Consulting Opportunities

For those of you who would like to plug into some of the biggest industrial construction projects either underway or soon to be starting take a look at the following web site: http://www.industrialinfo.com/ . (Paid subscriptions but lots of free info) These folks keep up with what’s happening, construction wise, around the world. If one of these projects is near your location it may pay to do the legwork needed to land a consulting assignment with one of the contractors or sub-contractors.

Obama’s plan doesn’t have much to do with correcting problems in the banking system but there is lots of pork to go around. In fact, reports are that there are around 8,570 earmarks in the package. The big three of course, are energy, health care, and education, none of which are directly tied to our economic problems, (banking and housing). But, however you might feel about that, there are sure to be some super consulting opportunities coming out of this.

Take green energy for example. Back in the 70’s during the Carter oil shortage, consulting friends of mine developed and build consulting practices based on doing an energy assessment of businesses, then developing recommendations as to how the businesses could cut energy usage and, ultimately, costs. This has been around for a long time, but demand for services like this should skyrocket once energy cost pressures mount. It’s likely there won’t be enough people with the right skills to handle the work. It’s the kind of service virtually every size business could use. Sources indicate oil prices will likely shoot upward again – maybe by the end of the year - and the cap and trade program will put further cost pressures on energy users, so there are lots of ways for consultants to take advantage of this opportunity. Keep it in mind as you develop your consulting business plans.

Check back soon. I'll be posting more consulting tips later.

Regards and God Bless:
RW