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Expert for Hire: Start Your Consulting Business

A list of (mostly) general books for consultants planning and starting a business. Many more resources not listed are available that specialize in a specific industry.

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  • Everything you need to plan, start and operate your consulting business, in one volume. This updated edition is current with the rapidly changing world of contract, freelance and contingency work, as well as changes in technology.
    Book, 2019Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2019] — 001 BIECH
  • This well-established guide to consulting by Alan Weiss is in its fourth edition. Covers the basics and includes updates on recent changes. Also see Million Dollar Consulting : the Professional's Guide to Growing a Practice, once your business is…
    Book, 2019Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2019] — 001 WEISS
  • Specifically for business analysis and project management practitioners, a booming industry for consultants.
    Book, 2019Plantation, FL : J. Ross Publishing, [2019] — 001 WIEGERS
  • Visual Consulting

    Designing and Leading Change

    Sibbet, David,
    Whether it’s written on a white board, using media, or visualizing in your own imagination, visualization and design thinking can be used to get more creative and productive results that are owned by everyone. Sibbet is considered the "founding…
    Book, 2018Hoboken : Wiley, 2018. — 001 SIBBET
  • Humble Consulting

    How to Provide Real Help Faster

    Schein, Edgar H.,
    Schein argues that consultants have to jettison the old idea of professional distance, and instead work with their clients in a more personal way, emphasizing authentic openness, curiosity, and humility.
    Book, 2016Oakland, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., [2016] — 658.46 SCHEIN
  • Start Your Own Consulting Business

    Your Step-by-step Guide to Success

    Rice, Terry,
    Want to be your own boss but not sure what your area of specialty is? This guide includes help determining what your area of knowledge is, and how to build your expertise.
    Book, 2021Irvine, CA : Entrepreneur Press, [2021] — 001 RICE
  • Million Dollar Consulting

    the Professional's Guide to Growing a Practice

    Weiss, Alan, 1946-
    Million Dollar Consulting has been the go-to classic for consultants for nearly twenty-five years. Weiss updates his time-tested model for creating a flourishing consulting business, while showing you the many dynamic changes in solo and boutique…
    Book, 2016New York : McGraw-Hill, [2016] — 001 WEISS
  • Flawless Consulting

    a Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used

    Block, Peter, 1939-
    When the landmark best-seller Flawless Consulting was first published more than three decades ago, it was quickly adopted as the "consultant's bible." This edition covers the consulting challenges that have arisen from the way we routinely…
    Book, 2011San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2011] — 001.0237 BLOCK
  • Commit & Deliver

    on the Frontlines of Management Consulting

    Freidheim, Cyrus,
    Commit and Deliver provides intimate insight into what management consultants do, how they interact with their corporate clients, and what it takes to become a good consultant.
    Book, 2021Dallas, TX : Matt Holt Books, an imprint of BenBella Books, [2021] — 658.46 FREIDHE
  • Included are customizable agreements for independent contractors and freelancers in a multitude of fields, such as sales, accounting, software consulting, and construction.
    Book, 2023El Segundo, CA : Nolo, [2023] — 346.7302 FISHMAN