Margate, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/04/2014 -- John Watson, financial market and investment management professional; and founder of Margate Financial Research Solutions, has just released his new book The Ultimate Guide to Consulting in the Networked Age.

"I have written my book as a step-by-step guide to assist prospective entrepreneurs turn their dreams of establishing successful consulting practices into reality."

The Ultimate Guide to Consulting in the Networked Age features articles contributed by leading business, marketing and sales authorities including: Kendra Lee, bestselling author of The Sales Magnet, Prospect Attraction Expert, President of KLA Group; Robert Klaric, CEO of The Property Expert; Richard DiPilla, Market Development Expert, Berkshire Hathaway Media Group; and Steve Klaric, Principal Engineering Consultant, Chicago.

"Many people have the operational skills to strike out on their own as a consultant either in the B2B or B2C space. However; being experienced in landscape design or formulating financial plans for individual advice-seeking clients is not enough to enable many of these prospective entrepreneurs to take the leap into establishing their own consulting practice.

I want to share the knowledge I have built up over my two decade long business analysis career to assist emerging entrepreneurs apply world class business success strategies to their own small and medium sized businesses. With rapid technological change including the rise of social media, disrupter technologies including new payments systems (Baidu Wallet, Google-Wallet, Apple-Pay) and global e-commerce platforms such as Alibaba and advances in website design and development transforming websites from e-brochures into automated, interactive lead generating sales funnels; it is now becoming commonplace for small businesses –even ones initially run out of home offices – to have global reach not just in terms of sourcing supplies but also in terms of servicing international clients – both firms and individuals."

By reading this book you too will learn proven strategies to build a consulting practice with global reach by capitalizing on technological innovation including the latest in social media marketing trends.

The Ultimate Guide to Consulting in the Networked Age will be available at popular book retailers in late January 2015. Visit http://www.consultinginthenetworkedage.com to find out more!

About John Watson
John Watson is a highly experienced investment management professional and founder of Margate Financial Research Solutions, providing cost-effective third party research, marketing, and business development services to leading financial market businesses.

John has a strong reputation for delivering consistent first quartile investment performance and substantially increasing funds under management. His clients include Morgij Analytics; BlueSky Alternative Investments and Loftus Peak global change investment management specialist. John also offers business coaching; sales training; strategic planning consulting; project evaluation; presentation skills and design training; social media strategies; and mentoring for small and medium sized businesses across all industries.