Businesses operate in circumstances which are caused as a result of macro- and micro-economic factors. Macro-economic factors are due to myriad forces such as political stability and unforeseen natural calamities upon which businesses have little or no control. For instance, businesses have little control over oil price hikes caused as a result of war in [...]
Think back to the time you started your business. Chances are it was because you enjoyed being in a particular industry – you had a passion about your product or service, and wanted to share it with the world. But did you ever stop and say to yourself, “I can’t wait to market this business”? [...]
If you are knowledgeable about e-business in general and the way the online market place works, then you may want to consider a career as an internet marketing consultant. Even if you are relatively new to the online world, but have a marketing background to call on, you can actually still become an internet marketing [...]
Culture, a Major Obstacle To Business Morale was high at the US based contracting company. They had just been invited to join a consortium of companies that had pre-qualified for a big public works tender in Central Asia. The offer came via e-mail. After concluding the initial round of correspondence with their counterparts, a two [...]
Consultative Selling and its cousin, SPIN selling, are newer generations of the “Needs Selling” of the 1960′s. They have been in vogue with salespeople for almost two decades – with good reason. In today’s business climate, Information Overload isn’t just a buzzword; people are overwhelmed with data. They may welcome assistance in tuning out the [...]
Being a consultant means helping people or organizations in improving their performance by analyzing their weaknesses and by developing a plan of action that can take them from point A to point B. Being a consultant is surely not the toughest job on earth especially if you are truly an expert on your chosen niche [...]
Many people find themselves in serious debt sometime during their lifetime and are unsure how to begin repairing their credit score. If you’ve found yourself under a pile of debt because of your credit card use, you may want to consider hiring a credit repair consultant to negotiate with your lenders to manage your payments [...]
So you’ve decided to go out on your own as an IT consultant? Perhaps you want to be your own boss, work when you want, and of course there’s the money. You’ve got the skills and experience to do the job. Is that all you need? Not quite! The scary thing is now you have [...]
How do you pick the right technology consultant? It is not the kind of party game that is going to catch on with your family at Christmas, but it is a pastime that could decide your success (or failure) in crucial aspects of your business. Take the public sector, where £2bn a year is spent [...]
Do you want to start consulting? If so, congratulations, consulting is a great career. With so many possible career choices in this field, you are bound to find one that you’ll love. A lot of people want to start consulting but are often confused as to how to start. From personal experience it is best [...]