Using consultants

What can a consultant help me with?

While there are consultants around for a bewildering range of tasks, the following list will be relevant to most small businesses:

• Human resources, especially hiring and firing people, and seeking recognition as an Investor in People.
• Business management, especially getting proper systems in place or troubleshooting tricky management problems.
• Business advice, especially when setting up a business for the first time.
• Health and safety, especially in a new business that must comply with regulations.
• Public relations, especially when your business needs a marketing boost.
• Quality issues, especially if you decide to introduce recognised standards such as ISO 9000.

Environmental issues, especially when your business wants to put itself on an environmentally friendly footing for the future.