Starting Your Own Consulting Business

About This Course

You have the expertise — now turn it into a successful consulting business by learning to define your services, drive demand and manage business essentials like compliance, contracts and cash flow. This course covers all the essential steps needed to turn your services into a consulting business including the development of your personal brand and related marketing strategies, compliance with legal and licensing requirements, and management of contracts and finances.

Designed For

Professionals who plan to start their own consulting businesses or more effectively manage and grow their existing businesses to the next level. 

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What You’ll Learn

• Techniques for turning your skills and experience into a viable professional service offering

• Marketing and personal branding strategies to promote your consulting services

• A practical approach to creating a sustainable consulting business model that includes pricing, budget and cash flow plans

• The essential framework needed to work with clients, including proposals, contracts and statements of work

• Effective client communication, networking and negotiation strategies

Get Hands-On Experience

• Create your brand profile and a 90-day business development plan

• Register your business

• Build a year one business financial projection and budget

• Practice negotiating and pricing your business proposal

Earn a Digital Badge

After successfully completing this course, you can claim a digital achievement badge that can be shared on LinkedIn and other social media sites. Learn more about digital badges.

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This program is intended for professional development and is not designed to meet educational requirements for professional licensure or certification.