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WHEN TO HIRE
A CONSULTANT
Presented by: John B. Wilson

2. Introduction
Consultants come in handy in helping provide additional expertise necessary to
successfully run a business. As a business owner, you should be well aware of
the precise moment when the services of a consultant are necessary.
Consultants can be categorized into 5 major groups including operational,
strategic management, information technology, sales and marketing, and human
resource consultants. Here are some of the important areas and situations
where your business needs the services of a qualified consultant.
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3. Expertise to handle tasks
Certain tasks within the business may pose a major challenge to the existing
workforce and skill sets available in your business. In such a case where huge
challenges are not solvable by the existing workforce, you may need to hire a
consultant who would provide additional information to help accomplish a
particular project or a goal.
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When implementing
change
Change in business is highly necessary from time to time. The process of
implementing a change may be too involving that professional expertise is required
to ensure efficiency and seamlessness. In such cases, consultants come in handy
in providing tips on how to effectively and quickly adapt to the changes, thereby
helping to normalize business operations.

5. Process improvements
As a business owner, you may need to undertake certain improvements in the
existing operational frameworks. Process improvement may be required in
situations where the business needs to optimize return-on-investment, cut on
costs, or improve on market penetration. In such cases, hiring the services of a
consultant will ensure the desired process improvement is achieved seamlessly.

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Obtaining fresh ideas
As a business, you may need to inject fresh ideas into your operations to achieve
specific goals and stay competitive across the market. Such ideas may be hard to
come by, especially since you may have exhausted your innovativeness.
Consultants come in handy in helping to generate new perspectives and ideas that
give your business an improved insight on how to operate in the market.

7. Train workers
Progressive training for your workers is highly essential. Competitive training
done by consultants in various respective fields is designed to give employees
the necessary knowledge, insight, experience, and competency required to
maintain their productivity in the workplace. Even if the existing employees are
competently trained, refresher training programs help them maintain their
competency while increasing their skills from time to time.

8. Thank You!
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