Consulting Business Optimization

As a business owner who is balancing running your business with delivering for clients, I know you’re walking a fine line when you choose what processes and systems to implement. You’ve got to decide which tools are worth the overhead (time-wise and financially) because they’ll make your life easier and help your business scale. And, at the same time, you want to avoid going overboard by over-engineering your processes when …

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So you left corporate thinking that one of the outcomes will be more work-life balance. After all, you’re the boss, you will definitely have more work-life balance because we’re the one in charge now, right? Wrong!  Most of the time, we don’t achieve the work-life balance we wanted to as independent consultants. Instead, we end up just recreating what we had been doing in corporate. The only difference is that …

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When you look at the top reasons why independent consultants choose to leave traditional corporate jobs, their desire to achieve a work-life balance ranks high among the list. You left corporate because you want to drive your own schedule, to have more time freedom, and independence, to set your own priorities, to take more vacation. Despite this vision, what ends up happening is you get bogged down by the day-to-day …

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When it comes to your consulting business, do you have a regular routine of evaluating your results? As entrepreneurs, to know where you’re going, it’s important to look at where you’ve been. That’s why year-end business reviews are so important. They enable you to jump-start the new year with solutions to prior issues and strategies for continued growth moving forward.  This type of success habit, the year-end review, is the …

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Welcome to episode 40! Today we are joined by McLean Robbins, who is the Vice President of Enterprise Marketing at MBO Partners.  MBO Partners is an organization that helps connect over 70,000 independent consultants with enterprise clients and helps the independent consultant succeed as a business owner.  Today we’re joined by McLean Robbins. McLean comes to us with a well-rounded experience and vantage point as she is the Vice President …

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It happens to all of us where at some point in your business, your immediate network doesn’t have work for you, or they don’t have work you want to be doing. And you also get to a point where you don’t want to rely on recruiters or agencies or brokers anymore.  You’re then faced with the challenge of creating new consulting client opportunities for yourself. And, you’re ready to take …

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Today I will share with you the critical business question that you should ask to set yourself up for success in the second half of the year, so you finish the end of the year strong. In the episode, I help you ask ONE CRUCIAL question to categorize your business results for the 1st half of the year. Then, I help you understand what action plan to put in place …

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Scaling up is one of the most exciting times in your IC business. This is a time where you know that your product offerings are good, you have clients coming inconsistently, and you have a regular cash flow. This is what you’ve been working towards. So how do you ensure that your systems and processes will sustain your business growth? Lay a strong foundation wherever you are in your IC business …

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Many tasks need to be accomplished every day for a business to function. And for a business to thrive, those tasks need to be completed as quickly and efficiently as possible. One of the best ways to maximize efficiency within your IC business is by utilizing productivity tools to assist with streamlining the systems and processes that keep it running. Productivity tools can create efficiencies in a number of areas …

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Deciding to grow your business is a natural next step, and isn’t limited to hiring staff, multiplying the number of clients you have, and taking on more complexity. Instead, you can increase your revenue, profits, and amount of free time without shifting your business model. In this episode, I’ll share with you the 9 ingredients that you need to accomplish time flexibility, money, and the impact that you want to …

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