starting and growing a successful consulting business - successful... · empowering entrepreneurs....
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Starting and Growing a Successful Consulting Business
Hayward City Hall
Alameda County SBDC
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Thank You to Our Sponsor
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Local SBA Ecosystem
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Partnership and Hosting
We are the premier provider of Business Advisory Services to
the small business community.
Our mission is to create economic opportunity by empowering
entrepreneurs.
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Free & Low CostSeminars
Our Services
Free One-on-One Consulting
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Seminar ExamplesAccess to Capital Successful Business Plans
Starting a Business Meet the Lenders
Social Media Government Contracts
Marketing Law for Entrepreneurs
Worker Owned Businesses Buying a Business
Starting a Restaurant Crowdfunding and Alternatives
Starting a Food Business How to Pitch Your Company
Finding Your Core Customer Exporting
Website Development Home Based Businesses
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ACSBDC Consultants
Ron BarrettLoans
FJ CavaGeneralist
David BokashBusiness Technology
Lee LambertDirector
Deagon WilliamsFood & Restaurants
Paula Mattisonsierra
Retail
Mari LovalvoHuman Resources
David MitroffSocial Media
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ACSBDC Consultants
Dorian WebbOperations
Bob KomotoExport/Import
Maria MejiaFinance
Tom CameratoFinancial Modeling
Mary PassarellaAccounting
Tom YehStrategy
Ed DuarteConstruction
Paul BozzoEquity Funding
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How to register for services
www.acsbdc.org
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Our Client Results
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Presentation Download
www.acsbdc.org/handouts
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David Mitroff, Ph.D.Creating & Growing a Consulting Business
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What We Will Cover• What is a Consultant?
• Creating a Business (Where to Start)
• The Stages of Becoming a Consultant (When are you an Expert?)
• Building Your Brand (Core Services)
• Who is Your Market?
• How to Attract Customers
• 5 Tools to Grow Your Business
• Working With Clients / The Consulting Timeline
• Getting Paid
• Other things to consider
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David Mitroff, Ph.D.My Background
• Founder and Chief Consultant of Piedmont Avenue Consulting, Inc. (www.PiedmontAve.com), an Oakland based award winning business consulting and marketing firm with a proven track record of producing results for our successful clients. The firm has 3 full-time employees and 7 part-time workers.
• Founder of 7+ Companies including recruiting and staffing firm, consulting and marketing firm, event planning, hotel and restaurant collective, and more
• College Instructor at University of California Berkeley and General Assembly; Guest Lecturer at John F. Kennedy University, Diablo Valley College, and more.
• Trained and advised 25,000+ business owners through keynote talks, workshops and business consulting
• Extensive educational background, which includes a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology with coursework in Business Administration, Legal Studies, Marketing and Culinary Arts
• Featured business and marketing expert for television (NBC Bay Area, Reality Check), radio (KGO), newspapers (San Francisco Chronicle, SF Business Times, Oakland Business Review, Northern California Record, Jewish Weekly, Catholic Voice) and magazines (San Francisco Magazine, California Lawyer, The Meeting Professional)
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Are You Ready?The Truth… It Takes Work
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To Venture Out or Not?It’s harder to create your own path
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What is a Consultant?
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DEFINITION OF A CONSULTANTA PERSON WHO PROVIDES EXPERT ADVICE PROFESSIONALLY
What services are you delivering?
- Consulting
- Coaching
- Advising
- Strategy
- Project Management
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Creating a Business• Corportation or Individual?
LLC, INC.,… = $800 taxesDBA,… = $50
• Business LicensesCity, County, Type of consulting
• AddressHome Office, P.O. Box, CoWorking such as WeWork, Regus, etc.
• Phone Google Voice number, RingCentral, etc.
• Website wix.com, wordpress.com, wordpress.org
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When Are You An Expert?How long does it take?
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THREE YEARS / PHASES TO BECOME A CONSULTANT
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YEAR 1Look Like An Employee
Act Like An Employee
Get Paid Like An Employee
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YEAR 2Look Like An Partner
Act Like An Partner
Get Paid Like An Partner
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YEAR 3Look Like An Consultant
Get Paid Like An Consultant
Act Like An Consultant
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• Your Three Key ServicesBUILDING YOUR BRAND
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What Makes Up Your Tent?
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What Attracts Attention?
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Is it Tactical?
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What is Your Biggest Strength?
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Is it Cohesive?
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Piedmont Avenue Consulting, Inc. is a San Francisco Bay Area based business development and marketing consulting firm who
• Creates Brand Awareness
• Strengthens Customer Loyalty
• Generates New Opportunities
by leveraging new technologies and streamlining business processes
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Who is Your Market?Where to Start Your Business Development Efforts
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How to Get Customers and Growing your Business
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What is Your #1 Objective This Quarter?3 to 5 priorities that support this…
• What to Start Doing?
• What to Stop Doing?
• What to Keep Doing?
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Two Approaches to Growth
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What is Your TargetSmall -> Medium -> Large Targets
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WHAT ARE YOUR CURRENT MARKETING EFFORTS?
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CALLS TO ACTION: WHAT DO YOU OFFER?
Discounts Downloads B2B Services
Hints + Tips Support a Cause Events
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5 TOOLSThese tools will help you grow your business
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• Wix enables everyone to design, publish and host stunning HTML5 websites for free
• Easy drag-and-drop website builder!
• No coding
• No previous design skills
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• Be organized with your schedule
• Look professional and give clients and partners options
• Offer meeting maker in your signature, social, website etc.
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• Easy tools for keeping track of your lists
• Make email campaigns look professional
• Track your open and click rates easily
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• Keep track of mentions of your company and competitors
• Be aware of what’s going on in your industry in real time
• Use the found content for your marketing plans
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• Outsource work you don’t have time for
• Get experts to do work you don’t know how to do
• Pick and choose when you need the help
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Working with Clients
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Working With Clients and Developing Your Timeline
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Getting Paid
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Getting Paid• Value Based Fees
Hourly, Flat Fee or Retainer? Setting fees based on your value and access to you
• What are you Paid for?Delivery of a product? Based on Results? Based on advice?
• Length of ContractMonth to Month, 6 month, 12 month, based on project length?
• ProposalsThey are done together as a team with the prospective client
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OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER
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12 MONTH MARKETING CALENDAR
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Business Printed Materials
• Business Cards
• One Pager / Flyer
• Introductory Packet
• Service Agreement
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To Hire or Not To Hire• Outsourcing for Efficiency
using sites like: SuperTasker.com, Upwork.com
• Interns and Mentoring ProgramsCollege students, International students
• Part-time or Full-time Assistant Helping with business development, scheduling, marketing, etc.
• Junior or Associate Consultants
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Typical Problems or Issues□ Having trouble reaching your target audience □ Not creating enough brand awareness through an online presence□ Setting the wrong priorities/goals □ Wish had an effective customer loyalty program to increase return customers □ Difficulty growing your business or developing a profit □ Frequently hear, “I have to think about it” or “I’ll come back” or “Maybe” □ I’m not effective at creating a business plan that is followed □ It’s taking longer than expected to build, establish or position your brand □ Need to increase the retention of employees and new hires □ Can’t reach multi-dimensional growth □ Having trouble identifying potential strategic partners or investors □ Not creating enough buzz or word-of-mouth about you or your company □ Haven’t created a 12-month marketing plan □ Unclear what an effective marketing budget is for my business □ Difficulty entering new markets and/or generating growth in existing markets □ Difficulty educating clients about your products/services □ Unsure if sales and marketing data is accurate □ Relying solely on referrals for business
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QUESTIONS?David Mitroff, Ph.D.
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