Anyone point me in the right direction of any good resources, books, websites etc for setting yourself up as a consultant?

Contract about to end end of March and interested in tendering to councils and 3rd sector organisations mainly.

Cheers!

There are lots of books, depending on sector etc., but the main thing is to get the basic business bits sorted first.

It may appear a bit mickey mouse, but I found this useful

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Teach-Yourself-Running-Your-Business/dp/0340886897

Good luck.

Cheers thanks for that think I’ll have a walk across to the library this lunchtime see what they have! I do have a good background in business administration and finance / budgeting its the bit I’d find easy, its the legal side of it I guess.

Thanks again

That picture is *exactly* what it’s like being a consultant. 😉

Does it work in a dress though….?

Cheers Geoff just managed to buy a used copy off Amazon for under £3 delivered!

bagpuss – some of my clients are public / charity sector. Email in profile if I can be of any help.

Does it work in a dress though….?

You may be drifting into Bodyform Advert territory there dear. And anyway…. your bike’s miles better than that!

I can’t turn up to clinch a business deal without the ‘girls’ on show though 😛

Perhaps a low cut all in one lycra number won’t work until I lay off these chocolate biscuits someone’s brought in!

I’ve just found something else I can’t do with my right arm in a sling.

What are you going to consult on?

Are you worth consulting if an organisation needs the above.

Its very much about having contacts in the particular industry.

Are there any “escorts” in Rammy…

Consultant? Debs your turning into a Tory dear! 😆

Cut me I bleed blue….JOKE….

The idea is that many small ‘local’ charities cannot afford to employ a full time fundraiser and many don’t have a CEO or even a Project Manager and the Trustees struggle as they are giving their time for free, many of them working. Most funders will allow you to put around £2k in for consultancy fees for evaluation of projects at their end, I can do this, funding, sourcing other income streams, setting up social enterprises, project evaluation, volunteer management and setting up of policies and procedures, writing business plans and fundraising strategies for a fee without the need to employ anyone full time.

There are a lot of fundraising consultants around who can write bids for people but doesn’t seem to be any in the NW who offer a whole package for future strategy including tendering for council work which most charities don’t have a clue about but are going to expected to do.

I almost sound like I know what I’m talking about.

Whoops double post…. 😯

What you need is a fancy poncy logo and a funky website. If only you knew someone who could do such a thing eh?

I do but he’d want sexual favours in return so I’m thinking of paying full wack elsewhere…… 😉

A fair point. Can’t say I blame you

get a room

If only you knew someone with any talent who could do such a thing eh?

FTFY

and what alfabus said…