ; Chapter 13. Ethics ; Chapter 14. The dangers of success and failure ; Chapter 15. Family dynamics ; Chapter 16. Conclusion -- Author's notes -- Appendices: Appendix 1. Book list and other references ; Appendix 2. Subcontractor agreement ; Appendix 3. Non- disclosure agreement ; Appendix 4A. Terms and conditions: FCS example ; Appendix 4B. Terms and conditions: third- party example. 506 Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. 520 3 This book is written for the person who has gained workplace or other experience and is thinking about striking out on his or her own as a consultant or a service-based entrepreneur. The reader will be walked through the steps of deciding on whether they have the tools to start a new business and what they need to do before making the leap. The author focuses on the major steps of a start-up consulting practice, including business formation decisions, verbalizing the business offerings, determining market viability, setting billable rates, and marketing, selling, and delivering services. Additionally, he dives into less-often discussed topics such as office space, business insurance, business ethics, and the impact on the family unit. Each chapter provides homework that outlines the steps the reader needs to complete to gain confdence they have the tools to succeed. The book appendices include sample contracts and other useful templates.This book also emphasizes the lifestyle implications for any lone professional. While the main focus of this book is on consulting, many of the points are applicable to a solo practitioner in any service profession. 530 Also available in print. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 538 System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader. 561 Purchased with the Phippen Library Fund. 588 Description based on PDF viewed 03/30/2020. 650 0 Business consultants.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85018276 650 0 Consultants.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85031469 650 0 New business enterprises.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85091252 650 7 Business consultants.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 842443 650 7 Consultants.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/876202 650 7 New business enterprises.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/1036825 653 Consulting. 653 Becoming a consultant. 653 Business startup. 653 Consultant. 653 Consulting prerequisites. 653 Lifestyle business. 653 Networking. 653 Pricing services. 653 Selling services. 653 Solopreneur. 653 Starting business. 653 Starting consulting business. 653 Working for yourself. 653 Business formation. 653 Business ethics. 653 Work family dynamics. 655 0 Electronic books. 776 08 |iPrint version:|z9781951527167 830 0 Entrepreneurship and small business management collection. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009194927|x1946- 5661 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https:// portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/BEPB0000959.html |zOnline ebook via BEP. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d20220401|tBEP reload 277|lridw 948 |d20210525|cBEP|tBEP2021initial 229|lridw