Building a Consulting Business QLS Level 3

Unit 1

How to Start a Consulting Business

The unit 1 covers the following topics:

• Business Building Blocks
• Estimating Personal Expenses
• Projecting Business Expenses
• Setting Income Targets
• Setting Your Base Hourly Rate
• Developing Financial Budgets and Projections
• Setting up a Fee Structure

Unit 2

Developing a Business Plan

The unit 2 covers the following topics:

• Creating a Business Plan
• Creating Your Brand
• Developing Your Business Structure
• Creating Promotional Materials
• Gathering Resources

Unit 3

Creating a Sales and Marketing Strategy

The unit 3 covers the following topics:

• The Marketing Cycle
• Opportunities to Consider
• Getting the Work Done
• Developing Contracts and Statements of Work
• Sample Statement of Work
• Project Deliverables

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).

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