You may feel that previous experience and general management qualifications, even an MBA, may mean that you are suitably qualified to undertake management consulting successfully. In reality, the majority of independent consultants struggle to maintain a profitable practice and success is limited to the few consultants who have a clear and focused strategy for developing a tangible consulting service.Indeed, we cannot expect to be employed as a...more
The consulting industry has enjoyed significant growth during the last decade, averaging between 20% and 25% growth depending upon market sector. The reasons for this are easy to understand. The competition generated by the new global economy has resulted in many companies downsizing in terms of internal employees. This has meant that their need for professional external skills has increased, as and when deemed necessary. The information age has...more
Research from the leisure industry tells us that only 7.5 per cent of members who join a gym actually attend on a regular basis. The remaining 92.5 per cent still pay their annual or monthly membership fees but do not attend regularly.What is even more interesting is that members who make up this 92.5 per cent have no regular attendance patterns at all. They may attend regularly for a month or two and then lose interest. In six months time they try again for a month or two and then once again lose interest. By contrast the members who make to the 5 per cent who do regularly attend are likely to have consistent exercise plans which they implement methodically and improve gradually. We receive similar feedback from the hospitality industry. Hotels groups report that those hotels with more extensive leisure and fitness facilities regularly tend to achieve higher bookings than those hotels where such facilities are lacking, but the interesting thing is that we still find that only 12 per cent of hotel residents then actually use these facilities during their stay.As we mentioned earlier research conducted on Harvard students 20 years after they had graduated showed that 5 per cent were...more
A successful product must connect with the personal values of customers. Consultancy services are no different. A consultancy product experience includes both the expression of the product and the interaction with the product. Clients are looking for three basic things from a consultancy product that will improve their business: Is the product...more
The Academy of Business Strategy has always been fortunate enough to be in a position where demand from potential clients for consulting services has always outstripped supply and the same has been true for Certified Professional Consultants. The reason for this is simply because we do not provide clients with any short-term consulting services....more
WHO CAN REGISTER AS AN ASSOCIATE?Anyone who is registered as a student on either the Post-Graduate Certified Professional Consultant (CPC) program or on the Post-Graduate Certificate in Career Management Strategy (CCMS) program are eligible to register as an Associate of the Academy of Business Strategy (AABS) if they need or desire to earn income while training. WHAT DOES IT COST AND HOW MUCH CAN I EARN?There is no charge whatsoever for the Associate service. Associate assignments are usually between 6-18 months and are invariably project-related. Remuneration for Associate work is now set by the Academy directly rather than by the client and amounts to $100.00 USD per hour or $800.00 USD per day and you can choose whether to work between three or five days per week, enabling you to have more time to study when necessary. CPC ASSOCIATE ASSIGNMENTSCPC Associate assignments constitute an interim outsourcing requirement in relation to a CPC service that is currently being implemented with clients. This means that you would be directly responsible to an established CPC or DPC consultant and this subsequently provides students with valuable CPC consulting experience and helps them to...more
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Marketing a startup is one of the biggest struggles for any entrepreneur. You need to increase sales and grow your customer base, but effective advertising is expensive. While the internet provides significant opportunities for low-cost and no-cost...more
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Snow plow businesses are essential to a communities in locations around the States that experience harsh winters. Heavy snowfall can inconvenience and eventually debilitate families who live in places with cold climates. Prior to the onset of the...more
Many communities in various locations across the United States experience harsh winter weather, thus requiring the services of snow plow businesses. Heavy snowfall can inconvenience and eventually debilitate families who live in places with cold...more