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Know Where Your Expertise Lies Its really not that critical to have partnerships in place when youre getting your IT consulting business started. However, if you feel that you have substantial weaknesses and youre going to encounter a lot of prospects needing services your IT consulting business cant provide, you may want some good contractors lined up. Plan Ahead and Bring on Partners Slowly In the IT consulting business, you should generally wait until youre more established to form solid partnerships. Once you get your business up and running, try to meet up with one person every other month that could be a potential business partner or contractor. Youll meet prospective partners or contractors at chamber events and networking groups and other people will refer you to them. The best potential partners for your IT consulting business will be at your mutual clients place of business. The Bottom Line about the IT Consulting Business Once again, dont let your lack of expertise in certain areas prevent you from getting your IT consulting business started. Youll have plenty of time to build up the partnerships later. Theres no reason to go overboard unless you feel you really need to have those skills backing your IT consulting business. Copyright MMI-MMVI, Small Biz Tech Talk. All Worldwide Rights Reserved. {Attention Publishers: Live hyperlink in author resource box required for copyright compliance} |
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