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How to Become a Business Consultant


The business world is full of ups and downs. It is like unstable waters that you never know the direction of its flow. Many people the world over depend on business activities for survival. In fact the economies of all nations depend largely on the activities of businesses. Without business, there will be no economy, without economy there will be no nation, without nations, there will be no existence, without the existence of all of us, there will be no world!

Business is life! Business begat money that the entire world depends on. There is no human being under the sun that has never use money or will never use money, which largely accrue as a result of business activities.

Becoming a business consultant is a huge money making venture to be in. This is because, everybody as well as businesses needs you to survive or make informed decision. This is an exciting area to be, don’t you think so? You are look upon like a semi-god, you are envied by your peers, you are appreciated by the people (clients) you touch and the nation at large.

I have been in this field for only four years but what I experience in the industry is like I’ve been there all my life. The experience of getting problems solved for your clients, working on big and difficult projects, always thinking to make things work and the huge fee that comes out of it is very exciting.

So what do you need to become a business consultant? There are two key things you need to have to become a consultant. These are Knowledge and Information.

These two key things though few in number embrace the entire universe! Knowledge is the key factor in whatever you do. When you don’t have the knowledge of something, you are ignorant of it. And when you are ignorant of something, you are bound to be either afraid of it or make costly mistakes. The Holy Bible says, “my people perish for lack of knowledge” There is nothing as true as this statement.

For you to become a business consultant, you must have knowledge of business administration, finance, economics, mathematics and accounting. Above all, you must know the key elements of business consulting, which is Writing & Conducting Feasibility Studies, Writing Business Plan/Market Research, Writing International Joint Venture Partnership Memorandum, and developing Personnel Handbook or Manual.

Did this list scare you? Don’t worry, because of the number of people who have been sending and calling me for the first e-book (305 small businesses you can start anywhere and make real money), I’m motivated to write another e-book titled “How to Become a Business Consultant”. This e-book specify in details the key elements of business consulting and what you need to know to become a business consultant; and also present resources therein that will make you one.

To get your copy of the e-book keep visiting this blog, I'll soon incorporate the e-books on this blog.

Knowledge is acquired through information. For you to be a consultant, you must have information at your finger tips. You must have information not just in the field of business but in most fields including medicine. This is because, all these other fields form part of business activities. The operation of a hospital is a form of business.
So if a doctor wants to set up a hospital and comes to you as a business consultant to seek your professional direction, it is your duty to guide him and provide him with proper information. And how will you give him proper information if you do not have it?

That is why as a business consultant, you read every book or material that you see, you watch the trends of events, you listen to news, you attend events, you go to the market and whatever that is worth doing. This is to gather as much information as you can that you may need sooner or later.

As rewarding as the job of a consultant is, I must warn it is a busy job. It is not for lazy people. If you are the type of person that like it easy, then, look for something else to do; because don’t start what you can’t finish.
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consultant said…
It will be a great for you that you want to start a business consultant business and many opportunities that you may get from there.
July 10, 2013 at 11:29 AM
Unknown said…
If there is one constant in consult it is the manufacture of deliverables

how to become a business consultant
December 5, 2013 at 11:02 AM
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