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It is interesting to note that, consultants come in many forms and skill sets. Here are just a few:
Types of Consultants
Business consultants can generally
add value in five major areas of your
business:
Management and strategy. Qualified
consultants should have a deep
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understanding of your particular
market and bring the best practices
from your industry (or even other industries) to your company. If you’re looking to expand your
markets geographically, extend your product portfolio, reorganize your middle market
company to promote efficiency and cost-effectiveness, buy out a smaller competitor, or
increase your overall capabilities, then hiring an experienced management/strategy consultant
can make perfect sense.
Operations. Want to improve the quality and efficiency of your production processes? An
operations consultant can help you create and implement a new way of doing just that. Many
consultants specialize in business process re-engineering, meaning that they come in and map
out your existing processes, analyze opportunities for reducing the number of steps in that
process while maintaining quality, and re-engineer your processes in a way that reduces steps
and costs. Other consultants are experts in quality control systems and can help you make
changes that will reduce defects.
HR. If you’re a company needs to improve the overall satisfaction of your employees, recruit
top talent, and retain your top performers? Many of these consultants specialize in developing
compensation strategies that align with your overall business goals, training, and developing
your people in areas such as business communication and leadership. They can help you
improve performance-related feedback and evaluation to your team, making your employees
work smarter.
Marketing. Whether you need a new logo for your company, a new market position for one of
your brands, or a new social media strategy to interact with your customers, marketing
consultants can help. Consultants can offer you a creative spark when your employees have run
out of ideas, letting you see what other companies have done to attract more customers.