Paul D. Sheriff – How to Start and Run A Consulting Business

Paul D. Sheriff – How to Start and Run A Consulting Business

Price: $189

Release Date : 9/12/2013
Duration : 2h 47m

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Have you ever wanted to break out of the corporate life and be your own boss? Many people have this dream. In this course you will learn what it takes to start and be successful in your own consulting business. Throughout this course you will learn how to determine what your company should look like, how to manage your money wisely, how to get and keep clients, how best to survive the ups and downs of the economy and how to create an exit strategy. Your instructor has been running his own successful business for over 22 years and shares his valuable insight so you too can be a success!

Table of Contents

Hanging Your Shingle
Money Matters
How to Get and Keep Clients (or Marketing 101)
How To Survive the Ups and Downs
Creating an Exit Strategy

About the Instructor

Paul D. Sheriff is the President of PDSA, Inc. (www.pdsa.com), a Microsoft Partner in Southern California. Paul acts as the Microsoft Regional Director for Southern California assisting the local Microsoft offices with events and evangelism. Reach Paul via email at [email protected] Paul at @pdsainc and facebook.com/PDSApaulsheriff.

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