How to set up a Successful Consultancy Business

Are you looking for a home business you can set up? Have you ever considered becoming a consultant in any field. Consultants are needed in almost every field of human endevour, be it business,technology,just name it. Find your niche and see your self happy. Read through as you have a lot to learn, remember to visit my blog at http://edgesolutionsonline.blogspot.com for more on consulting and other related topics.
Consulting can be defined as providing independent services to meet a variety of clients’ needs in exchange for money. The critical factor is money. It is different from contracting because, among other things, consultants:

have more than one client

are not told how, just what

have their own place of work

are responsible for their own output.


Business life is changing drastically and these changes are creating new opportunities in the world of work, which is moving from a stable business environment in earlier decades to radical, complex and increasing change. Thirty years ago companies saw the future as somewhat predictable and manageable with gradual incremental change. Change occurred in a linear fashion where one cause produced only one effect, with a simple additive property, i.e. 1 + 1 = 2. Change now is being driven from a variety of perspectives and is happening exponentially. There are non-linear relationships between causes and effects, where there can be multiple solutions to one problem and there is synergy with the interaction of the parts, i.e. 1 + 1 = 4! The role of consulting is part of the self-employed service industry. Consulting remains a lucrative growth industry for those who are able to innovate for their clients’ benefit and it continues to be a productive outlet for thousands of solo practitioners who choose this profession over a 9-to-5 job working for someone else.

Consulting is a service business, which means that:


The deliverable is somewhat intangible (there may be tangible components such as products).

It is harder to standardize.

The person providing the service plays a considerable role in the success of the service.

It requires less start-up costs and often lower overheads – it can be you and an office!

The types of services that consultants provide will vary from industry to industry and individual to individual, and will include such support as problem-solving, assessing needs, making recommendations, providing additional resources and implementing ideas.


Consulting can be viewed as a state of mind: a common approach to a situation whether you are internal or external to an organization. Consultants can range from, to name but a few:

Strategic planning consultants who help organizations define their vision and direction.

Process reengineering consultants who provide support evaluating and recommending process improvements.

Training consultants who provide services such as training programmes and curriculum development.

Computer consultants who may assess current systems effectiveness, and recommend or implement systems improvements.

Marketing consultants who help design new product improvements and design product launch strategies.

Consulting is growing as organizations focus on their areas of specialty and use consultants to provide additional services. Many consulting companies originate when organizations lay off individuals and then use their services on a contract basis. Oracle has its own consulting division, and yet many consulting companies have sprung up to supplement its services.

Because of the many changes in the business industry, there are many more consultants today than ever before.


The consulting industry is diverse, unregulated and broken into several categories...
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