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How to Become a Go-To Person Within a Consulting Firm

Steve Shu Consulting

Play a key role in developing new intellectual property or approaches for the firm. Pursue mastery in business development if you can (aka sales). For one firm I worked for, I came up with “standard” framework approach for doing business plan analyses for municipal wireless deployments.

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5 Rookie Consulting Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)

Consulting Matters

I have given away my time and intellectual property for free to people who asked me for coffee but really wanted to pick my brain for free solutions. A lot of initial business development mistakes could be avoided simply through finding the right help AS SOON AS the need presents itself. The Ultimate Best Practice.

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5 Rookie Consulting Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)

Consulting Matters

I have given away my time and intellectual property for free to people who asked me for coffee but really wanted to pick my brain for free solutions. A lot of initial business development mistakes could be avoided simply through finding the right help AS SOON AS the need presents itself. The Ultimate Best Practice.

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How to Design the Ideal (and Most Profitable) Consulting Business

Consulting Matters

Invest properly in your business and your own professional development. A content marketing funnel is how you leverage your knowledge and intellectual property in the form of speeches, blog posts, articles, videos, podcasts, social media posts, etc. How to develop a compelling proposal complete with meaningful and meaty options.

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How Much IP to Give Away & How Much Is Too Much

David A Fields

You develop a comprehensive proposal for Ann, outlining the route to Nirvana. No sale. […]. During the follow-up call, Ann informs you that, having reviewed your proposal, her team now feels they can reach Nirvana on their own.

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The Global Tax Agreement – A Friend or Foe for the Big 4?

Tom Spencer

The first one seeks to implement a principle for taxation of corporate revenues based on location of sale rather than place of manufacturing. How do these developments impact the special services and consultancy sector? The second one is the aforementioned global minimum corporate tax, currently proposed to be 15%.

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Strategy-First Innovation: Making Changes that Last

Tom Spencer

Priorities might include developing new products, expanding into new markets, enhancing the customer experience, increasing operational efficiency, or embracing sustainability. This helps Amazon to tailor product recommendations, which enhances customer satisfaction and sales revenue.