Inside the Technical Consulting Business: Launching and Building Your Independent Practice - Hardcover

For engineers and technical professionals in engineering fields, here is a complete how-to-do-it guide to launching a career as an engineering consultant. It explains the business and personal decisions that must be considered before entering the field, and discusses how to market your firm, establish business accounts and maintain client relations. The book treats the 'nuts and bolts' of managing a consulting operation, including staffing an office, legal considerations finding capital and preparing proposals. Also included are real life case studies and examples.