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Elaine Biech
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  • Hardcover: 340 pages
  • Publisher: Jossey Bass; 2nd Edition edition (12 Jun 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0787994642
  • ISBN-13: 978-0787994648
  • Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 2.6 x 23.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 812,568 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Here are the nuts and bolts for a successful career in consulting. A few hours with Elaine′s book will save you years of trial and error." ––Jerry C. Noack, , vice president/group publisher, TRAINING Magazine

"If I were just starting into the consulting field today, this is the one book I would choose to advise me, caution me, support me in my business, and ′professionalize′ me!" ––Marjorie Blanchard, , chief financial officer, Blanchard International

"Every consultant should apply her principled practices to guarantee satisfied customers." ––John E. Gherty, , president and chief executive officer, Land O′Lakes

"This book is filled with real–world, practical and proven tactics that can be used to grow and build a successful consulting practice. It is a must–have resource for people who are thinking of becoming a consultant . . . and for those who already are one!" ––Dana Gaines Robinson, , author; president, Partners in Change

"The Business of Consulting will serve as my consulting practice workbook. The comprehensive coverage of the subject––along with the practical tips––make it the best tool I have." ––Pam Schmidt, , vice president, American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)

"Read her book. She shares all her secrets!" ––Gail Hammack, , regional vice president, McDonald′s

"Read her book. She shares all her secrets!" —Gail Hammack, regional vice president, McDonald′s

"If you really want the scoop on consulting, you also should buy Elaine′s hard–bound book..." (Crescent–News, Defiance, OH; (2/17/02) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"This book is filled with real–world, practical and proven tactics that, when used, do build successful consulting practices. It is a must–have resource for people who are thinking of becoming a consultant and for anyone who already is one!"
—Dana Gaines Robinson, president, Partners in Change, and coauthor, Performance Consulting and Strategic Business Partner

"If I were just starting in the consulting field today, this is the one book I would choose to advise me, caution me, support me in my business, and ′professionalize′ me! Complete and highly readable."
—Marjorie Blanchard, cofounder, Blanchard International

"According to my calculations, I could have easily doubled my income if I had a copy of Elaine′s book 30 years ago when I started my consulting business. But I am not depressed because I plan to continue in my consulting business for 30 more years and the book has many new pieces of practical advice that I can immediately use."
—Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan, The Thiagi Group

"Consulting is the art and science of creating solutions! Elaine Biech′s The Business of Consulting is a valuable handbook to the field, the practice, and the logistics of the world of consulting. The second edition is even better!"
—Elliott Masie, president and CEO, The MASIE Center and Learning CONSORTIUM

"The extraordinary quality of this book is that it is a primer for the person entering into the consulting world while at the same time it is replete with practical wisdom for the most seasoned professional. Consulting is an occupation with much mystery surrounding it. Biech eliminates that mystery by shining the light of her experience onto the practical activities that make consultants succeed. What a gift!"
—Jack Zenger, CEO, Zenger–Folkman, and coauthor, The Extraordinary Leader and Results–Based Leadership


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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
When I bought this book there were no reviews other than the writer herself. Today it is good to see how many people did enjoy this book. I think I got a good impression of the consulting business: really I could feel how I would be running such thing. I do not think that it fits me now in view of my other immediate opportunities but maybe at a late stage in my career I will give this a chance.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Reminder 18 May 2010
Format:Hardcover
While this book is well written and informative, i want to remind you that it was written in 1998!! there is a floppy disk at the back of the book!! Who even still has a floopy disk port to use it in?

Anyways, since i bought this book because i want to enter into the world of consulting, im not up to date on new technologies/systems/rules to the game which may have come into place in the past 12 years. But since its such a big gap and technology has influenced alot, and im assuming also the consulting industry (IT consulting anyone?) has changed significantly.

I recommend to get a more up-to-date book!
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WAS A GREAT BOOK TO READ WHILE STARTING UP MY BUSINESS. IT WAS VERY HELPFUL IN MANY WAYS AND I WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE WITH A BUSINESS OR PLANS TO START ONE.
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