Mike Johnson

Starting Up On Your Own (eBook, ePUB)

How To Succeed As An Independent Consultant Or Freelance

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'I wish this book had been available when I began my independent career. There's only one word for it - PRICELESS!!!'



Shay McConnon, psychologist, trainer, coach, magician and mentor



'A MUST read for anyone thinking about life outside the organisation.'



Goran Hultin, former Deputy Director General at the International Labour Office (ILO), now a successful independent consultant



'Grounded in common sense and humour, and very clear about what can send you off track.'



Norman Walker, former global head of Human Resources for Novartis, now an independent senior executive coach and consultant on leadership



HOW TO WORK FOR YOURSELF AND MAKE IT WORK



Are you thinking of starting up on your own and working for yourself? Do you need to know the nuts and bolts of setting up, marketing yourself, prospecting for new business and keeping things running on a day-to-day basis? Have you already made the leap and want to get more work, new clients, higher fees?

This practical, no-nonsense book pulls no punches and gives you all the guidance you need to set yourself up, plus all the know-how you need to survive, prosper and expand once you're up and running.



See the book's website for up-to-the minute financial and tax information for small businesses and the self-employed:

www.pearson-books.com/startinguponyourown

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pearson HigherEducation
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780273746874
• Artikelnr.: 38186505

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Why do you want to do it?
Chapter 2: Are you an entrepreneur?
Chapter 3: Getting out and getting going
Chapter 4: Planning the successful start-up
Chapter 5: The life of a salesman
Chapter 6: Marketing yourself
Chapter 7: New business - getting it, charging for it, getting paid for it
Chapter 8: Developing the business
Chapter 9: Creating YOUR workspace
Chapter 10: The travelling independent consultant
Chapter 11: Counting the cost (and the profit)
Chapter 12: What's next for the independent consultant?
Appendix: Sample consultancy agreement