CONSULTANT CRITERIA // Is it time⏰ for your business or franchise to secure some expert advice and assistance from a consultant? Do you have a reliable consultant criteria process ➡️ to follow?
In this article Peter Buckingham wrote for Inside Small Business Summer 2024 edition, Peter discusses:
✅ hire for experience not by the hour
✅ check their qualifications
✅ find out if they complete regular professional development
✅ check value versus cost
✅ if asking for a quote, compare like to like
✅ lawyers and accountants are consultants too
✅ find out if they have professional indemnity and public liability insurance
✅ brief them on what you want to achieve
✅ secure a full brief with achievements included
✅ balance benefits, cost and risk
❓Is there anything you would add?
❓Or a warning you would like to share with others?
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