Consulting Startup – How to start a consulting business

how to start a consulting business so I

how to start a consulting business so I got a great question for my youtube

got a great question for my youtube

got a great question for my youtube viewers love you guys

viewers love you guys

viewers love you guys Raman who’s finishing up University and

Raman who’s finishing up University and

Raman who’s finishing up University and wants to start our consulting business

wants to start our consulting business

wants to start our consulting business and I wrote in to ask me this mr.

and I wrote in to ask me this mr.

and I wrote in to ask me this mr. Carmichael you can always call me Evan

Carmichael you can always call me Evan

Carmichael you can always call me Evan after taking a consulting role

after taking a consulting role

after taking a consulting role internship I found consultant in my

internship I found consultant in my

internship I found consultant in my passion I’d like to start my own

passion I’d like to start my own

passion I’d like to start my own consulting business but I don’t have the

consulting business but I don’t have the

consulting business but I don’t have the credibility or customer references that

credibility or customer references that

credibility or customer references that help me get my first customer I believe

help me get my first customer I believe

help me get my first customer I believe I have the knowledge to provide small

I have the knowledge to provide small

I have the knowledge to provide small businesses with great advice but I need

businesses with great advice but I need

businesses with great advice but I need the opportunity and trust from a small

the opportunity and trust from a small

the opportunity and trust from a small business to get me started what is your

business to get me started what is your

business to get me started what is your advice your videos are more inspiring

advice your videos are more inspiring

advice your videos are more inspiring than my University business classes

than my University business classes

than my University business classes happy face so thank you for that

happy face so thank you for that

happy face so thank you for that compliment

compliment

compliment here’s the thing ok it’s great that you

here’s the thing ok it’s great that you

here’s the thing ok it’s great that you did this internship that you learned

did this internship that you learned

did this internship that you learned about the business what I would

about the business what I would

about the business what I would recommend you to do number one is go get

recommend you to do number one is go get

recommend you to do number one is go get a job it’s like what the entrepreneur

a job it’s like what the entrepreneur

a job it’s like what the entrepreneur guy evan is telling me go get a job yeah

guy evan is telling me go get a job yeah

guy evan is telling me go get a job yeah go get a job it’s going to do a couple

go get a job it’s going to do a couple

go get a job it’s going to do a couple things one it’s going to it’s going to

things one it’s going to it’s going to

things one it’s going to it’s going to really tell you do you want to be a

really tell you do you want to be a

really tell you do you want to be a consultant or not right so you found out

consultant or not right so you found out

consultant or not right so you found out about consulting that this is your

about consulting that this is your

about consulting that this is your passion to this internship so continue

passion to this internship so continue

passion to this internship so continue on continue on and see if this is

on continue on and see if this is

on continue on and see if this is something you want to continue rising

something you want to continue rising

something you want to continue rising doing but also is going to give you

doing but also is going to give you

doing but also is going to give you credibility and it’s going to give you

credibility and it’s going to give you

credibility and it’s going to give you experience okay you’re going to get some

experience okay you’re going to get some

experience okay you’re going to get some experience working from a consulting

experience working from a consulting

experience working from a consulting business and you can see hopefully how

business and you can see hopefully how

business and you can see hopefully how they built their business I wouldn’t go

they built their business I wouldn’t go

they built their business I wouldn’t go and work at a big consulting company I’d

and work at a big consulting company I’d

and work at a big consulting company I’d work at a smaller one work at a company

work at a smaller one work at a company

work at a smaller one work at a company that is you know ten people somebody you

that is you know ten people somebody you

that is you know ten people somebody you respect look up to want to be like and

respect look up to want to be like and

respect look up to want to be like and get involved in as many projects as you

get involved in as many projects as you

get involved in as many projects as you can learn from the entrepreneur you

can learn from the entrepreneur you

can learn from the entrepreneur you don’t want to learn just how to be a

don’t want to learn just how to be a

don’t want to learn just how to be a consultant you want to learn how to

consultant you want to learn how to

consultant you want to learn how to build a business because there’s so much

build a business because there’s so much

build a business because there’s so much gold that goes into building a

gold that goes into building a

gold that goes into building a consulting practice beyond just

consulting practice beyond just

consulting practice beyond just providing the service to your clients so

providing the service to your clients so

providing the service to your clients so go and get that experience and instead

go and get that experience and instead

go and get that experience and instead of trying to do everything yourself here

of trying to do everything yourself here

of trying to do everything yourself here you are you’re getting paid and you’re

you are you’re getting paid and you’re

you are you’re getting paid and you’re getting paid to learn so you know I have

getting paid to learn so you know I have

getting paid to learn so you know I have a zuga guide called work to learn that

a zuga guide called work to learn that

a zuga guide called work to learn that goes through this step-by-step that can

goes through this step-by-step that can

goes through this step-by-step that can guide you through the process it’s a

guide you through the process it’s a

guide you through the process it’s a great resource but it’s so important to

great resource but it’s so important to

great resource but it’s so important to go out and do this because I don’t want

go out and do this because I don’t want

go out and do this because I don’t want you to go out try to launch your

you to go out try to launch your

you to go out try to launch your business not get any customers and then

business not get any customers and then

business not get any customers and then have to go back and get some kind of job

have to go back and get some kind of job

have to go back and get some kind of job right it’s better to get the job learn

right it’s better to get the job learn

right it’s better to get the job learn you’re getting the job for the whole

you’re getting the job for the whole

you’re getting the job for the whole purpose to learn not just to make money

purpose to learn not just to make money

purpose to learn not just to make money you’re not just getting some job because

you’re not just getting some job because

you’re not just getting some job because it’s high pain you’re getting to learn

it’s high pain you’re getting to learn

it’s high pain you’re getting to learn about the business and again that

about the business and again that

about the business and again that smaller company ten employees where you

smaller company ten employees where you

smaller company ten employees where you can connect with the entrepreneur

can connect with the entrepreneur

can connect with the entrepreneur founder and learn about how they built

founder and learn about how they built

founder and learn about how they built the business get involved in as many

the business get involved in as many

the business get involved in as many things as possible to learn so when you

things as possible to learn so when you

things as possible to learn so when you go and you launch your own company full

go and you launch your own company full

go and you launch your own company full time you can hit the ground running the

time you can hit the ground running the

time you can hit the ground running the second thing I would do is start part

second thing I would do is start part

second thing I would do is start part time so start your own business on the

time so start your own business on the

time so start your own business on the side part time it’s okay you don’t have

side part time it’s okay you don’t have

side part time it’s okay you don’t have to jump in full time at a university

to jump in full time at a university

to jump in full time at a university start part time so you’re working at a

start part time so you’re working at a

start part time so you’re working at a consulting gig you’re learning

consulting gig you’re learning

consulting gig you’re learning everything you need to learn you’re

everything you need to learn you’re

everything you need to learn you’re building up experience you’re building

building up experience you’re building

building up experience you’re building up credibility building up contact the

up credibility building up contact the

up credibility building up contact the same time start on the side part time

same time start on the side part time

same time start on the side part time let me even be taking on a few small

let me even be taking on a few small

let me even be taking on a few small business clients for free just to get

business clients for free just to get

business clients for free just to get them started but you’re starting part

them started but you’re starting part

them started but you’re starting part time too to get the experience and

time too to get the experience and

time too to get the experience and practice of how to find clients of

practice of how to find clients of

practice of how to find clients of working with them of it being your own

working with them of it being your own

working with them of it being your own brand your own name but it’s not like

brand your own name but it’s not like

brand your own name but it’s not like everything is hinging on this being

everything is hinging on this being

everything is hinging on this being successful because you still have your

successful because you still have your

successful because you still have your job that’s paying you money that you’re

job that’s paying you money that you’re

job that’s paying you money that you’re learning from you may even discover that

learning from you may even discover that

learning from you may even discover that small businesses in the right market for

small businesses in the right market for

small businesses in the right market for you it’s really hard to be successful as

you it’s really hard to be successful as

you it’s really hard to be successful as a consultant selling the small

a consultant selling the small

a consultant selling the small businesses because they don’t have money

businesses because they don’t have money

businesses because they don’t have money right entrepreneurs don’t have money we

right entrepreneurs don’t have money we

right entrepreneurs don’t have money we always need money so it’s hard to get

always need money so it’s hard to get

always need money so it’s hard to get what you’re worth as a consultant

what you’re worth as a consultant

what you’re worth as a consultant selling to entrepreneurs you’re probably

selling to entrepreneurs you’re probably

selling to entrepreneurs you’re probably looking at people who are a little bit

looking at people who are a little bit

looking at people who are a little bit more established otherwise you’re doing

more established otherwise you’re doing

more established otherwise you’re doing things for free right like I don’t have

things for free right like I don’t have

things for free right like I don’t have a consulting business instead I do

a consulting business instead I do

a consulting business instead I do videos and I do things on a more mass

videos and I do things on a more mass

videos and I do things on a more mass scale because I can either sell

scale because I can either sell

scale because I can either sell advertising or corporate partnerships

advertising or corporate partnerships

advertising or corporate partnerships and sponsorships because it’s too hard

and sponsorships because it’s too hard

and sponsorships because it’s too hard to get money out of small business

to get money out of small business

to get money out of small business owners so something to think about but

owners so something to think about but

owners so something to think about but start part time you’ll discover what

start part time you’ll discover what

start part time you’ll discover what your market is you’ll discover how to

your market is you’ll discover how to

your market is you’ll discover how to sell but it’s not totally dependent on

sell but it’s not totally dependent on

sell but it’s not totally dependent on you going out and doing that full time

you going out and doing that full time

you going out and doing that full time for your business third thing is watch

for your business third thing is watch

for your business third thing is watch more videos so if you’ve gotten a lot of

more videos so if you’ve gotten a lot of

more videos so if you’ve gotten a lot of inspirations from my videos that’s great

inspirations from my videos that’s great

inspirations from my videos that’s great thank you so much watch more like you

thank you so much watch more like you

thank you so much watch more like you can watch mine but also watch other

can watch mine but also watch other

can watch mine but also watch other people if you’re learning when I get on

people if you’re learning when I get on

people if you’re learning when I get on these videos most of them are are

these videos most of them are are

these videos most of them are are answering people’s questions right this

answering people’s questions right this

answering people’s questions right this is the stuff

is the stuff

is the stuff you are going to have to do answer

you are going to have to do answer

you are going to have to do answer entrepreneurial questions so you can

entrepreneurial questions so you can

entrepreneurial questions so you can learn through osmosis you can learn from

learn through osmosis you can learn from

learn through osmosis you can learn from watching my videos and learning from the

watching my videos and learning from the

watching my videos and learning from the experiences that I’m going through

experiences that I’m going through

experiences that I’m going through sharing my stories and all the

sharing my stories and all the

sharing my stories and all the entrepreneur’s right in you’re learning

entrepreneur’s right in you’re learning

entrepreneur’s right in you’re learning from their stories and other people too

from their stories and other people too

from their stories and other people too if there’s other entrepreneur people who

if there’s other entrepreneur people who

if there’s other entrepreneur people who you like on YouTube who have a great

you like on YouTube who have a great

you like on YouTube who have a great message watch them as well you’re going

message watch them as well you’re going

message watch them as well you’re going to learn and gain more if you find that

to learn and gain more if you find that

to learn and gain more if you find that more helpful and useful than your

more helpful and useful than your

more helpful and useful than your university classes which I would

university classes which I would

university classes which I would probably happen to agree with myself

probably happen to agree with myself

probably happen to agree with myself then keep doing that because that’s part

then keep doing that because that’s part

then keep doing that because that’s part of your education something that you

of your education something that you

of your education something that you love doing something you love watching

love doing something you love watching

love doing something you love watching that’s going to help build you up and

that’s going to help build you up and

that’s going to help build you up and something that I say or something that

something that I say or something that

something that I say or something that somebody else might say may prove to be

somebody else might say may prove to be

somebody else might say may prove to be really relevant to one of your clients

really relevant to one of your clients

really relevant to one of your clients and you know what if you build a

and you know what if you build a

and you know what if you build a relationship so you know me now a little

relationship so you know me now a little

relationship so you know me now a little bit if you start working with a client

bit if you start working with a client

bit if you start working with a client and it may not be for a lot of money may

and it may not be for a lot of money may

and it may not be for a lot of money may even be free you can even write in like

even be free you can even write in like

even be free you can even write in like you can ask me how would I solve this

you can ask me how would I solve this

you can ask me how would I solve this problem or ask other people how would

problem or ask other people how would

problem or ask other people how would they solve that problem and so you’re

they solve that problem and so you’re

they solve that problem and so you’re building off the experience of all these

building off the experience of all these

building off the experience of all these other people too that you can bring back

other people too that you can bring back

other people too that you can bring back to your client so hopefully that helps

to your client so hopefully that helps

to your client so hopefully that helps thank you so much for the great comment

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