ExpertRating Online Business Consultant Course - $129.99

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, management, scientific, and technical consulting services industry is the fastest growing and one of the highest paying.

The market for consultants is growing by the day and therefore has become a hot option with business owners. There are many benefits attached to the job of a consultant which include deciding your own work hours, being your own boss and making huge profits. However, to make your consulting practice successful you should know how to market yourself to be ahead of the competition. This valuable course will guide you on how to successfully launch your consulting business.

The ExpertRating Start your Own Consulting Practice Certification course will guide you on how to make your business plan, discuss some marketing strategies and also delve into the area of avoiding legal and ethical mistakes.

ExpertRating Online Business Consultant Course Coverage (6 weeks program)

Week One

Wednesday - Lesson 01

In the first lesson, you'll learn about all of the characteristics of running your own consulting business. In the process, you'll have the opportunity to take an entrepreneurial career test that will help you determine if owning a consulting company is a good decision for you. As you study independent consulting, you'll also learn about alternatives that will allow you to offer your consulting services without the issues associated with self-employment. Finally, this lesson will show you how to lay the foundation for success as a consultant.

Friday - Lesson 02

This lesson will turn your attention to the profession of consulting. This lesson will help you recognize the prospects of independent consulting and will introduce you to 20 of the most common consulting fields. The goal is to help you identify the kind of consulting practice you may want to run. Finally, this lesson will introduce you to some successful consultants in various industries so you can see how they started and grew their businesses.

Week Two

Wednesday - Lesson 03

In this lesson, you'll work through a series of exercises designed to help you pinpoint your area of expertise. You'll work with a tool that will help you interpret your skill set and help you choose the type of consulting practice to run. After you work through the exercises, you'll read two case studies about consultants who, after thoroughly assessing their skills and backgrounds, started practices quite different from what they originally envisioned—both financially and personally.

Friday - Lesson 04

In this lesson, you'll begin taking steps toward actually create your consulting firm. You'll learn how to set concrete goals, both short-term and long-term. Once you know how to set goals, you'll learn how to use them in your strategies for attracting clients to your new business. This lesson will apply a simple goal-based analogy of seed planting to get you well on your way to understanding what it takes to get customers.

Week Three

Wednesday - Lesson 05-

In this lesson, you'll take the first steps toward opening your doors. First, you'll learn how to craft a fundamental business plan, and then this lesson will show you how to use a basic planning template to develop the business plan for your individual company. This lesson will begin by creating the conceptual basis and mission of your consulting practice. Then you'll learn how to research the marketplace to both uncover your clients' needs and discern how other consulting practices operate. Finally, you'll work on establishing your pricing structure and determining what specific services you'll offer.

Friday - Lesson 06

You're just about ready for your grand opening! In this lesson, you'll learn about the eight physical steps you'll need to follow to start off right. Each of these steps, completed in sequence, will move you toward opening day. Among these eight steps, you'll examine issues related to licensing, legal construction, naming your business, and even choosing a business card style that will get you noticed.

Week Four

Wednesday - Lesson 07

This lesson will explore the financial aspects of your company. You'll begin by developing a series of budgets for various stages of your company's growth. First, you'll create a complete start-up budget. Second, you'll forecast your ongoing expenses for one year. Third, you'll estimate your gross income and use the income and expense figures to estimate your potential profit. After developing those financial sheets, you'll learn why you'll need to use contracts and letters of agreement. Finally, you'll learn all about billing, including several options that can reduce collection problems and significantly help your cash flow.

Friday - Lesson 08

Now it's time to go after your first client! This is the first part of a two-part lesson in which you'll learn how to obtain customers. In this lesson, find out how to correctly identify the kinds of customers who want or need your services. You'll learn how to recognize them using two market analysis tools: demographics and psychographics. You'll also learn why you should target your customer base first, and then create advertisements aimed toward those customers.

Week Five

Wednesday - Lesson 09

In this second marketing installment, you'll learn how to select advertising forms that will best reach your customers. This lesson will explore the four major categories of advertising as well as their subcategories. You'll use a marketing plan worksheet to detail which forms of advertising you'll use to reach each type of client. Then you'll learn about the major difference in strategy between marketing to a consumer clientele and marketing to a commercial clientele. Finally, this lesson will explain the concepts of frequency and response rates and how each will increase your chances of success in securing paying clients.

Friday - Lesson 10

Now it's time to learn about the administration of your business, namely record keeping. In this lesson, you'll learn about the seven basic components that comprise your record keeping system. This lesson will discuss which kinds of records you should keep for management and tax purposes. After you learn which items to record and track, this lesson will explain the calculations you'll need to perform and how to read the financial condition of your company. Finally, this lesson will give you several scenarios to help you practice those computations.

Week Six

Wednesday - Lesson 11

In this lesson, you'll learn the basics of business tax deductions and how to estimate your business taxes. You'll find out how to identify tax deductions for your business, as well as how to unearth potential tax deductions from your personal affairs that could be related to the business. You'll also learn how to work with your accountant to properly plan for tax time and help minimize your tax obligations. This lesson will conclude by reading two case studies that will help you practice estimating taxes owed.

Friday - Lesson 12

This final lesson will introduce you to dozens of resources that can provide you with assistance as you build your business. You'll learn about government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels, as well as local organizations that exist to serve entrepreneurs like you.

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