The Swamp School

How to start your own consulting business and become a certified consultant

The consulting industry is one of the fastest growing industries according to the Career Guide to Industries, 2010-11 Edition prepared by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

This industry is projected to be the fastest growing, with employment increasing 83 percent over the 2008–18 period, and is one of the highest paying. Job competition will remain keen; the most educated and experienced workers will have the best job prospects. About 73 percent of workers have a bachelor’s or higher degree; 62 percent of all jobs are in managerial, business, financial, and professional occupations.

Firms that offer management, scientific, and technical consulting services influence how businesses, governments, and institutions make decisions. Often working behind the scenes, these firms offer technical expertise, information, contacts, and tools that clients cannot provide themselves. They then work with their clients to provide a service or solve a problem.

One of the resources that consulting firms provide to clients is expertise—in the form of knowledge, experience, special skills, or creativity; another resource is time or personnel that the client cannot spare. Clients include large and small companies in the private sector; Federal, State, and local government agencies; institutions, such as hospitals, universities, unions, and nonprofit organizations; and foreign governments or businesses.

The management, scientific, and technical consulting services industry is diverse. Almost anyone with expertise in a given area can enter consulting. Management consulting firms advise on almost every aspect of corporate operations: marketing; finance; corporate strategy and organization; manufacturing processes; information systems and data processing; electronic commerce (e-commerce) or business; human resources, including benefits and compensation; and many others. Scientific and technical consulting firms provide technical advice relating to almost all nonmanagement organizational activities, including compliance with environmental and workplace safety and health regulations, the application of technology, and the application of sciences such as biology, chemistry, and physics.

What you will learn

The problem is how to get started. This is where we can help. The Swamp School has put together a course program specially designed to organize your consulting business and help you achieve success. Our step-by-step online class walks you through a number of topics including:

• How to identify your core business
• How to put together a business plan
• How to identify the best marketing strategy for your particular type of consulting work
• How to find clients
• How to keep track of everything (books, clients, jobs, etc.)
• How to effectively outsource tasks
• How to use social media for “real” business networking
• How to identify multiple streams of income to keep you business running through the “down” times
• How to measure success
• How to pay for all of this

Who should take this class

This course of study is applicable to almost any consulting field. Whether you are in the environmental, real estate, engineering, architecture, auto mechanics or any service related business this class will help you.

The class is broken up into a topics format and is recommended that you work on one topic per week. There opportunities to participate in live group and one on one discussions. In addition, we will also provide a confidential review of your business goals and plans. Video screen casts, website links, discussion boards, and other resources will be provided thought the course of study.

Why you NEED to take this class

One of the biggest challenges facing our nation is the ability to adapt to significant changes in the work place. Gone is the era of the 1950’s where you worked for a company for 30 years, retired at age 65 and lived off a company pension for the rest of your life. Similarly, the 1980’s model of working for a number of companies and carrying your 401K around from place to place has also fallen apart. Quite simply, these models of working for 30-40 years and saving for retirement by investing in someone else’s business are not sustainable. A business cannot survive for very long by transferring its profits to unrelated non-productive individuals. This issue is at the heart of much of our current economic woes.

Our nation was started by small business owners who worked daily on their own affairs. When retirement came the business was sold providing the owner with a means to enjoy the golden years. The problems facing our economy today are too big for any government or big business to handle. It is going to take each and every one of us to solve this problem by providing for ourselves and in turn providing for others who cannot.

Are you thinking about starting a business, but are afraid to leave that biweekly paycheck behind? It sure is nice to have the security of that way of life. But guess what? The whole thing is a fantasy. There is no security in working for a company or even the government. Your pay is at the whim of the executives, voters, etc. You have no real control.

Now I do not mean to disparage folks to choose that way of life. I merely wish to point out that the security they feel is an illusion. Would you like to learn how to take control and grow your business? Our class is a philosophy and a way of life. Join us today to find out how you can realize all of your dreams and help others at the same time.

Certification

Upon completion of our 10-week consultant certification course we will provide a certificate of training. You will be issued a unique certification number that will remain valid and on file for 5-years.  Verification of training will be maintained and provided to you or your clients upon request.

Enrollment

Our class enrollment size is limited so do not wait.  Our next session starts on February 1, 2011.  Enrollment for this class is now open.

Tuition:  10-Week Consultant Certification $497

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