Guest Column: Can Anyone Tell Me How To Successfully Work With Consultants?

By Jim Wanner, KeyMark, Inc.

Well, I'll give it a try. In this crazy world that we live in, the new order of business is efficiency. Our government isn't making it any easier to survive in the business world so now we are in a position where we may need outside expertise to help us grow. But the concern still remains … how can we make sure we get our money's worth?

Before I answer that question, let's look at the US economy in 2010 and 2011. Why am I focused on the current economy so much? Because it's different from the economy prior to the 2008 crash.