STARTING A SUCCESSFUL CONSULTING BUSINESS 

(AN ONLINE BASED COURSE)

AN OVERVIEW OF THE COURSE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

MODULE 1: Introduction to consulting

MODULE 2: The start-up procedures for a consulting business

MODULE 3: Raising the start-up capital for a consulting business

MODULE 4: Identifying consulting tools and their uses

MODULE 5: Marketing consulting business services

Module 6: Growing consulting business.

Introduction

Every business exists to solve problems and add value to help clients achieve their goals. This is what consulting businesses are all about. Consultants make a lot of money from solving problems for their clients. But you need to learn the strategies that work to succeed as a consultant. 

This course will show you how to start a successful consulting business from scratch to success. Whether you are an old consultant or a newbie in the industry, you will find this course resourceful and useful. After successfully completing the course you can confidently start using the title INDEPENDENT BUSINESS/EDUCATION CONSULTANT (IBC) as an attachment to your name if you so wish.

There are six (6) modules for the entire course as highlighted below:

MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION TO CONSULTING

MODULE LESSON CONTENTS

o What is consulting? 

o Who is a consultant and what do consultants do?

o Niches for consulting businesses. 

o Skills and qualities required for consulting.

MODULE 2: THE START-UP PROCEDURES FOR A CONSULTING BUSINESS

MODULE LESSON CONTENTS

o Choosing a consulting niche.

o How to create a business name for a consulting firm.

o Registering a consulting business.

o Skills and qualities required for consulting.

o Opening a corporate bank account for a consulting business.

o Workspace for a consulting business.

•          Strategic planning before reaching out to clients. 

MODULE 3: RAISING THE START-UP CAPITAL FOR A CONSULTING BUSINESS

MODULE LESSON CONTENTS

o Using a business plan.

o Contacting angel investors.

o The option of family and friends.

o Savings option.

• Sale of belongings.

MODULE 4: IDENTIFYING CONSULTING TOOLS AND THEIR USES

MODULE LESSON CONTENTS

o What are consulting tools?

o Examples of consulting tools.

o The start-up consulting tools.

 MODULE 5: MARKETING CONSULTING BUSINESS SERVICES

MODULE LESSON CONTENTS

o The SWOT analyses.

o Mastering your consulting skills for excellent services.

o Using baits to get clients’ attention.

o Floating your business online.

o Building your brand through feedback from pioneer clients.

MODULE 6: GROWING CONSULTING BUSINESS

MODULE LESSON CONTENTS

o Drawing your operational policies.

o Public and customer relations concerns.

o Diversifying your services.

o Managing your cash flow effectively for growth.

o Engaging professionals for specific services.

o Employing more hands.

After completing each module, you will attempt some assessments in any of the following formats:

1.    Multiple-choice questions.

2.    Drag and drop questions.

3.    True or False.

4.    Yes or No.

FAQ

Q: WHO IS THE COURSE MEANT FOR?

A: Everyone desires financial freedom and prosperity through setting up a personal consulting firm. One way to achieve this is to discover one’s strengths, talents or skills and turn such into income-generating tools. The course will help prospective trainees to discover their consulting skills and use them to achieve success. All professionals from almost all spheres of life that want to create their own niche to earn extra income and create a retirement plan. 

Precisely, people who studied the following courses would find the course helpful in education, accounting, banking and finance, I.C.T., marketing, engineering, insurance, guidance and counselling, computer science, Mathematics, business education, accounting, architecture, English studies, economics, management courses, sciences etc. Also, experienced heads, middle management staff of schools and other organisations can take the course.

Q: WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF GOING THROUGH THE COURSE?

A: Going through the course will expose course participants to the basics of starting any business. In addition, they will find the course attractive and insightful. The course has the potential to make participants job creators instead of job seekers. The course will show participants exactly how to start and run a profitable consulting business with practical marketing skills and ideas. Making money becomes very easy with the strategies provided by the course. In addition, they will learn how to generate multiple streams of income in their niche.

 Finally, those who complete their course would have a group session for practical coaching with the course creator on any of these channels Zoom, WhatsApp or Telegram, and on a set date to consolidate on the course and possibly execute their first consulting project. 

Q: WHAT IS THE COURSE DURATION?

A: It is a self-paced course. So you can finish at your own pace. But it is wise to complete the entire course and get your certificate at the current cost because the price will change as demand increases.

Q: HOW WILL I ACCESS THE COURSE AFTER PAYMENT?

A: You will be redirected to a link to access the whole course modules on the cloud. You may also download the course contents to read them offline, but you must do your assessments online.

Q: ARE THERE ANY SUPPORT DURING THE COURSE?

A: Yes, you can contact the course creator if you have any challenges in accessing your course on the cloud after payment via his email or any other contact provided. Also, course takers would have the opportunity to ask questions for clarity via email messages sent to the course creator. 

Q: WILL THERE BE ANY CERTIFICATE AFTER THE COURSE AND WHO IS ISSUING IT?

A: Yes, at the end of the entire course, we will award you a certificate of completion. The certificate is an entrepreneurship certificate to show you are a business owner. The certificate is issued under

Net Link Educational resources & Solutions (A registered consulting firm). See the sample below:                                                           

Q: IS THE CERTIFICATE ACCREDITED?

A: No, it is not accredited because it is not awarded based on examination but on the completion of the course. The course is not an academic course but is meant to equip and empower people with entrepreneurial skills for setting up their own personal consulting businesses to become job creators instead of job seekers.

Q: WHAT CAN I USE THE CERTIFICATE FOR?

A: The certificate is for entrepreneurship boldly stated on it. The certificate can be presented as part of business documents to your clients as evidence that you were professionally trained as a consultant, but not compulsory. It can also be displayed in LinkedIn profiles and added to your CV/resume. The certificate is seen as a skill-based certificate, rather than an academic one. You may not use the certificate to apply for a formal job except if an employer accepts it. After going through the course, we expect you to start practicing what you have learned immediately to start earning extra income.

Q: IN WHAT FORMAT WILL I GET MY CERTIFICATE AFTER COMPLETING MY COURSE?

A: You will get your certificate of completion in PDF format delivered to your mail. But those who join our onsite training will have a hard copy. This is at a different cost.

Q: HOW WILL THE COURSE CONTENTS BE DELIVERED?

A: The course contents are delivered in text and video formats.

Q: ARE THERE CUTOFF MARKS FOR THE ASSESSMENTS LEADING TO EARNING THE CERTIFICATE?

A: No, the assessments are formative and not summative. The most important thing is to complete the course and acquire the required knowledge and skills.

 PS: THIS COURSE IS AN INITIATIVE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF NET LINK EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES & SOLUTIONS (A REGISTERED CONSULTING FIRM IN NIGERIA).

READ WHAT PEOPLE HAVE SAID ABOUT THE COURSE.

UKACHI TOCHUKWU CHUKWUEMEKA- Economics Graduate

“Yes this is a great course”

CHIKE AMADI- A prospective consultant

“I have learnt a lot from this course. There are things I have to change about the consulting business I'm starting. I wouldn't have seen the importance of these things had I not taken this course.”

ITUNU B. OYEWALE- EDUCATOR- HOD, MUSIC DEPT.

“This course is an expository training on how to start, operate and follow up business for starters and existing business owners. Yes, I can and will recommend it to anyone that is wishing to start up a business firm.”

WIG-EGEIN PRIMUS PEACE OLIEMEN- BSC, EDUCATOR

“I think the course is a wonderful course for good business owners and starters.”

CHRISTY JONATHAN-EDUCATOR

“it is a good course for people that will love to venture into business.”

HANNATU BABA- PGDE, TEACHER

“Videos are short and straightforward. It is a simplified course that is easy to follow.”

EMEM - PGD, TEACHER

“Highly insightful”

EMILIA INYANG - PGD, TEACHER

"Knowledge is power but a lack of information may limit the power of knowledge. This was my situation until I stumbled upon this course. It shaped my confusion and narrowed me down to the tools, instruments, approaches and skills needed to be a successful educational consultant. I admonish and encourage you to take this course because the value is far more than the price. I kid you not. Congratulations in advance".

ABOUT THE COURSE CREATOR

Dr. James Ladeji was a former school hater who became an author, Edupreneur, Trainer, edu-coach, course creator, and consultant.

He is a multi-talented professional who studied business and economics education respectively at different levels of his tertiary education.

Professionally, he is a certified teacher with the TRCN, a British curriculum educator/trainer, and who has undergone several CPDs (locally and internationally) leading to the acquisition of assorted certificates from different courses, training, and institutions, including the prestigious British Council Core skills training.

So, he was trained and recognized by the British Council as a CRITICAL THINKER AND PROBLEM SOLVER.

He is an advocate of a Non-Certified Education (NCE) system that believes in empowering people with knowledge and skills as tools for successful living, rather than certificate hunting that has not solved the problems of unemployment.

He is CEO/DIRECTOR/FOUNDER of the following businesses which he runs online and offline:

1.      Net Link Educational Resources & Solutions (Founded in 2014)

2.      Express Digital Video Agency (Founded in 2021)

3.      Ebook Publishing and Courses (Founded in 2020)

4.      Edupreneurs’ Hub and (Founded in 2019)

5.      Upskills Hub (Founded in 2020)

6.      CV Rebranding services

7.      The school of Edu-training

8.       EDULINK INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE.

As a coach, trainer and consultant, he has successfully trained over eight hundred teachers (school owners inclusive) between 2015 and 2021 on various topics about pedagogy and professionalism.

He has in addition trained some education consultants. James has written and successfully published over 20 ebooks and 4 audiobooks with most of his books published on Amazon. And he is still counting because he still has some ongoing book projects.

Some of the book titles he authored are:

1.      Starting a Successful Consulting Business.

2.      The Diary of a Local Educator.

3.      The British Curriculum at a glance.

4.      How To Turn Your Skills Into Cash.

5.      How To Raise Capital for A New Business Idea.

6.      Before You Attempt Suicide, Read This!

7.      Mastering the Mess of Life.

8.      The Secrets of Rich People.

9.      The best ways to prevent rape, etc.

In addition, he runs five YouTube channels and he is a blogger.

Being an ardent critical thinker, all his businesses, books, courses and training are geared towards creating solutions for identified societal problems.

James is happily married to Blessing and the union is blessed with four children.

FOR DETAILS ON HOW TO SIGN UP FOR THE COURSE CONTACT THE COURSE CREATOR VIA ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONTACTS:

Email: ladejijames@gmail.com

Call/WhatsApp: Personal contact: +2348057754311

 Business contact: +2348063879515