What's the best book with advice on becoming and being an independent consultant.?
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For someone starting a consulting business, I highly recommended the following books \n \n- Getting Started in Consulting http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471384550/ref=nosim/powerhomebizguid\n- The Consultant's Quick Start Guide: An Action Plan for Your First Year in Business http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0787956678/ref=nosim/powerhomebizguid\n- How to Make It Big As a Consultant http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0814470734/ref=nosim/powerhomebizguid \n- The Seven Cs of Consulting: Your Complete Blueprint for any Consultancy Assignment http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0273645110/ref=nosim/powerhomebizguid\n- Million Dollar Consulting, New and Updated Edition: The Professional's Guide to Growing a Practice http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0070696284/ref=nosim/powerhomebizguid
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Here's a site that might help you...a basic book written by a lawyer on starting a non-profit in the US: http://www.lawyeratlarge.com/Common/Previews/NonPro.html\n\nAnd, the For Dummies books has a good book called: \n\nNonprofit Kit for Dummies (With CD-ROM) \nby Stan Hutton, Frances Phillips \n\navailable on Amazon.com as a used book.  Best of luck!
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Go to a bookstore or a library and get Martin Yate's "Knock 'em Dead, The Ulitimate Job Seeker's Guide".  It is the 20th anniversary edition, and he has numerous chapters on how to answer challenging interview questions.
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If you are not certified, try to get a Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt Certification, an APICS CPIM or the new CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Specialist) and become an ISO Registrar.  It will take some time.  Use your own funds so no company has inherent rights over your future.  With all of those credentials, and your experience, you may go into consulting.  This way you will be in control of where, when and even if you want to work.  You may want start to publish about Operations and Materials Management applied to every day life (i.e.  Lean manufacturing principles in the kitchen) which will give you exposure and credibility.  You may also join the armed forces reserves like I did.
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A great book to read is How to win friends and influence people, by Dale Carnegie.\n\nHis advice is simple: open your mind and be interested in people.
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I'd start out with the Occupational Outlook Handbook at\nhttp://www.bls.gov/oco/
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First read the book\n\nThe Toyota Way: Fourteen Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer by Jeffrey Liker
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I recommend Project Management for Dummies for novice project managers, and Kernzer's Systems Approach to PM for more advanced readers. \n\nAdditionally you might want to review PMI's PMBOK for best practice information - it's not really a how-to book though.\n\nConsider joining a PM professional organization such as PMI or IPMA. I think PMI also has some scholarships that you might also apply for - probably through the PMI Education Foundation.
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The following book from W. Dean Brown contains examples: How to form a Corporation LLC or Partnership in Virginia.\n\nHe wrote books for more states (I assume all). I found this book in the library.
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You could try this website to find specialists.\n\ndrfoster.co.uk\n\nIt has lists of consultants and there field of excellence or interest
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I have a few.  Here are some.\n\nHow to make money in stocks in good times and bad by William O'Neill is an excellent primer\n\nMastering the Trade by John Carter is a flat out excellent book to teach you about discipline and strategies, etc.\n\nTrading in the Zone by Mark Douglas is another great mental book, very necessary for success\n\nTrading for a Living by Alexander Elder\n\nHope this helps!
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business and econmoics is always a good choice for anyone... Even if you dont' end up starting your own business, you learn things most normal people should no anyways, and will always be helpful in life.\n\nYou gotta be willing to deal with theories and rules, and a little bit of numbers.
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Here is a page that lists all books that could help you start your own mortgage brokering business. I suggest you either go to your library to borrow the book or buy them from your favorite bookstore. If this is something you are really interested in doing, books are an excellent source of information:\n\nhttp://www.powerhomebiz.com/bookstore/mortgage.htm
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Try any books by sussful business people such as "The art of a deal" by Donald Trump.
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First, check your local library for books on this subject.  Next, check Amazon and eBay for ditto.\n\nIn particular, there's one book which I think is pretty good - I believe it's called The FabJob Guide to being a personal shopper.\n\nYou've got a fair amount of research ahead of you!\n\nBut the hardest part will be getting clients.  I obviously don't know what field you're currently in or what contacts you may have, but you'll need to do some marketing of yourself to get your name out there.
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Try "Lucky Man" by Michael J. Fox. BTW, you could have just said autobiography.
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If you have to ask you don't need to be going into business for yourself.\nA business owner does and knows everything about his business from the lowliest job to the highest. He is the name on the door. He is responsible for everything that goes on in that business from payroll, to books, banking, paying bills, greeting customers, selling himself and his business.  He is working hours before he opens and hours after he closes.  Depending on the type of business dictates what he does and who he give certain responsibilities too. But he is still the one who makes the last decision.  \n\nMy advice is do not go into business for yourself if you want a life outside of work. Doesn't happen in the first five years. You are doing a mad dash in  making the place go. All your energy is in getting the business off of the ground and making it a success.