CHAPTER 3

Starting a Consulting Business: The Three Prerequisites

In preparing for battle I’ve always found plans are useless, but planning is essential.

Dwight Eisenhower

1. Business Plan

Every start-up business needing to raise money is required to create a solid business plan. A solopreneur consulting business has it easier. A banking or investor quality document is not required, but it is wise to record the answers to some very important questions. Not addressing these questions before starting your business results in wasted time and lost opportunities.

Capture in your notebook your answers to the following questions. You will find it useful to come back to this notebook periodically to review and update your answers. The homework section ...

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