The Business Plan Guide for Independent Consultants [Paperback]

Herman Holtz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 28, 1994

At last, a complete business plan guide just for independent consultants! . . . And who better to write it than North America's #1 bestselling author on consulting?

Unlike most general business plan books that focus on raising capital and applying for loans, this unique do-it-yourself guide concentrates on defining services and products. Written by Herman Holtz, the nation's leading expert on making it as an independent consultant, it tells you everything you need to know to develop a realistic, workable business plan that prepares you for any contingency and helps guide your day-to-day decision making as your business flourishes and grows. Numerous illustrations and worksheets guide your every step and save you the drudgery of starting from scratch. This book covers all business planning topics of crucial concern to consultants, including:
* Defining your products or services
* Market research and sales strategies
* Rate structures and income projections
* Worksheets to help you create objectives and set goals
* Sample business plan


Includes the Author's Disk to help you prepare your business plan, from defining your services and target market to estimating start-up costs, setting rates and consulting fees, and projecting income. Boilerplate contracts and letters of agreement are also provided.

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From the Back Cover

At last, a complete business plan guide just for independent consultants!

. . . And who better to write it than North America's #1 bestselling author on consulting?

Unlike most general business plan books that focus on raising capital and applying for loans, this unique do-it-yourself guide concentrates on defining services and products. Written by Herman Holtz, the nation's leading expert on making it as an independent consultant, it tells you everything you need to know to develop a realistic, workable business plan that prepares you for any contingency and helps guide your day-to-day decision making as your business flourishes and grows. Numerous illustrations and worksheets guide your every step and save you the drudgery of starting from scratch. From mission statements and start-up decisions to identifying clients and products, from marketing plans and rate structures to prospects for diversification and income projections, this book covers all business planning topics of crucial concern to consultants, including:

• Gathering data for your plan
• Working up a general outline
• Defining your products or services
• Market research and sales strategies
• Rate structures and income projections
• Worksheets to help you create objectives and set goals
• Sample business plan

About the Author

HERMAN HOLTZ is an all-time bestselling author on consulting whose books on the subject have sold in the hundreds of thousands of copies in the United States and abroad. His other books include How to Succeed as an Independent Consultant, The Consultant's Guide to Proposal Writing, and The Consultant's Guide to Winning Clients, all published by Wiley.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (October 28, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 047159735X
• ISBN-13: 978-0471597353
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 0.6 x 9.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #399,195 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An OK book on consulting, written sloppily, November 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Business Plan Guide for Independent Consultants (Paperback)

My time is very valuable and too much of it would have been required to read the whole book. I have to believe that this author knows what he's talking about, because he has been published many times, but I was not impressed with his writing style. It was very difficult to get into because he spent a lot of time focusing on what he was going to tell us later. By skipping pages and doing spot reading I did learn some, but there were too many typos and he was too wordy. I prefer the writing style of William Bond in Going Solo.