Consulting Business Foundation

This week, we’re wrapping up with the 5th and final step of the 5-step process to plan for independent business success in the next 12 months.  In this series, I’ve walked you through an effective process to create the best year you’ve ever had in your independent consulting business.  Now let’s dive into part 5 —Create a Follow-Through System To Make Achieving Your Goals Inevitable.   So often you create phenomenal …

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Happy New Year! I’m so excited for this year and I hope you are too.  This week, we’re diving into part 4 of the 5-step process to plan for independent business success in the next 12 months.  In this series, I walk you through an effective process you can use to create the best year you have ever had in your independent consulting business.  Next we dig into part 4 …

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It is time for part 3 of the 5-step strategy to plan for independent business success in the next 12 months. In this series, I walk you through an effective process you can use to create the best year you have ever had in your independent consulting business.   This week, we’re diving into part 3 —- creating your 12-month action plan.  In this episode, I share the YQMWD Method to create your …

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Welcome to part 2 of the 5-step strategy to plan for independent business success in the next 12 months.in this series, I walk you through an effective process you can use to plan for the best year you’ve ever had in your independent consulting business.  Last week, we took a deep dive into step one, assessing the past year of your business to create a clear baseline for your consulting business.  By …

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Business planning is such a hot topic at this time of the year as we prepare to turn the calendar over and welcome in a new year. And so over the next five weeks, I’m going to be sharing the formula you can use to plan for independent business success. I’m going to walk you through a five part process that you can use to plan for the best year …

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As an independent consulting business owner, you don’t have a lot of time in your day. You have so many conflicting priorities such as working on client delivery, protecting and maintaining your business/life balance, and making the amount of time that you have available to work on your business incredibly impactful.   Having a routine can aid in you managing these priorities but what is the most successful routine you could …

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In this episode, I interview one of my independent consulting business owner clients, Jennifer Lemmert.  Jennifer is the principal of Jennifer Lemmert LLC, a corporate communications and PR consulting firm. With nearly 20 years of experience, she’s a storyteller with a passion for helping clients find their authentic voices – from executive and employer branding to employee engagement and outreach. Jennifer spent her career supporting heavy hitters in the government, non-profit, …

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In this episode, I interview one of my podcast listeners turned independent consulting business owner clients, LeAnne Lagasse.  LeAnne Lagasse is an HR and People Ops consultant specializing in helping organizations assess and improve employee engagement and develop their people managers. LeAnne is an SHRM-SCP, a Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengths© Coach, and serves as Adjunct Faculty at Missouri State University, where she teaches professional communication courses to MBA students. Before launching her career …

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One of the upsides of running your own business is that you’re the boss. You can set a schedule that works best for you and your business, and adjust it as needed whenever you want. But being the boss is also one of the downsides of running your own business. Even though you can set your own work schedule, it’s not always easy to take vacation time. Taking a vacation …

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A business plan is a very important and strategic tool that helps business owners, like us, not only focus on the specific steps necessary to make business ideas succeed, but it also helps us to achieve short-term and long-term objectives. When I meet with independent consultant business owners like you, one of the questions I ask them is, “tell me about your business plan?”  How do they answer? It’s very …

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