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2025

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Are you starting a consulting business in 2025? What you need to know.

Starting a Consulting Company in 2025: What You Need to Know As more professionals leave the security of full-time employment to pursue consulting, the idea of starting your own business becomes both inspiring and daunting. While the freedom to shape your career and work on your own terms is alluring, it’s critical to understand that building a successful consulting business involves significant planning, preparation, and risk. This blog post explores the realities of starting a consulting company in 2025, offering practical advice and insights into the careful groundwork required to...

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Lessons Learned: Build a strong foundation. Lessons learned from an IT Entrepreneur on how to build an ideal, converting, MSP in 2025

Blog Series Lessons Learned: Do no harm. Lessons learned from an IT Entrepreneur on how to build an ideal, converting, MSP in 2024 Lessons Learned: Build a strong foundation. Lessons learned from an IT Entrepreneur on how to build an ideal, converting, MSP in 2025 Lessons Learned: Build a strong foundation In 2014, I embarked on a journey that would shape the next eight years of my life. With a vision in mind and a determination to succeed, I founded Grove Technologies, a Managed Service Provider (MSP) based in Maryland,...

2024

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Lessons Learned: Do no harm. Lessons learned from an IT Entrepreneur on how to build an ideal, converting, MSP in 2024

Blog Series Lessons Learned: Do no harm. Lessons learned from an IT Entrepreneur on how to build an ideal, converting, MSP in 2024 Lessons Learned: Build a strong foundation. Lessons learned from an IT Entrepreneur on how to build an ideal, converting, MSP in 2025 Lessons Learned: Do no harm. From 2014 until 2022 I built and ran a series of successful IT consultancies, from a one person solopreneurship (Jon Brown Consulting), to a startup (Mac Gurus) to its more mature and accomplished predecessor (Grove Technologies) where I eventually sold...