Grow Your Independent Consulting Business

276. The 6 Elements of a Sustainable Independent Consulting Business

• Melisa Liberman

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You want a stable independent consulting business. One where you're not constantly worried about where the next consulting client is coming from.

You know what you want. The flexibility, the freedom, the autonomy, without the constant cash flow worry.

What you're not sure about is how to actually achieve it. 

What have other independent consultants figured out that you haven't?

The consultants who have what you want aren't luckier or better connected. They've built something specific. Six elements that work together to create a stable, repeatable business. Most consultants have some of these in place and gaps in others. The gaps are what create the volatility. 

In Episode 276 of Grow Your Independent Consulting Business, Melisa Liberman breaks down exactly what those six elements are and how they work together.

She introduces the Sustainable Consulting Method and walks through each one individually, so you can see what's working, where your gaps are, and what to address first.

She also describes the important foundational piece that sits underneath all six. You can have every element in place and still have a shaky business without it.

It's the most commonly overlooked piece, and it's the one that makes everything else stick.

If your independent consulting business feels harder than you want it to be, and you’re worried if you can keep it up, this episode tells you exactly where to look.

Listen and then take the Consultant's Business Health Check at icassessment.com to assess where you're strong, where you're fragile, and what your biggest area of opportunity is right now.

Timestamps for Key Moments:

 [00:00] Why some independent consultants build stable businesses and others stay stuck
 [00:02] Episode overview and agenda
 [00:04] Companion resource: Consultant's Business Health Check at icassessment.com
 [00:06] What sustainable actually means for an independent consulting business
 [00:11] The six elements overview: where you're strong and where you're fragile
 [00:34] The foundation underneath all six elements
 [00:36] Put this episode into action

Resources Mentioned:

Companion Resource: Consultant's Business Health Check. Take the assessment at icassessment.com 

Full Show Notes: https://shownotes.melisaliberman.com/episode-276

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