Did you know that 50% of small businesses never complete their fifth year of business?

At Bizchicks, Inc., we are committed to your success and to helping you create an enduring

business that is enjoyable, profitable, and sustainable. Over my career, I've had the

opportunity to work with some of the most intelligent and interesting consultants. First,

as a team member and now as a coach. Today, I'm sharing five mistakes even the smartest consultants

make. After I worked for a PR firm and a general contractor as a

marketer, as a marketing coordinator, and then a market research agency, I got my MBA at Southern

Methodist University, and that was in 1999.

So long, long ago.

After I completed my MBA, I started my dream career as a management consultant.

In that role, the firm I worked for would be engaged by large corporations, most often

multinational corporations, for a multi-month engagement.

Some projects were even year-long projects. I would fly to the client site and work with a team

which combined consultants and our clients' employees. Following that work, I spent time as a freelance

consultant, and sometimes I joined project teams and other times. I filled a role in an organization

where they had a temporary gap. As a coach for women entrepreneurs at BizChicks, I have worked with

consultants from many different

specialties, serving clients that range from small businesses to large corporations, as well as

nonprofits and government agencies. I've had the opportunity to work with consultants around the

world from the United States, where I live, to Canada, to the UK, Europe, Australia,

and even South Africa. Our current client roster includes HR consultants, non-profit consultants,

leadership consultants, operation consultants, and more. One of the best parts of working with a coach

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