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

Cook, Mary F.

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ISBN 10 : 0471120294 ISBN 13 : 9780471120292

Editeur : Wiley, 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 yourdestiny, and create a better, more independent lifestyle foryourself? Read this book and learn how to start your consultingbusiness while you still have the security of a regular job.

Consulting on the Side is for the professional who longs forindependence but can't simply walk away from a steady paycheck andcompany health benefits. Successful consultant and business authorMary F. Cook shows you how to build a thriving consulting practicegradually, without leaving your full-time job. Drawing upon her ownexperiences and those of others who established successfulconsulting practices on the side, she covers all the bases andoffers sound, practical advice on everything from logistics tofinances, 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 yourcurrent job
* Set fees and negotiate contracts
* Handle non-compete agreements and conflict-of-interest issues
* Develop an accounting/financial system that keeps your personaland 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 afull-time consultant

Consulting on the Side helps you realize your dreams of financialindependence without gambling with the job security you've workedso hard for.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

MARY F. COOK is President of Mary F. Cook & Associates, a humanresources consultancy. She is also Director of Human Resources forM.D.C. Holdings, Inc. Her previous books include The HumanResources Yearbook, The Complete Do-It-Yourself PersonnelDepartment, and The AMA Handbook for Employee Recruitment andRetention.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wiley
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471120294
• ISBN 13: 9780471120292
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 260
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible