Learnings from an Entrepreneur: How to Start a Consulting Practice

There are important basic learnings I have experienced in starting my own consulting practice over 7 years ago. These learnings will help you maximize your value, reduce competition and build your reputation and business income. I believe these can apply to many fields but certainly for the Life Sciences. A few of the basic I will cover are \begin{enumerate} \item Why do you want to start a consulting practice \item Qualifications/Specialty/Experience vs the Competition \item What is your target market vs the Competition \item Contracts/ constructing and costing for your target market \item Networking/Involvement in Professional Organizations \end{enumerate}