Starting An IT Consulting Business

I am planning to open IT Consulting Business and for this I am looking for the details how to start this business. Will you tell me complete steps for starting an IT Consulting Business also provide me lists of some of the Top Consulting Businesses running today?

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Consultants provide expert advice in a wide range of fields within a specific field such as the information technology industry, a consultant might be hired to counsel a startup computer company or simply provide technological support to his or her clients.

Process How to Create an IT Consulting Business:

1 Determine your specific areas of expertise within the field of information technology.
2 Decide on the structure of your consulting business
3 Scout out other IT consultants in your area
4 Write a mission statement that explains what you wish to achieve with your business
5 Name your business
6 Choose a legal structure for your business
7 Draft a business plan
8 Consider startup costs and the finances needed for your first year
9 Obtain the proper licenses for your state
10 Set up your office
11 Design business cards and professional letterheads
12 Market your service

Top 20 Consulting Businesses Thriving Today

Although you can be a consultant in just about any field these days, the current top 20 consulting businesses include:

1. Accounting
2. Advertising
3. Auditing
4. Business
5. Business writing
6. Career counseling
7. Communications
8. Computer consulting
9. Editorial services
10. Executive search/headhunter firms
11. Gardening
12. Grantsmanship
13. Human resources
14. Insurance
15. Marketing
16. Payroll management
17. Public relations
18. Publishing
19. Taxes
20. Writing services